Core J Behavioral and Community Sciences Core

项目摘要 行为和社区科学核心（核心J） 行为、社会心理和结构（经济、政策、组织或环境的其他方面） 在当今艾滋病毒有效预防和治疗工具的时代，这些因素至关重要。这些工具 需要吸收，坚持和持续参与护理才能产生影响，并且有脆弱的亚 在美国，仍然无法获得全面的艾滋病毒预防和护理的群体 服务UAB CFAR的行为和社区科学核心，核心J，通过以下方式推进科学：1） 提高调查人员的方法技能，以进行高质量的行为和社区调查， 科学研究; 2）建设大学研究人员之间创造性合作的能力， 3）支持对消除艾滋病毒相关健康差距至关重要的优先主题的研究。 这些努力使艾滋病毒行为和社区科学研究取得了令人印象深刻的增长， UAB在过去的奖励期间，包括成功的K和R级赠款，同行评审的出版物， 加强艾滋病毒研究人员和当地社区组织的能力。通过Core J 方法学产品，我们使艾滋病毒研究人员能够使用最先进的方法和理论， 行为和社会科学领域，以更好地了解脆弱性和复原力的来源。在 除了继续在定性研究，混合方法研究，和 先进的定量分析技术，在下一个奖项期间，我们将增加新的培训， 实施科学、基于社区的干预试验以及现代移动的工具的使用。核心J 还促进使用社区研究的方法，以确保研究和干预措施， 满足受影响人口的需求。有必要在以下方面建立联系和协作： 研究人员和社区，并扩大艾滋病毒研究人员和社区的技能和能力， 基于组织（CBO）。核心J通过形成协作网络、组织 为社区组织举办以社区为重点的研讨会和能力建设活动，并为社区组织提供后勤支助， 创新的基层CFAR社区Core J社区参与专家协助 艾滋病毒研究人员与适当的社区合作伙伴建立联系， 适当的招募战略，以接触难以接触到的人群， 在开展艾滋病毒研究和示范期间与社区成员建立伙伴关系 项目核心J的社区参与工作将系统地融入 90-90-90的目标，确保社区的声音被听到。所有这些都支持消除艾滋病毒的优先目标领域 包括减少耻辱感，参与信仰和精神社区，解决新艾滋病毒的行为问题， 预防和治疗技术，加强青少年性健康和生殖健康行为， 成果，并阐明战略，以促进艾滋病毒护理的联系和持续参与。

PROJECT SUMMARY Behavioral and Community Sciences Core (Core J) Behavioral, psychosocial, and structural (economic, policy, organizational, or other aspects of the environment) factors are of utmost importance in the current era of effective HIV prevention and treatment tools. These tools require uptake, adherence, and sustained engagement in care to be impactful, and there are vulnerable sub- groups in the United States who are still unable to access the full continuum of HIV prevention and care services. The Behavioral and Community Sciences Core of the UAB CFAR, Core J, advances science by: 1) enhancing methodological skills of investigators for the conduct of high-quality behavioral and community sciences research; 2) building capacity for creative collaborations between university researchers and communities; and 3) supporting research on priority topics essential to ending disparities in HIV-related health. These efforts have resulted in an impressive growth of HIV behavioral and community science research at UAB over the past award period, including successful K and R level grants, peer-reviewed publications, and strengthened capacity of HIV researchers and local community-based organizations. Through Core J methodological offerings, we enable HIV researchers to use state-of-the-art methodologies and theories from the fields of behavioral and social sciences to better understand sources of vulnerability and resilience. In addition to continuing Core J training opportunities in qualitative research, mixed methods research, and advanced quantitative analytical techniques, in the next award period we will add new trainings in implementation science, community-based intervention trials, and use of contemporary mobile tools. Core J also promotes use of the methods of Community Engaged Research to ensure that research and interventions meet the needs of affected populations. It is necessary to create linkages and collaborations between researchers and communities and to expand the skills and capacity of both HIV researchers and community- based organizations (CBOs). Core J accomplishes this through forming collaborative networks, organizing community-focused seminars and capacity-building activities for CBOs, and providing logistical support to an innovative grassroots CFAR Engaged Community workgroup. Core J community engagement experts assist HIV researchers with connecting to appropriate community partners, developing and carrying out culturally appropriate recruitment strategies to access hard-to-reach populations, and maintaining meaningful partnerships with community members during implementation of HIV research studies and demonstration projects. Core J's community engagement efforts will be systematically integrated into every component of the 90-90-90 targets, assuring community voices are heard. All of this supports priority target areas for ending HIV including reducing stigma, engaging faith and spiritual communities, addressing behavioral aspects of new HIV prevention and treatment technologies, enhancing adolescent sexual and reproductive health behaviors and outcomes, and elucidating strategies to promote linkage and sustained engagement in HIV care.