INTRODUCTION

The Youths, Adolescents and Young Adults Center of the African American Prevention Intervention Network (YAYA/APIN) is an HIV/AIDS prevention training project for African-American-serving community-based organizations, health departments and health department-funded community-based organizations located throughout the United States of America and its territories.

Funding

Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the YAYA is a project of the Mississippi Urban Research Center at Jackson State University.

COURSES/TRAININGS

YAYA assists CBOs and health departments in their efforts to reduce HIV/AIDS among youth in local African-American communities by offering capacity-building assistance (CBA) through the diffussion of evidence-based HIV/AIDS prevention interventions. The interventions that are diffused by this project include, but are not limited to: "Street Smart" and "SiHLE". Additionally, the YAYA/APIN assists organizations through a variety of delivery mechanisms: information transfer, technical services, technical consultation and technology transfer.

STAFF

Courses and other CBA services are provided by an experienced and highly skilled staff with expertise in many areas of HIV/AIDS prevention training. A communications and dissemination core provides graphics and editorial support. A quality assurance and evaluation team oversees and manages the project’s adherence to stringent standards