
This document from CDC outlines the intervention, evidence, and core components.
Community PROMISE is a community-level evidence-based intervention designed to reduce HIV risk behaviors and increase engagement related to the HIV continuum of care through community mobilization, print media, and risk reduction supplies, such as condoms. PROMISE stands for “Peers Reaching Out and Modeling Intervention Strategies" and is based on several behavioral theories: the Stages of Change, Theory of Reasoned Action, and Social Cognitive Theory.
Each Community PROMISE initiative is unique in that it is created in response to community need and in collaboration with community members. As such, it can serve any at-risk population. The intervention was tested in 5 cities across the United States with Black/African American, White, and Latino communities, including intravenous drug users and their sex partners, non-gay identified men who have sex with men, high-risk youth, female sex workers, and high-risk heterosexuals. Community PROMISE has since been used with other populations, such as Native Americans, Asian-Americans, and Pacific Islanders living with HIV.
Community PROMISE was evaluated using a matched comparison group design in six medium-sized to large cities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Community PROMISE results included:
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At the base of all of our programs, we're using Community PROMISE, which is an HIV intervention. Community PROMISE is built on role model stories."
Irwin - Washington, DC
For implementation, Community PROMISE requires completing a pre-course online training and a 2-day in-person training. The online training is available from CDC’s High Impact Prevention e-Learning Center. Topics include social mobilization, thePROMISE definition of “community,” how to develop role model stories, and how to reach critical mass.