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是现在不成比例地经历了弱势群体和服务不足的人口在南方腹地，特别是社区的颜色和男性与男性发生性关系（男男性行为者）。竞争性更新期标志着UAB CFAR行为和社区科学核心J的关键转变，该核心J对不断变化的美国艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行做出反应，并符合国家艾滋病毒/艾滋病战略及其与行为和社区科学的交叉点。接触这些边缘化的风险群体需要健全的社区行为研究，旨在了解南方的艾滋病毒，这与研究充分的早期城市艾滋病毒震中不同。南方艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者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增加、贫穷、卫生基础设施不足、地理距离和其他文化因素有关。因此，核心J正在转向更多的社区-而不是基于诊所的研究行为，环境，经济和社会艾滋病毒的风险和保护因素在南方腹地。这一信息将指导基于人口的和个人的减少风险战略以及与照顾人口敏感和具体的联系。核心J领导层增加了与艾滋病毒研究人员在校园的参与，并巩固了与社区利益相关者的合作，投资于了解基于行为的艾滋病毒研究问题。基础设施的加强将有助于实现更新期间的具体目标：（1）在行为和社区科学方面取得方法上的进步，以影响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)加强和维持与关键群体的合作，以实现目标1，包括学术社区，跨核心和跨中心的伙伴关系。(3)根据UAB HIV研究人员的需求开展核心活动和服务，并在快速变化的医疗环境中为学术社区研究伙伴关系提供领导和咨询。这些目标的实现将扩大研究基础设施，以满足研究人员的需求，建立社区联系，并带来先进的方法来承担艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究在不成比例地影响南方腹地社区。

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.