In 2009, the HIV Prevention Planning Group and the Sonoma County Commission on AIDS merged to become an integrated prevention and care planning council.
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Office of AIDS (CDPH/OA) HIV Education and Prevention (E&P) Branch provides funding to local health jurisdictions (LHJs) to support the development and implementation of comprehensive education and prevention strategies targeted toward individuals in behavioral risk groups (BRGs) most likely to become infected with or transmit HIV disease. Education and Prevention2007 – 2010 Program Guidance
The 2008 Compendium of Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Interventions has been updated and now includes 63 evidence-based HIV behavioral interventions.
The new interventions include 5 community-level interventions (added on May 7, 2009) and 9 individual- and group-level interventions (added on December 19, 2008 and May 7, 2009).