HIFY provided training to health and human service providers on offering developmentally and culturally appropriate care for HIV-affected youth and young adults ages 12-25. Grant Number: BRU 900112-01-0.

Gary Page, Deputy Director/Acting Executive Director, 1242 Market Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102; 415.487.5777 (phone), 415.487.5771 (fax), or email at page@hify.com.

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Project Abstract

• Youth AIDS/HIV Community Training Project

Cross-Cutting Evaluation Knowledge Base

• Knowledge Base derived from the cross-cutting evaluation of this project and 26 other projects on Innovative HIV/AIDS Service Models

Evaluation Data from this Project

• Trainee Characteristics
• Training Characteristics
• Technical Assistance

Project Completion Conference, Grantee Panels, and Poster Session at HRSA

• Poster and Grantee Panel Session

Project Materials Presented at Professional Meetings

• A Needs Assessment of Health and Social Services Providers in the Fields of Youth and HIV
• Experiential Training to Increase Skills and Knowledge Around Youth and HIV Issues
• A Needs Assessment of Young People Regarding HIV and Other Health Issues
• Client-Centered Counseling Utilizing a Harm Reduction Approach for Populations Resistant to Behavior Change

Project Reports

• HIFY's Youth ACT (Youth AIDS/HIV Community Training) SPNS Grant Final Report
• Health Initiatives for Youth's Agency Impact Assessment Final Report
• Infrastructure-Advocacy Work Group Qualitative Evaluation Report
• Trainings Outcomes Interview Study

Project SPNS/Fax

• Cooperative Agreement Projects Demonstrate Long-Term Impact of Training on Client/Patient Care
• HIFY Report Discusses Mental Health Needs for Youth with HIV
• Health Initiatives for Youth’s 1997 Agency Impact Assessment
• Health Initiatives for Youth Project Identifies Needs of Youth Living with HIV

Project Resource Material

• Profiles of Hope
• Health Action Research Team: Health Initiatives for Youth Brochure

Project Evaluation Instrument

• National AIDS Update Conference Health Initiatives for Youth Workshop Evaluation Form

Project Web Site

• The HIFY web site is located at http://www.hify.com

Project Web Flyer

• Health Initiatives for Youth (To see the flyer in Adobe PDF format in greater resolution, click here)

Project Achievements and Lessons Learned

• Project Achievements
• Lessons Learned

Cross-Cutting Papers

• Papers from the Cross-Cutting Evaluation of the Cooperative Agreement

Cross-Cutting Reports

• Progress During the First Year: Executive Summary of the Report
• Progress During the First Year: A Summary Report
• Cooperative Information Sharing, Evaluation, and Management Model for 27 HIV Service Projects: First Year Results
• Programs That Work: A Second Year Summary of Twenty-Seven Innovative Models of HIV Care
• Progress During the Second Year: A Summary Report

Cross-Cutting Evaluation Modules [Developed by The Measurement Group]

Required Modules

• Module 3: Presentations-Training Form
• Module 5: Technical Assistance (TA) Summary Form
• Module 53: Trainee Characteristics Form
• Module 54: Trainee Reactions to Training Form
• Module 56: Trainer Characteristics Form

Optional Modules

• Module 55: Trainee Reactions to Training Follow-up Form
• Module 57: Training Evaluation Form: Skills, Attitudes, Comfort