The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) was established in 1986 to:
- conduct local, national, and international interdisciplinary research on methods to prevent HIV infection and its consequences
- stimulate collaboration among academic researchers, public health professionals, and community-based organizations
- train new scientists to conduct AIDS prevention research
- disseminate knowledge, skills, and effective research and prevention models
- contribute to policy development related to the HIV epidemic at local, state, national, and international levels
- analyze and resolve ethical issues related to HIV research, prevention, and care
- collaborate with scientists from developing countries to conduct AIDS prevention research
CAPS runs programmes in:
- technology and information exchange
- policy
- ethics
- international research
- traineeships in AIDS prevention studies
- collaborative HIV/AIDS prevention research in minority communities in the USA
Site provides access to publications, news and prevention toolkits.