Behavioral and Community Science Core

项目摘要(见说明)：核心J行为和社区科学艾滋病毒疾病现在不成比例地由南方腹地的弱势和未得到充分服务的人群经历，特别是有色人种社区和男男性行为者(MSM)。竞争更新期标志着UAB CFAR行为和社区科学核心J的关键转变，该核心J应对不断变化的美国艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行，符合国家艾滋病毒/艾滋病战略及其与行为和社区科学的交叉。接触到这些边缘化的风险群体需要以社区为基础的健全的行为研究，旨在了解南方的艾滋病毒，那里不同于经过充分研究的早期城市艾滋病毒中心。感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的南方人在获得艾滋病毒服务方面面临障碍，这些障碍与艾滋病毒西格玛加剧、贫困、卫生基础设施不足、地理距离和其他文化因素有关。因此，Core J正在向更多基于社区而不是临床的深入南方地区的行为、环境、经济和社会艾滋病毒风险和保护因素的研究过渡。这些信息将指导以人口为基础和个人的减少风险战略以及与护理的联系，这些战略和联系对人口敏感和具体。J核心领导层增加了与校园内艾滋病毒研究人员的参与，并巩固了与社区利益相关者的合作，这些利益相关者投资于理解基于行为的艾滋病毒研究问题。加强基础设施将有助于实现更新期间的具体目标：(1)将行为科学和社区科学的方法进步应用于受影响的南方腹地社区的艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究和干预措施。(2)加强和保持与关键群体的合作，以实现目标1，包括学术与社区、跨核心和跨中心的伙伴关系。(3)将核心活动和服务建立在UAB艾滋病毒研究人员的需求基础上，并在快速变化的卫生保健环境中领导和咨询学术-社区研究伙伴关系。这些目标的实现将扩大研究基础设施，以满足调查人员的需求，建立社区联系，并将先进的方法应用于受不成比例影响的南方腹地社区的艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究。

PROJECT SUMMARY (See instructions): CORE J BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY SCIENCES HIV disease is now disproportionately experienced by disadvantaged and underserved populations in the Deep South, especially communities of color and men who have sex with men (MSM). The competitive renewal period marks a critical transition for the UAB CFAR Behavioral and Community Science Core J that is responsive to this changing U.S. HIV/AIDS epidemic and is in line with the National HIV/AIDS strategy and its intersection with behavioral and community science. Reaching these marginalized risk groups requires sound community-based behavioral research aimed at understanding HIV in the South, which differs from well-studied early urban HIV epicenters. Southerners living with HIV/AIDS face barriers to HIV services related to heightened HIV sigma, poverty, inadequate health infrastructure, geographic distance, and other cultural factors. Therefore, Core J is transitioning toward more community- rather than clinic-based research on behavioral, environmental, economic, and social HIV risk and protective factors in the Deep South. This information will guide population-based and individual risk reduction strategies and linkages to care that are population sensitive and specific. Core J leadership has increased involvement with HIV researchers across campus and solidified collaborations with community stakeholders invested in understanding behaviorally based HIV research questions. This strengthening of infrastructure will support accomplishment of specific aims in the renewal period: (1) Bring methodological advances in behavioral and community science to bear on HIV/AIDS research and interventions in affected Deep South communities. (2) Strengthen and sustain collaborations with key groups to achieve Aim 1, including academic-community, cross-core, and cross center partnerships. (3) Base core activities and services on needs of UAB HIV researchers coupled with leadership and consultation for academic-community research partnerships in a rapidly changing health care environment. Fulfillment of these aims will expand the research infrastructure in response to investigator needs, build community linkages, and bring advanced methodologies to bear on HIV/AIDS research in disproportionately affected Deep South communities.