“…In 2011, we created Project C.O.A.C.H. : Counseling Others about Contacts and Exposures with HIV , a collaboration between academic researchers, an AIDS-service organization (ASO), and the Connecticut State Department of Public Health (CT DPH) ( Cole et al, 2013 , Edelman et al, 2013 , Edelman et al, 2014 ). Our approach was grounded in CBPR principles, whereby members of the community affected by the topic under investigation are directly involved in all stages of the project with the goal of translating the findings into action ( Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2009 , Cashman et al, 2008 , Israel et al, 1998 , Minkler, 2005 ).…”