title: Using Baltimore HIV behavioral surveillance data for local HIV prevention planning.
abstract: In response to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and as part of CDC's Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan (ECHPP) project, Maryland developed a comprehensive local HIV prevention plan for the Baltimore-Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area and identified a series of priority HIV prevention and service goals. The current project sought to: (1) determine how well National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) indicators were aligned with NHAS/ECHPP-informed local HIV prevention goals (2) facilitate on-going NHBS data utilization to inform on-going local HIV prevention and service planning, and (3) build a foundation for future NHBS data utilization in local HIV decision-making. Project activities identified key HIV-related indicators in NHBS that are directly or indirectly related to local HIV priorities as informed by NHAS/ECHPP, which can be used for HIV prevention planning in the Baltimore area. Areas for enhancing NHBS and local data collection to further inform HIV prevention priorities are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA, dgerman@jhsph.edu.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: German
authors.forename: Sabriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Linton
authors.forename: Hope
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cassidy-Stewart
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flynn
mesh_terms: D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States