Advancing HIV Prevention Programs on HBCU

Campuses:

Leveraging Programs, Policies and Partnerships

PRESENTORS

• JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITYOllie Harper, R.N.C., WHCNP, MPPA

- Victoria Coleman, HIV Coordinator

- France White, Therapist LNC • MOREHOUSE COLLEGE

– Kendra Gamble, Nurse Health Educator

• CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY– Karla Scipio, Nurse Health Educator

Training Objectives

• Understand the impact of HIV/AIDS among youth

• Identify risk factors of HIV among young people

• Identify strategies for successful HIV prevention programs

• Provide examples of effective strategies

Our HBCU Partners

AID Atlanta, Inc.

Alcorn State University

Building Bridges, Inc.

Clark Atlanta Univ.

Jackson State Univ.

Morehouse College

Mississippi Valley State University

3 year (2010 – 2013) Demonstration Project

1. To increase provision of youth-led HIV/AIDS education

2. To increase condom availability

3. To increase access to youth-friendly HIV testing and counseling.

4. To increase linkages to appropriate primary care, supportive care and/or behavioral health services for HIV positive students

5. To improve HIV/AIDS related policies on campus, to improve access to, referral to, and utilization of services and reduce stigma and discrimination.

6. To increase leverage and efficient use of resources/assets through partnership.

Goal 1: To increase provision of youth-led HIV/AIDS education to increase awareness of HIV risk factors and

prevention.

• Objectives:– Maintain a Youth Leadership Council– HIV Awareness Events/Awareness Days

• Projected outcomes = 10,000 students

• As of May 2013 = 26,106 students reached

 Goal 2: To increase condom availability

• Objectives:– Widely disseminate condoms on campus,– Create new/increase condom distribution

sites

• Projected Outcomes: 10,000 condoms to be distributed

• As of May 2013 = over 250,000 condoms distributed– Condom Distribution sites: 53 sites on

campus

 Goal 3: To increase access to youth-friendly HIV testing and counseling. 

• Objectives:– Partnering AID Atlanta/Building Bridges– Conduct routine HIV testing on

campus.

• Projected Outcomes = Partner with AID Atlanta (GA) or Building Bridges (MS) and increasing HIV testing 25% each year.

• As of May 2013 = 5,071 tested

 Goal 4:  To increase linkages to appropriate

primary care, supportive care and/or behavioral health services for HIV positive

students• Objectives:

– Create/revise a protocol for linking HIV positive students to care, identify youth-friendly community services in your area, and  implement the new protocol.

• Projected Outcome = Increase linkages to care by 50% each year

• As of May 2013 = 42 HIV positive students identified

» 40 students linked to care

 Goal 5: To improve HIV/AIDS related policies on campus, to improve access to, referral to, and utilization of services and reduce stigma and

discrimination.

• Objectives: – Reviewed the student handbook, institutional

policies, and student health center policies. – Identify the policies that you would like to improve – Partner with school administers to garner support

• Projected Outcome = Improve HIV/AIDS-related policies

• As of May 2013 =5 schools have institutional policies in place

Goal 6: To increase leverage and efficient use of resources/assets

through partnership.• Objectives:

– contact potential stakeholders to provide an overview of the project, garner support, collaborate on Goal 1 activities, and get feedback for successful implementation.

• Projected outcome: Increase partnerships by 25%

• As of May 2013 = over 40 new partnerships– Resident Life, Student Affairs, Counseling Center,

Athletics, Medical Schools, Health Departments, CBOs, Government Agencies.

HOW DID WE MEASURE SUCCESS?

Strategic Points of Success1 - Campus Environment and Policy

2 - Health Messages

3 - Professional and Preprofessional development

4 - Student Leadership

5 - Prevention Programs

6 - Attending to Priority Populations

7 - Health Services

8 - Collaboration

ACHA: Campus HIV Prevention Strategies

Indicator 1 Campus Environment & Policy

Include language that supports a healthy campus environment in an institution’s mission, vision, and values statements.

Adopt, promote, and disseminate campus wide policies about HIV/AIDS and other serious health problems.

ACHA: Campus HIV Prevention Strategies

Indicator 2Health Messages

Infuse accurate, clear, consistent, positive & culturally appropriate health messages.

• Diverse Delivery Channels• Broader Contexts• Cultural Appropriateness• Curriculum Infusion• Competing Messages

ACHA: Campus HIV Prevention Strategies

Indicator 3Professional & Preprofessional

developmentPromote professional development of

campus faculty, staff, and administrators to address HIV/AIDS and other serious health problems among students.

Infuse HIV information into curricula that prepare education, health, and behavioral science professionals.

ACHA: Campus HIV Prevention Strategies

Indicator 4 Student Leadership

Train student leaders to promote the prevention of HIV and other serious health problems among other students.

• Key Opinion Leaders• Peer Education• Service Learning

ACHA: Campus HIV Prevention Strategies

Indicator 5Prevention Programs

Adopt effective or model prevention techniques that have been proven effective.

• Curriculum infusion• Environmental interventions• Peer Education• Social Marketing• Special Events

ACHA: Campus HIV Prevention Strategies

Indicator 6Attending to Priority Populations

Direct culturally appropriate health messages, resources, and services to students who:

• Engage in high-risk behaviors• Subpopulations disproportionately

affected HIV• Subpopulations with increasing

incidence of HIV infection

ACHA: Campus HIV Prevention Strategies

Indicator 7Health Services

Provide comprehensive and culturally competent HIV-related health services at the campus health center or counseling center.

• Condom Availability• HIV counseling, testing, and referral• Clinical care for students living with HIV• Gender specific services

ACHA: Campus HIV Prevention Strategies

Indicator 8Collaboration

Campuses can find opportunities for collaborating on programs and services in three areas:

1. Within the campus among departments, programs, and people

2. Regional and State-wide consortia for sharing resources, information, and efforts

3. Within community and government organizations1. AIDS service organizations2. Health departments3. Community-based organizations ACHA: Campus HIV Prevention Strategies

HBCU PARTNERREVIEW

• JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY– Victoria Coleman, HIV Coordinator

• MOREHOUSE COLLEGE– Kendra Gamble, Nurse Health Educator

• CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY– Karla Scipio, Nurse Health Educator

Resources

• Center for Disease Control and PreventionWebsite: www.cdc.gov/hiv

• American College Health AssociationWebsite: www.acha.org

• Advocates for YouthWebsite: www.advocatesforyouth.org

Thank You

Information and data originally presented by Trina Scott, Pass Advocates for Youth

Associate Director, Health Equity & Youth Empowerment