title: Presidential Elections and HIV-Related National Policies and Programs.
abstract: The November 2016 general election and subsequent voting of the Electoral College resulted in the selection of Donald Trump as President of the United States. The incoming Administration ran a campaign that indicated a desire for substantial change in health policy, including the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). President Trump has said very little directly about HIV programs and policies, but some campaign positions (such as the repeal of the ACA) would clearly and substantially impact the lives of persons living with HIV. In this editorial, we highlight important HIV-related goals to which we must recommit ourselves, and we underscore several key points about evidence-based advocacy that are important to revisit at any time (but most especially when there is a change in Administration).
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Suite 280, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. david.r.holtgrave@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Holtgrave
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bonacci
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Suite 280, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Valdiserri
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D015658:HIV Infections; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D011057:Politics; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical; D014481:United States
keywords: AIDS; Communication; HIV; Policy analysis; Translational research