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The VOICES/VOCES Success Story: Effective Strategies for Training, Technical Assistance and Community-Based Organization Implementation
Hamdallah, Myriam; Vargo, Sue; Herrera, Jennifer
AIDS Education and Prevention, v18 suppl p171-183 Aug 2006
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) project successfully disseminated VOICES/VOCES, a brief video-based HIV risk reduction intervention targeting African American and Latino heterosexual men and women at risk for HIV infection. Elements of the dissemination strategy included a comprehensive and user-friendly intervention kit, comprising (a) an implementation manual and other materials necessary for conducting the intervention (b) a Training of Facilitators (TOF) curriculum used to teach agency staff how to implement the EBI in their setting, (c) a network of expert trainers who attend a training institute to become adept at using the TOF curriculum to train facilitators, (d) a comprehensive training coordination center to plan and deliver TOF trainings, (e) proactive technical assistance to trainers, and (f) post-TOF technical assistance for local implementers. This article reports on those strategies and a local CBO's successful participation in DEBI, resulting implementation of VOICES/VOCES, with unique approaches to adaptation and tailoring.
Descriptors: Video Technology, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Technical Assistance, Risk, Intervention, Health Education, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Guides, Curriculum, Networks, Expertise, Trainers, Program Descriptions, Program Implementation, Teaching Methods
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