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In developing countries where health resources are severely limited, debate continues regarding the relative amount that should be spent on HIV counseling and testing. While HIV counseling and testing has been promoted as effective for prevention, few controlled studies have been conducted.The Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Efficacy study was a randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of HIV counseling and testing for the prevention of new HIV infections. The study was conducted at three sites: Nairobi, Kenya; Dar-Es- Salaam, Tanzania; and Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. (posted 9/98)

• Counselor Training Manual
• Interviewer Training Manual
• Intervention Manual

Action Point Center is a storefront medication adherence program for homeless people with HIV. Most clients also suffer from mental illness and/or substance use. Program components include: medication storage/dispensing, pharmacist consultation, acupuncture, adherence devices, monetary incentives, case management, and nursing services. Action Point is independent of any health care facility. Clients receive primary HIV care from a wide variety of providers in both community and private clinic settings. Action Point is a collaborative effort between the Department of Public Health and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. (posted 4/03)

• Action Point Program Manual
• Action Point Proceedures Manual

Good Questions Better Answers: A Formative Research Handbook for California HIV Prevention Programs is for community agencies and service providers. The handbook shows how agencies and departments of health can formalize the research process and use it to guide and improve their services. It uses examples from programs throughout California to demonstrate how community agencies conduct formative research all the time, sometimes without realizing that what they are doing is “research.” Funded by the California State Office on AIDS and Northern California Grantmakers.Manual in PDF A Buenas Preguntas… ¡Mejores Respuestas! (manual in Spanish)

Working Together: A Guide to Collaborative Research in HIV Prevention is for service providers, researchers and funders who are interested in working on a collaborative research project. It provides a wealth of information drawn from research and years of experience and is full of hands-on, practical strategies for successful collaboration. Working Together outlines a step-by-step process for collaborative research from conceptualizing a research question to analyzing data to disseminating research findings.