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The Latino HIV/AIDS Behavioral Science Center (LHABSC), funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), conducts theory-based research on the extent and nature of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and contributes to the advancement of knowledge in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic among Latinos in the Miami-Dade area.
The purposes of the Center include:
- To increase the number of researchers doing work on the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and the development of effective theory-based intervention models to address the growing epidemic among Latino communities in Miami-Dade.
- To increase the funding of pilot study projects.
- To increase awareness among HIV care providers about the need for interventions that have been empirically proven to be effective in addressing Latino communities at risk for, or infected by, HIV.
- To establish long term relationships with the local providers of HIV prevention, care, and treatment services.
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