California Department of Public Health
STD Control Branch
645 S. Bascom Avenue
Room 163
San Jose,
CA
USA
95128
Email:
paul.gibson@cdph.ca.gov
Biographical Sketch:
1999-present -- Chief, Health Promotion Unit, STD Control Branch; Faculty, California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center; Director, STD Community Interventions Program, SCIP
1998-2001-- Trainer/Coordinator, Community Health Education and Partner Management Training Programs California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, STD Control Branch, CA DHS, Berkeley, CA
1986-1998 -- Program Manager/Sr. Health Educator, STD Education Unit, STD Prevention and Control Program,
San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
TRAININGS DEVELOPED and/or CONDUCTED (over last eleven years):
STD Overview (non-clinicians); Fundamentals of Program Planning; Working with Communities to Achieve Change; Chlamydia Partner Management for Family Planning Providers; Introduction To STD Intervention; Fundamentals of STD Intervention; Beyond the ABC’s of STDs: Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction Strategies; HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND CITATIONS:
Rap'n Down STDs, Drugs, and AIDS: A Community Based Approach to AIDS Education Among Minority Adolescents. 3rd International AIDS Conference, June 1 5, 1987. Washington, D.C.
Developing and Implementing A Comprehensive School Based AIDS Education Program: Lessons From the San Francisco Experience. 115th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 18 22, 1987.
Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Community STD/HIV Prevention Education: A Five Year Collaboration with Schools and Community Agencies. Bi-Annual Grantee Meeting, CDC, DSTD/HIVP, August 22-26, 1994. Washington, D.C.
STD Patient KABB Surveys: Applications for Health Education, Counseling, and Program Services. Bi-Annual Grantee Meeting, CDC, DSTD/HIVP, August 22-26, 1994. Washington, D.C.
Qualitative Analysis of HIV Prevention Program Plans: Implications For Community Based Organizations in the Community Planning Process. 124th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, November 17-21, 1996, NY, NY
Facilitating A Client-Generated STD/HIV Risk Reduction Plan In Time-Limited Situations. HIV/STD Educator/Trainer Network Annual Conference, November 18-20, 1998, Atlanta, GA
Finding Common Ground: Building Local Capacity for Primary Prevention of Chlaymidia trachomatis and other STDs in California. Paul Gibson, Jassmin Felix, Jennifer Schumann, Amy Smith, Sharla Smith, Frank Alvarez, Corina Vera, Gail Bolan. National STD Prevention Conference. March 4-7, 2002. San Diego, CA
Intimate Partner Violence and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Among Female Patients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Bauer, H, Gibson P, et. al. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2002, 29(7): 411-416.
Risk, HIV, and STD Prevention. FOCUS: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling, Vol. 18, No. 10, October 2003. UCSF AIDS Health Project, San Francisco.