Abstract
Routine HIV screening, linkage, and retention in health care are nodes of the HIV continuum of care and goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. However, up to 80% of youth are unaware of their HIV status, 29% are linked to and less than 50% are engaged in HIV health care, and fewer maintain viral suppression. To fill these gaps and to address the national call to establish a seamless system for quality HIV health care, the authors describe the processes by which the SMILE Program, with ATN-affiliated Connect-to-Protect® (C2P) community coalitions, addressed structural barriers that prevented HIV testing, linkage, and engagement in HIV health care among youth.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 158-179 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2 2016 |
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Keywords
- adolescents/young adults
- community coalitions
- HIV continuum of care
- structural barriers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
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Creating systems change to support goals for HIV continuum of care : The role of community coalitions to reduce structural barriers for adolescents and young adults. / Adolescent Medicine Trails Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions.
In: Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, Vol. 15, No. 2, 02.04.2016, p. 158-179.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Creating systems change to support goals for HIV continuum of care
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AU - Adolescent Medicine Trails Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
AU - Boyer, Cherrie B.
AU - Walker, Bendu C.
AU - Chutuape, Kate S.
AU - Roy, Jessica
AU - Fortenberry, J.
PY - 2016/4/2
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N2 - Routine HIV screening, linkage, and retention in health care are nodes of the HIV continuum of care and goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. However, up to 80% of youth are unaware of their HIV status, 29% are linked to and less than 50% are engaged in HIV health care, and fewer maintain viral suppression. To fill these gaps and to address the national call to establish a seamless system for quality HIV health care, the authors describe the processes by which the SMILE Program, with ATN-affiliated Connect-to-Protect® (C2P) community coalitions, addressed structural barriers that prevented HIV testing, linkage, and engagement in HIV health care among youth.
AB - Routine HIV screening, linkage, and retention in health care are nodes of the HIV continuum of care and goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. However, up to 80% of youth are unaware of their HIV status, 29% are linked to and less than 50% are engaged in HIV health care, and fewer maintain viral suppression. To fill these gaps and to address the national call to establish a seamless system for quality HIV health care, the authors describe the processes by which the SMILE Program, with ATN-affiliated Connect-to-Protect® (C2P) community coalitions, addressed structural barriers that prevented HIV testing, linkage, and engagement in HIV health care among youth.
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