Strategies

Support acquisition of job-specific skills through education, certification programs, or on-the-job training, often with personal development resources and other supports

Use individual, group, and community-level interventions to provide education, support, and training that can affect social norms about HIV and other STIs

Provide information about contraception and protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in classroom or community settings

Provide tailored health information and computer-mediated decision making, behavior change, and emotional support via interactive programs

Provide condoms free of charge or at a reduced cost in community and school-based settings

Provide outreach and support to assist those whose employers do not offer affordable coverage, who are self-employed, or who are unemployed

Elicit information about sex or needle-sharing partners from STI-positive patients, then notify partners of risk, testing, and services; also called contact tracing, or partner counseling and referral services

Support a collaborative approach by a multidisciplinary team of professionals working to meet the full range of long-term care (LTC) needs for frail elderly patients living in community settings

Use payments, vouchers, and other incentives to encourage patients to undergo preventive care such as screenings, vaccinations, etc.

Provide culturally sensitive assistance and care coordination, and guide patients through available medical, insurance, and social support; also called systems navigators