Peers Reaching Out and Modeling Intervention Strategies (PROMISE)
An Evidence-Based Practice
Description
Community PROMISE aims to instill consistent HIV prevention practices through community mobilization and distribution of small-media materials and risk reduction supplies.
There are four main components to this program: 1) a community identification process to collect information including HIV/STD risk behaviors, 2) the creation of role model stories based on personal accounts from individuals in the various target populations, 3) recruiting and training peer advocates to distribute prevention materials and role model stories, and 4) continuous formative evaluation to ensure that program materials remain appropriate for the concerns of the targeted populations.
There are four main components to this program: 1) a community identification process to collect information including HIV/STD risk behaviors, 2) the creation of role model stories based on personal accounts from individuals in the various target populations, 3) recruiting and training peer advocates to distribute prevention materials and role model stories, and 4) continuous formative evaluation to ensure that program materials remain appropriate for the concerns of the targeted populations.
Goal / Mission
The goal of Community PROMISE is to encourage HIV prevention practices.
Impact
PROMISE leads to significant community-wide progress toward consistent HIV risk reduction.
Results / Accomplishments
There were five intervention and five comparison communities. Studies found that, over the 32-month study period, intervention communities had a significantly greater increase in mean stage-of-change score for condom use with main and non-main partners when compared to those in the control communities (p<0.05). More specifically, when compared to control communities, intervention communities reported a significantly greater increase in the percentage of participants who had used condoms every time for six or more months with non-main partners (p<0.05).
About this Promising Practice
Primary Contact
Richard Wolitski
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd., MS E-37
Atlanta, GA 30333
1-(866) 532-9565
interventions@danya.com
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd., MS E-37
Atlanta, GA 30333
1-(866) 532-9565
interventions@danya.com
Topics
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Health / Prevention & Safety
Health / Prevention & Safety
Source
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date of publication
1999
Date of implementation
1991
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Texas, Colorado, California, New York, Washington
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Additional Audience
people at risk for HIV