About CHHATT

The Center for HIV, Hepatitis and Addiction Training and Technology (CHHATT) is maintained by The Danya Institute, as part of the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (CEATTC). The goal of CHHATT is to provide information on addiction-related HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and other infectious diseases. Resources include professional development materials and online information. The CHHATT has developed “Outreach Competencies- Minimum Standards for Conducting Street Outreach” (Outreach Competencies). The Outreach Competencies were designed to provide the minimum competencies needed for outreach workers in the area of addiction and infectious diseases. These competencies are available in booklet form from the Danya Institute. Just click on Products under Resources. Click on this link to view the manual in PDF format.

Another product that is available is the “Trainer’s Guide For the Community-Based Outreach Model to Prevent HIV and Hepatitis Among Drug Users.” This toolkit includes a trainer guide, which is designed to provide trainers of outreach workers and other healthcare professionals with the materials necessary to provide a 4-hour multimedia training session on the community-based outreach model for preventing HIV and the hepatitis C virus among out-of-treatment drug users. Included in the trainer’s guide are professionally prepared PowerPoint slides, cue cards, flip charts and a CD -ROM which allows you to tailor the script of the presentation. The toolkit can be ordered by going to the Products page under the Resources on the website.

CHHATT has also produced a Mobile Outreach guide that is designed to assist community-based organizations in planning for a mobile outreach intervention program. This small fold-out brochure is chock full of information on how to implement a mobile outreach effort. It can be ordered through the Products page under Resources. Click on this link to view the manual in PDF format.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in collaboration with the Office of AIDS Research of the National Institutes of Health, published a Special Issue of Public Health Reports based on the "Research Synthesis Symposium on the Prevention of HIV in Drug Abusers" in Flagstaff, AZ, in 1997. This Special Issue provides a comprehensive review of the origins, evolution and status of the science knowledge base regarding HIV prevention among drug users from NIDA's and other HIV research intervention programs in recent years. Click on this link to view this Special Issue of Public Health Reports.

If you would like more information about the products and services offered through CHHATT you can click here to view our CHHATT brochure or call: (240) 645-1145.