title: Implications of the HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Project for the efforts of state, territorial, and local health departments.
abstract: State, territorial and local health departments have responsibility for all three of the HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) project's intervention categories: behavioral, social, and policy. These health departments may be aided by the PRS project in a number of ways. These ways include the provision of information on scientifically proven interventions; the determination of sociodemographic categories underrepresented in research; the promotion of consistent methodologies and standards for reporting findings; and the fostering of greater engagement with HIV prevention research among program staff. Further development of the PRS project can enhance and expand these benefits, although the project must be sure to keep practical applications in mind.
authors.affiliation: National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), Washington, DC 20001, USA.
authors.forename: Julie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Scofield
authors.forename: Raymond A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009111:Local Government; D008297:Male; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States