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Public Service Activities
Community Outreach Intervention Projects--HIV/AIDS and TB Prevention
Established at the School of Public Health in 1986 as an HIV/AIDS prevention project targeting injection drug users, the Community Outreach Intervention Projects (COIP) serves over 50 neighborhoods across Chicago and its suburbs with an array of public health interventions and research studies. The staff of over 70 persons includes researchers, service providers, administrators, student assistants and volunteers. Five storefront fieldstations, a motorhome and several mobile van units form the base for COIP's operations. COIP's interventions are known for their use of the Indigenous Leader Outreach Model, which employs members of targeted populations to deliver community-based services. COIP's research can be characterized by the use of longitudinal studies that employ a combination of epidemiologic methods and ethnography. The services and research currently address a range of public health problems, including HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, tuberculosis, STD's, hepatitis, and access to health care and social services. COIP has been cited as a model program by the World Health Organization, National Institutes of Health, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and a Carnegie Foundation commission.
 For Further Information
Wayne Wiebel Professor and Director
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881 SPHPI m/c 923
1603 W. Taylor
Chicago, IL
60612
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Notes
Geographic Areas Served:
- Chicago Suburbs
- City of Chicago
- Nation
Program Activity Types:
- Event
- Program
- Publication
- Service
Program Duration: Other
Program Frequency: On-going
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University of Illinois
Chicago Campus - Springfield Campus - Urbana-Champaign Campus
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