He also coordinates the Health Committee and works as facilitator and counselor in the AED/USAID-sponsored Project CHANGE which focuses on reducing and preventing STIs and HIV/AIDS through behavioral change in national institutions. Dr. Aviles Giron will focus his Humphrey year on developing his skills in investigation, counseling, and management for HIV/AIDS this year. When he returns to El Salvador he plans to develop strategies and programs for STI and HIV/AIDS prevention and surveillance, to improve health care related to STIs and HIV/AIDS, and to help diminish the prevalence and morbidity of HIV/AIDS.