title: An HIV/AIDS crisis among African American women: a summary for prevention and care in the 21st century.
abstract: The meeting, HIV/AIDS and African American Women: A Consultation Supporting CDC's Heightened National Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis among African Americans, provided a forum to address gaps in prevention and HIV/AIDS infection for African American women. Health researchers, community-based organization leaders, and representatives from both healthcare and non-healthcare sectors took this opportunity to discuss and develop a variety of priorities and suggestions for HIV/AIDS prevention. Four focus areas were provided for meeting attendees to promote discussion and strategy development. The resulting list of priorities and suggestions for HIV/AIDS prevention may provide future steps for researchers, communities, and physicians to increase prevention and decrease infection rates. Novel, innovative, and participatory approaches are needed within and outside the public arena to decrease the gaps in HIV/AIDS prevention for African American women.
authors.affiliation: Division of HIV/AIDS/ National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. marose@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Tanya Telfair
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Sharpe
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raliegh
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cleveland
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D019058:Community Networks; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends