TABLE 2.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Heightened National Response (HNR) Action Plan: 2007

HNR Pathway	Selected Internal CDC Actions	Selected External Partner Actions	Selected Examples
Expanding the reach of effective prevention and capacity-building services	Increasing investment in prevention and capacity-building programs serving Blacks and enhancing culturally appropriate strategies for delivering services to this population	Building linkages with other organizations that provide related social and health services to Blacks	Expanding the dissemination of Many Men, Many Voices, a program that reduces HIV and STD risk among MSM of color
Increasing opportunities for diagnosing and treating HIV	Increasing investments in and expanding access to HIV testing and treatment of Blacks	Increasing access to HIV testing and treatment services by offering them or partnering with community organizations that offer them	Providing rapid testing and prevention services at a range of Black community venues such as churches, college campuses, concerts, and minority gay pride events
Developing new, effective prevention interventions	Initiating new research projects to test newly developed, community-based, or adapted interventions for Blacks who may be at increased risk for contracting or transmitting HIV	Involving Black community stakeholders in developing and implementing research designs that address a range of issues related to accessing HIV prevention, treatment, and care services	Examining ways to reduce HIV risk behaviors among unemployed and underemployed Black women in the Southeast through an intervention that supports education and training for the women to start their own businesses
Mobilizing broader community action	Developing new channels for working with partners and communicating about the impact of HIV/AIDS on Black families and communities, and about the consequences of silence and stigma about HIV	Breaking the silence and increase awareness of HIV/AIDS among friends, family, coworkers, and others within Black communities	Partnering with Black small-business owners in local communities in several cities to help reach their community members with HIV prevention information and testing services

Note. MSM = men who have sex with men; STD = sexually transmitted disease.