Infectious Disease Prevention in

Priority Populations Certificate

The HIV/STI Prevention Studies Office is part of the Health Education Department.

Our goal is to provide quality education and career training that links learning with action. Harm Reduction and social justice education form the foundation for our classes, programs, and activities.

The new certificate "Infectious Disease Prevention in Priority Populations" reflects the emerging area of front line community health training in infectious disease prevention and management; primarily HIV, STI's, Hepatitis and TB.

We have been serving the CCSF campus community and beyond through community partnerships to deliver prevention activities, services, and advocacy since the mid 1980’s.

The HIV/STI Prevention Education Program in addition to offering certification and classes, also operates the Link Center: Linking Learning and Action (a peer resource center).  Please click on Link Center below (or in the left navigational menu) for more information.

Classes and Certificates in Infectious Disease Prevention in Priority Populations.  Our classes and certificate programs are designed to prepare students to work in entry level public health social service settings with a focus on HIV, STI's, Hepatitis and TB.

Upon successful completion of the Infectious Disease Prevention in Priority Populations Certificate program students will be able to demonstrate the following:

1. Comprehend, apply, and evaluate information on infectious disease prevention and management; primarily HIV, STI, TB, Hepatitis, and other select communicable diseases.

2. Demonstrate entry-level proficiency in skills including case management, outreach, client navigation & linkage, and counseling-motivational interviewing.

3. Demonstrate the ability to work with members in diverse communities including gay men, transgender, youth, communities of color, and consumers of substance abuse services using principles of harm reduction and cultural humility.

4. Demonstrate the behavioral, ethical, and professional interpersonal skills necessary for employment in the field.

The Linking Learning and Action Center -- LINK CENTER -- has free safer sex supplies, Harm Reduction information, HIV, AIDS, STI, HEP C resources and referrals, meeting space and computers for student use, and houses the Gender Diversity Project and the Drug and Alcohol Studies program libraries. The LINK CENTER is also the home of Community Leadership Training, Gender Diversity Project, Project Safe, Full Circle, Healing for Change,  Waypass and the Peer Care Management program.

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Additional bonus digital story created by another CCSF student Shani Heckman