Oral

This session examines domestic and international strategies to reduce STI’s including HIV risk reduction among vulnerable populations. Lessons learned in program implementation are presented from an integrated contraceptive/HIV care program in Kenya, community-based initiatives in contraception/STI management and prevention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and an school-based contraception/Chlamydia screening program targeting adolescents in Los Angeles, California. Another perspective that is presented in this session is the report of the NINR-CDC Sister to Sister HIV Risk Reduction Intervention study exemplifying the key educative role that primary health care nurses play in delivering HIV prevention and sexuality education for high risk African American women.

Session Objectives: 1. Compare and contrast the strategies used in integrated STI/contraception programs from three sites, both domestic and international. 2. Discuss the impact of training primary health care nurses in the Sister to Sister Intervention techniques in reducing HIV risk.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)