SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED DISEASE PREVENTION APPROACHES THAT WORK - INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE RISK BEHAVIOR AMONG INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND COMMUNITIES

Behavior change remains the only available means to curtail new HIV in fections. Although much remains to be learned about the effectiveness of different prevention strategies, there has already been evidence th at both face-to-face interventions focused on individuals and communit y-level interventions focused on vulnerable communities can produce su bstantial reductions in high-risk sexual behavior. This article briefl y describes the results of controlled outcome studies that have employ ed cognitive-behavioral and norm change elements to reduce HIV risk be haviors in face-to-face and community-level trials with both inner-cit y women and homosexual men.