title: Addressing the challenges of the HIV continuum of care in high-prevalence cities in the United States.
abstract: In summary, addressing the challenges of the HIV care continuum is critical so that the goals of the NHAS can be achieved. CDC is working closely with federal partners, public health departments, and communities throughout the United States on multiple surveillance, programmatic, and research initiatives to inform and improve outcomes along the HIV care continuum. Currently, a large number of research projects are being conducted to describe the care continuum in various populations, assess and model the impact of interventions, and monitor the quality of care. To contribute to this knowledge base, NIH is working with its academic partners to support research that will inform the optimization of HIV treatment and prevention programs. As part of this focus, the CFAR/APC HIV Continuum of Care Working Group was formed to encourage communication between academic investigators and their local DOHs and to support joint research initiatives that are both timely and relevant to their own cities and environments. Finally, the results presented in this supplement may have implications for jurisdictions beyond those in which the studies were conducted.
authors: *Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC; †District of Columbia Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Washington, DC; ‡Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; §Division of AIDS Research, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD; ‖Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and ¶Emory Center for AIDS Research, Atlanta, GA.
authors: Alan E
authors: AE
authors: Greenberg
authors: David W
authors: DW
authors: Purcell
authors: Christopher M
authors: CM
authors: Gordon
authors: Rebecca J
authors: RJ
authors: Barasky
authors: Carlos
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authors: del Rio
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D002947:Cities; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology