The Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force, in collaboration with Persad Center, Inc., the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, and the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, have formed the Partnership for Intervention and Empowerment (PIE) Project.

The P.I.E. Project is committed to strengthening partnerships within the City of Pittsburgh’s Public Housing communities, by providing interventions specific to HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Substance Abuse prevention.  Our community wide approach provides residents with the opportunity to decide which type of prevention intervention will have the greatest effect in their communities.  

Over the next four years, the goals and objectives of the P.I.E. Project include:

• Collaborating with tenant councils to mobilize community members, in order to ignite and promote intervention strategies that will prevent and reduce the risk and harm of Substance Abuse, and HIV and Hepatitis infections.
• Developing and instituting one prevention intervention per year specific to Substance Abuse, HIV, or Hepatitis infection. 
• Uniting community leaders and residents by creating a Community Advisory Council
• Providing onsite HIV Rapid Testing and Hepatitis Screenings for community residents
• Increasing the knowledge of community residents specific to Substance Abuse, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis with evidence-based prevention intervention tools
• Providing individuals who test positive for HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis infection with access appropriate clinical care
• Providing all residents with prevention literature regarding risk reduction for Substance Abuse, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis infection.

For more information please contact Kathi Boyle at kboyle@patf.org or call 412-345-7456 ext.567.

Partnership for Intervention and Empowerment Useful Links:

Persad Center, Inc.- http://www.persadcenter.org/

University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health- http://www.idm.pitt.edu/

Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion-http://www.cherp.research.med.va.gov/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-http://www.samhsa.gov/

Allegheny County Health Department- http://www.achd.net/

Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh- http://www.hacp.org/

Allegheny County Jail- http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/jail/