C2P Baltimore Planning Committee From Left to Right (Above):Jabari Lyles (GLSEN), Michael Franklin (STAR TRACK), Marines Terreforte (C2P Coordinator), Kurt Ragin (STAR TRACK), Anastasia Pierron (SMILE), Tavon Vinson (ATN CAB)
Event Pictures (Below)
Event Pictures (Below)
C2P and the Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN)
Connect to Protect® (C2P) is a research initiative that is seeking to mobilize communities around the country to examine the root causes of HIV among young people (13-24 years old) and develop long-term solutions to preventing the spread of HIV. It was launched in 2001 with the purpose of linking local researchers and community members around the growing crisis of HIV/AIDS among youth. Supported by the National Institute of Health (NIH), it is one of the largest national research studies of its kind in scope and objective. The mobilization effort brings together diverse sectors of the community to form a coalition and local strategic plan focused on reducing HIV risk by making structural changes. These structural changes include changes in programs, laws, policies and practices on the community, city and state level.
Several papers have been published related to the C2P work (please visit our “Publications” page), and more specific information about the local work of community partners is available by visiting the “C2P Coalition” page.
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About the ATN
C2P is part of the nationwide “Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN).” The researchers involved in C2P and the ATN are adolescent medicine and community health specialists who work in various urban areas and are committed to preventing illness and disease among young people. The ATN started14 sites around the country. The research for C2P was funded until May 2016, but many of the coalitions have sustained their efforts.
For more information about the ATN, please visit www.atnonline.org.
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C2P National Coordinating Center (NCC) Overview
The National Coordinating Center (NCC) was located within the Johns Hopkins University, Department of Pediatrics and provides central management for the Connect to Protect® community research study, which was conducted in 14 urban areas across the country until May 2016.
The role of the NCC is to serve as an ‘auxiliary partner’ for the coalitions and offer technical assistance related to community mobilization, strategic planning, partner development and community outreach. The NCC reviews and analyzes data submitted by the coalitions on a regular basis and uses this to provide ongoing feedback to help coalitions shape their plans. The NCC also offers training resources and activities to coalitions on a range of topics, including logic modeling, grant writing, strategic planning, program evaluation & leadership. Finally, the NCC helps to ensure that components of the research are being adhered to and properly documented.
Connect to Protect® (C2P) is a research initiative that is seeking to mobilize communities around the country to examine the root causes of HIV among young people (13-24 years old) and develop long-term solutions to preventing the spread of HIV. It was launched in 2001 with the purpose of linking local researchers and community members around the growing crisis of HIV/AIDS among youth. Supported by the National Institute of Health (NIH), it is one of the largest national research studies of its kind in scope and objective. The mobilization effort brings together diverse sectors of the community to form a coalition and local strategic plan focused on reducing HIV risk by making structural changes. These structural changes include changes in programs, laws, policies and practices on the community, city and state level.
Several papers have been published related to the C2P work (please visit our “Publications” page), and more specific information about the local work of community partners is available by visiting the “C2P Coalition” page.
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About the ATN
C2P is part of the nationwide “Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN).” The researchers involved in C2P and the ATN are adolescent medicine and community health specialists who work in various urban areas and are committed to preventing illness and disease among young people. The ATN started14 sites around the country. The research for C2P was funded until May 2016, but many of the coalitions have sustained their efforts.
For more information about the ATN, please visit www.atnonline.org.
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C2P National Coordinating Center (NCC) Overview
The National Coordinating Center (NCC) was located within the Johns Hopkins University, Department of Pediatrics and provides central management for the Connect to Protect® community research study, which was conducted in 14 urban areas across the country until May 2016.
The role of the NCC is to serve as an ‘auxiliary partner’ for the coalitions and offer technical assistance related to community mobilization, strategic planning, partner development and community outreach. The NCC reviews and analyzes data submitted by the coalitions on a regular basis and uses this to provide ongoing feedback to help coalitions shape their plans. The NCC also offers training resources and activities to coalitions on a range of topics, including logic modeling, grant writing, strategic planning, program evaluation & leadership. Finally, the NCC helps to ensure that components of the research are being adhered to and properly documented.