Paper Title
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
Keywords
- hiv testing
- linkage
- adolescents/young adults
- community coalitions
- hiv continuum of care
- structural barriers
- hiv screening
- linkage to care
- retention in care
- national hiv/aids strategy
- hiv health care
- viral suppression
- smile program
- connect-to-protect (c2p)
- youth hiv awareness
- hiv testing access
- seamless health system
- quality hiv care
- public health strategy
- health disparities
- hiv prevention
- engagement in care
- healthcare accessibility
- youth-focused interventions
- hiv care gaps
- systems change
- structural interventions
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Publication Info
Volume: 15 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 158–179
Published On
May, 2016
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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.
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