PrEP: Community Engagement and Outreach
Want to get your community engaged and excited about PrEP? Wondering how you can extend the reach of your PrEP program? Take HealthHIV’s new e-learning course, “PrEP: Community Engagement and Outreach!”
Participants will gain valuable skills on conducting community outreach and getting people excited about PrEP. Participants also will reflect on how to use the covered tools and resources in their own organizations and with their own clients. This course prepares participants for beginning their work as PrEP educators and outreach workers as well as serve as a refresher for experienced professionals.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify four key competencies that help outreach workers and peer advocates conduct community engagement activities.
- Summarize three key methods for identifying communities with higher rates of HIV infection.
- Describe outreach strategies that raise PrEP awareness within a community.
- Identify essential skills that outreach workers and peer advocates use to engage community members.
Other Related Trainings
Strengthening Strategies that Support PrEP Adherence
This course helps health department staff and other public health professionals address barriers to adherence, monitor PrEP adherence, and develop partnerships to support adherence. A core part of course content will involve interactive components that help learners develop an action plan tailored to their specific situation.
Guiding People in Their Use of PrEP
This course assists staff in community-based organizations, health departments, and other public health professions with knowledge and skills related to building awareness and engagement in PrEP and guiding clients to effectively use PrEP over time.
