History

The Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Training Centers are jointly sponsored ventures among the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state and local health departments, schools of medicine, and other schools offering academic disciplines such as nursing, social work, psychology, sociology, anthropology, education and public health.

These regional training centers coordinate with CDC to participate in a national network to meet a continuing need for effective training in STD clinical services in support of disease prevention, and they are the primary source of post-graduate STD education for medical professionals. Health department and medical school staffs provide expertise in didactic, clinical, administrative and research areas. Four of the training centers will conduct behavioral intervention courses: Dallas, Denver, New York State and San Francisco. Four will conduct partner notification training: Birmingham, Denver, New York State and San Francisco.

The Cincinnati STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, one of 10 national sites, was established in 1979. It is a cooperative venture of the Ohio Department of Health, the University of Cincinnati, and the City of Cincinnati Health Department. Courses are provided primarily for health professionals in Region V, which includes Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.