Tampa Bay Adolescent Medicine Trials Unit

描述（由申请人提供）：南佛罗里达大学青少年医学试验单位（USF AMTU）为坦帕湾地区的艾滋病毒感染和高危青年提供初级和专业护理、预防服务和临床试验。为了维持和扩大这些服务，USF AMTU为该提案提出了以下具体目标：1)通过设计和实施治疗和行为研究试验，改善感染艾滋病毒的青年的健康和功能；2)维持和扩大社区关系，进一步促进坦帕湾地区青少年，特别是高危社会网络中的青少年对艾滋病毒预防和治疗资源的认识和获取；3)利用坦帕湾巨大的地理服务区域和艾滋病毒流行病学，探索创新方法，扩大和改善研究试验、预防项目和临床护理的可及性。既定的目标支持这些目标。USF AMTU的目的是继续提供无缝连续的综合护理，解决被服务者的心理健康需求，并支持感染艾滋病毒的青年的新兴自主权。USF AMTU将与ATM领导小组合作，开发临床试验，解决初级、二级和三级艾滋病毒预防问题，并扩大服务，以便实施这一广泛的研究议程。为了支持这些努力，USF AMTU将继续努力建设社区能力，并加强与“连接到保护”合作伙伴的关系。新的举措将包括利用同伴教育者、流动服务单位和青年服务组织与传统上难以接触的青年建立联系。USF AMTU有经验和基础设施来应对招募和留住年轻人进入护理和临床试验的挑战。USF的AMTU响应了2010年健康人民的目标，该目标强调需要解决艾滋病毒对非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔美国人的不成比例的影响。该股通过支持让少数民族和种族文化的青年参与、招募和留住他们的努力，积极努力减少这些人口中的艾滋病毒发病率，并改善已感染者的生活质量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of South Florida Adolescent Medicine Trials Unit (USF AMTU) provides primary and specialty care, prevention services and access to clinical trials to HIV-infected and at-risk youth in the Tampa Bay area. To sustain and expand these services the USF AMTU proposes the following specific aims for this proposal: 1) to improve the health and function of HIV infected youth through the design and implementation of therapeutic and behavioral research trials; 2) to sustain and expand community relationships to further facilitate awareness of and access to HIV prevention and treatment resources for Tampa Bay area adolescents, particularly within high-risk social networks; and 3) to utilize the large geographical service area, and epidemiology of HIV in Tampa Bay to explore innovative approaches to expand and improve access to research trials, prevention programs, and clinical care. The objectives established support these aims. It is the intent of USF AMTU to continue to provide a seamless continuum of comprehensive care, address the mental health needs of those served, and support the emerging autonomy of HIV-infected youth. The USF AMTU will collaborate with the ATM leadership group to develop clinical trails that address primary, secondary, and tertiary HIV prevention and expand services that allow for the implementation of this broad research agenda. To support these efforts, the USF AMTU will continue to work toward building community capacity and enhancing relationships with its Connect to Protect partners. New initiatives will include connecting with traditionally hard-to-reach youth by utilizing peer educators, a mobile services unit, and outreach to youth service organizations. The USF AMTU has the experience and infrastructure to meet the challenges of recruiting and retaining youth into care and to clinical trials. The AMTU at USF responds to Health People 2010 goals that emphasize the need to address the disproportionate impact of HIV on African Americans and Hispanics. By supporting efforts to engage, recruit and retain youth of ethnic and racial minority cultures, the unit proactively works to reduce the incidences of HIV in these populations and improve the quality of life for those already infected.