Table of Contents
2.1.1 Technical Assistance for Technology-based Partner Services
2.4 A BRIEF HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF IPS
3 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS
3.1 COMMUNICATING IN DIGITAL VENUES
3.2 CODE OF CONDUCT IN DIGITAL VENUES
3.3 ENGAGEMENT OF APPROPRIATE STAKEHOLDERS
4 INTERNET PARTNER SERVICES (IPS) COMPONENTS
4.1 CREATING PROFILES, SCREEN NAMES, AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES
4.2 INTERVIEWING AND ELICITATION
4.2.1 IPS-specific parts of the original interview
4.2.2 Access to internet/mobile devices during the interview
4.2.3 Geographic location of a partner
4.2.4 Out of Jurisdiction (OOJ) Issues
4.3 LANGUAGE USED FOR TECHNOLOGY-BASED PARTNER NOTIFICATION
4.3.3 “Exposure to an infectious disease”
4.3.4 “Exposure to a specific disease”
4.4 CONFIDENTIALITY DURING PARTNER NOTIFICATION/PARTNER SERVICES
4.4.1 Reaching the right person
4.4.2 Protecting confidentiality
4.5 TEXT NOTIFICATION & MOBILE APPLICATIONS
4.5.1 Using Text Messaging/Short Message Service (SMS) for Partner Notification
4.5.2 Confidentiality and risks of text messaging
4.5.4 Mobile applications (apps)
4.5.6 Tips for gathering information on mobile app profiles
5. DOCUMENTATION, DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION
5.1 DATA SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
5.3 EXAMPLES OF PROCESS & OUTCOME EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND ASSOCIATED INDICATORS
5.4 SUPPORTING RESOURCES FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION
6. IPS STAFFING AND SUPERVISION
9.1 NATIONAL PARTNER SERVICES GUIDELINES TABLE 1
9.2 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) FOR IPS TABLE 2
10. APPENDICES
10.1 APPENDIX A – IPS PROGRAM CHECKLIST EXAMPLE
10.2 APPENDIX B- ELICITING WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP INFORMATION
10.3 APPENDIX C – EXAMPLES OF INITIAL EMAIL ATTEMPTS
10.3.1 Example 1: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Bureau of STD Control
10.3.2 Example 3: San Francisco Department of Public Health
10.4 APPENDIX D – EXAMPLES OF FOLLOW UP EMAILS FOR NON-RESPONSES
10.4.1 Example 1: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
10.4.2 Example 2: Tennessee Department of Health
10.4.3 Example 3: San Francisco Department of Public Health
10.5 APPENDIX E – EXAMPLES OF TEXT MESSAGING POLICIES FOR PARTNER SERVICES
10.5.1 Example 1. Multnomah County, Oregon Texting Protocol
10.5.2 Example 2. North Carolina Field Services Unit Text Messaging Policy for Partner Notification
10.6 APPENDIX F - EXAMPLES OF DOCUMENTATION LOG
10.6.1 Example #1- Colorado Bureau of Public Health
10.6.2 Example #-2 Arkansas Department of Health
10.7 APPENDIX G - EXAMPLES OF DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES
10.7.1 Example - Massachusetts
10.7.2 Example – Washington DC
10.8 APPENDIX H - EXAMPLES OF CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS
10.8.1 Example #1 – Howard Brown Health Center
10.8.2 Example #2 – San Francisco Department of Health
10.9 APPENDIX I – EXAMPLE OF ACCEPTABLE USE FOR ACCESSING RESTRICTED WEBSITES
10.9.1 Example- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
10.10 APPENDIX J – LOGIC MODELS
10.10.2 2014 STD-AAPPS Logic Model
10.11 APPENDIX K - LIST OF SUGGESTED TRAININGS
10.12 APPENDIX L – NATIONAL INTERNET PARTNER SERVICES (NIPS) WORKGROUP
- Page last reviewed: January 20, 2016
- Page last updated: January 20, 2016
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