The
American College
Health Association
Selects FIU
as one of Five
Model Schools
for HIV Prevention
Cooperative
Agreement --
Press Release
April 14, 1998
Baltimore,
MD -- The
American College
Health Association (ACHA)
is pleased to
announce the
five institutions
selected as model
schools for the
college students
in high-risk
situations project
funded under
a U.S. Centers
for Disease Control
and Prevention
(CDC) Cooperative
Agreement through
the Division
of Adolescent
and School Health.
The
five model
schools were
selected following
an extensive
application
and review
processes.
According to
project director
Robert Ward,
there were
over 70 interested
institutions
and 35 applications
submitted."It
was a very
competitive
process," said
Mr. Ward. "We
had an extremely
difficult time
selecting only
five institutions."
The
five institutions
selected are:
-
Florida
International
University
(Miami,
FL)
-
New
York University
(New York,
NY)
-
Northern
Virginia
Community
College
(Annandale,
VA)
-
Stanford
University
(Stanford,
CA)
-
University
of Southern
California
(Los Angeles,
CA)
Each
application was
reviewed for
model characteristics
including current
prevention programming,
collaboration
with campus and
community resources,
targeting of
identified populations
engaging in high-risk
behaviors, diversity
of outreach and
programming,
and institutional
support of HIV
prevention.
The
selected model
institutions
will now engage
in a five-year
project to disseminate
effective interventions
to other institutions
in their respective
areas via a train-the-trainer
model. In the
first year alone,
the model schools
will be delivering
training on web-based
interventions,
campus HIV/AIDS
task force development,
and social marketing
to other institutions
in their areas.
The primary target
population for
this cooperative
agreement will be
men who have
sex with men
(MSM). The project
intends to reach
a total of 25-30
diverse institutions
over the five
year project
period.
Founded
in 1920, ACHA is
a national nonprofit
organization
serving and representing
the interests
of professionals
and students
in health and
higher education.
The association
provides advocacy,
education, and
services for
its members to
enhance their
ability to improve
the health of
all students
and the campus
community. ACHA
members include
institutions
of higher education,
individual health
care providers,
and students dedicated
to health promotion
on their campus.
Contact: Robert
L; Ward, Project
Director, ACHA
(410) 859-1500
or
Robert
Dollinger,
Site Director,
Florida International
University
(305) 348-3080;
e-mail: dollinge@fiu.edu
