Sister to Sister: Take Control of Your Health
Sister to Sister: Take Control of Your Health is a course developed for clinic-based providers to empower women to reduce their risk for acquiring HIV.
Sister to Sister: TCYH is an adaptation of the 1993 original intervention, Sister to Sister: Respect Yourself! Protect Yourself! Because You Are Worth It! This training of facilitators course entails a 60-minute, self-paced e-learning module followed by an in-person or virtual classroom session. Providers seeking to implement Sister to Sister: TCYH at their sites can access download resources now and register for the Training of Facilitators virtual training.
Download the Sister to Sister: Take Control of Your Health resources today to support implementation of the intervention at your site.
This course is for a variety of HIV care providers in clinics and primary health care settings including:
- Community health workers
- Health educators
- Nurses
- Social workers
- HIV case managers
- Patient navigators
Background About This Intervention
Sister to Sister: TCYH is a one-on-one brief intervention between provider and patient that gives women the skills and information they need to reduce their risk of HIV. The intervention seeks to empower women to take control of their health by choosing PrEP and/or using condoms consistently to prevent HIV and uses CDC’s #ShesWell campaign to help reinforce a variety of healthful messages.
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Covering Costs of HIV PrEP
During this self-paced e-learning module, participants will review three cost components of HIV PrEP, and sources of insurance, and other key tools that PrEP educators can use to help their clients cover those costs and evaluate different options for covering costs based on the needs of clients in various situations. This module will prepare participants for beginning their work as PrEP educators as well as serve as a refresher for experienced professionals.
Guiding People in Their Use of PrEP
This course assists staff in community-based organizations, health departments, and other public health professions with knowledge and skills related to building awareness and engagement in PrEP and guiding clients to effectively use PrEP over time.
