This book describes in detail a variety of community-based AIDS prevention programs & synthesizes the experience with such programs in the United States during the late 1980s & early 1990s. It offers AIDS educators, program planners, & policymakers a summary of the lessons learned about planning, implementing & managing AIDS prevention programs for the diverse population that can be reached in community settings. The book differs from other recent books on AIDS in that it is written primarily for practitioners & program planners & presents practical advice in the broader framework of what is known about changing health behavior & social environments.