Addressing Health Disparities in HIV: Introduction to the Special Issue

Marguerita Lightfoot; Norweeta Milburn; Lisa Loeb Stanga

doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000002804

Addressing Health Disparities in HIV: Introduction to the Special Issue

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Dec 15;88(S1):S1-S5. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002804.

Authors

Marguerita Lightfoot¹, Norweeta Milburn², Lisa Loeb Stanga³

Affiliations

¹ UCSF Center for AIDS Research, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, UCSF Prevention Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
² UCLA Center for AIDS Research, Center for HIV, Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and.
³ California HIV/AIDS Research Program, University of California, Office of the President, Oakland, CA.

Abstract

Racial and ethnic minority, sexual and gender minority, and low-income people have historically experienced poorer health outcomes and poorer social conditions that lead to poorer health outcomes (social determinants of health) than nonminority people in the United States. To eliminate these health disparities, intentional and targeted interventions that address the needs and preferences of diverse populations are needed. To address disparities, the California HIV/AIDS Research Program focused their funding resources tightly on communities facing elevated HIV incidence or prevalence. This special issue describes interventions that aimed to increase linkage to and engagement in HIV-specific prevention or medical care, each uniquely tailored to the needs of an identified California population with disparate HIV-related health outcomes and each for implementation at a specific stage of the HIV prevention and care continuum.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome*
Ethnicity
HIV Infections* / epidemiology
HIV Infections* / prevention & control
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Minority Groups
Racial Groups
United States