Tools for Building Culturally Competent HIV Prevention Programs comprises science-based, practitioner-friendly resources designed to increase HIV prevention professionals" capacity to conduct effective, culturally competent program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The content was informed by extensive needs assessment research, usability testing, and field testing in collaboration with HIV prevention professionals who are collectively utilizing a variety of prevention approaches, with culturally diverse populations, across a range of agency settings and community contexts. The guide shows practitioners everything they need to launch an effective program: from identifying program goals and objectives, to developing program models, to recruiting and retaining staff, and finally to conducting evaluations and reporting results. Throughout, "Tales from the Field" provide illuminating case studies from other successful programs implemented in a variety of cultural...