Basic research and community collaboration: necessary ingredients for the development of a family-based HIV prevention program.
This article describes the development of a family-based, longitudinal HIV prevention program targeting urban, African American fourth- and fifth-grade children and their families living in areas with high rates of HIV infection. The intervention is based on the research findings of the Chicago HIV Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Family Study, a longitudinal study of 315 urban, African American families with preadolescent children (Paikoff, 1997). Results from this study informed the development of a 12-week, family-based preventive intervention-the Chicago HIV-Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Project (CHAMP) Family Program. The development and implementation of the program also was guided by a collaborative partnership between university researchers and community members (parents and school staff). A description of the process by which collaboration influenced the development of the intervention is provided. This article is meant to serve as a model for the integration of empirical findings and community collaboration into the development of HIV prevention programs.
Madison
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SM
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, USA. smadison@psych.uic.edu
McKay
M M
MM
Paikoff
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R
Bell
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CC
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D002648:Child; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005190:Family; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D016730:Program Development; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population