title: Fighting HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C.
abstract: Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States and is a major center for public health and health policy expertise. Yet the District of Columbia has an HIV prevalence rate among adults of 3 percent, on par with some sub-Saharan African countries. To date, the local public health response has not controlled the epidemic. The ways in which that response has been galvanized in recent years--through collaboration among the capital's public health agencies, community and faith organizations, and research institutions--may be instructive to other jurisdictions combating HIV/AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA. aeg1@gwu.edu
authors.forename: Alan E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: Shannon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hader
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masur
authors.forename: A Toni
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skillicorn
authors.forename: Carl W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Dieffenbach
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004219:District of Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011635:Public Health Administration