HIV Prevention Related Acronyms
- ADAP – AIDS Drug Assistance Program
- AETC – AIDS Education and Training Center
- AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- ART – Anti-Retroviral Therapy
- CBA – Capacity Building Assistance
- CBO – Community-Based Organization
- CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CRCS - Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services
- CTR – Counseling, Testing, and Referral
- DEBI – Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Intervention (packaged programming)
- DIS – Disease Intervention Specialists (DOH field investigators)
- DOH – Department of Health
- FOA – Funding Opportunity Announcement
- HAART – Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy
- HIP – High Impact Prevention
- HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- HRH – High Risk Heterosexual
- IDU – Injection Drug User
- MSM – Men who have Sex with Men
- NAPWA – (pronounced “nap-wah”) National Association of People with AIDS
- NASTAD – National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
- NHAS – National HIV/AIDS Strategy
- NIR – No Indicated Risk
- NNAAPC – (pronounced “nap-c”) National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
- NRR – No Risk Reported
- PEP – Post Exposure Prophylaxis
- PIR – Parity, Inclusion and Representation
- PLWHA – Persons Living With HIV/AIDS
- PPG – Prevention Planning Group
- PrEP – Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- PS – Partner Services
- PTC – Prevention Training Center. Our local one is located in Denver.
- RFP – Request for Proposal
- STD – Sexually Transmitted Disease
- TA – Technical Assistance (direct or indirect support to build capacity)
- TB – Tuberculosis
- VL – Viral Load
- YRBS – Youth Risk Behavior Survey