Campus and Community HIV and Addiction Prevention (CCHAP): An HIV Testing and Prevention Model to Reach Young African American Adults

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017;28(2S):69-80. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0053.

Abstract

The Campus and Community HIV and Addiction Prevention (CCHAP) project was a collaborative effort between three academic institutions and a community-based organization to conduct rapid HIV testing, assess substance use behaviors, and provide education on HIV risk behaviors for African Americans, 18-24, attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and within the surrounding community. As a result of this partnership 2,385 participants received a rapid HIV test, with testing split almost equally between the campus and the community. The positivity rate was .6% (N = 15) with 10 newly diagnosed individuals accounting for 67% of the HIV positives. The results of the partnership provide evidence of a successful outreach program for both the campus and community, and identified a continued need for HIV testing and educational outreach for African American young adults 18-24.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Alcoholism / ethnology
  • Alcoholism / prevention & control
  • Black or African American*
  • Child
  • Community-Institutional Relations
  • Counseling
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • HIV Infections / ethnology
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • Health Promotion / organization & administration*
  • Health Risk Behaviors
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / organization & administration
  • Middle Aged
  • Sexuality
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Substance-Related Disorders / ethnology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / prevention & control*
  • Universities / organization & administration
  • Young Adult