Public policies set the context within which HIV prevention, identification and treatment occur. Forexample, state policies regarding needle exchange affect transmission rates among injecting drugusers and policies on names reporting affect HIV testing behavior among individuals concerned with apotential breach in confidentiality. At the national and international levels, funding allocated for HIVcare affects the numbers of individuals who receive effective treatment and can live prolonged andhealthier lives. The Policy Core determines the consequences of public policies on HIV identification,prevention and treatment of HIV in local, state, national and international settings and provides thisinformation to provide public health and governmental leaders with the evidence base necessary forwell-informed policy-making.
The specific aims of the Policy Core are:1. Science: Identifying and promoting research on the determinants and consequences ofpublic policies on HIV identification, prevention, and treatment of HIV disease, in bothdomestic and international settings;2. Science: Applying policy research methods, such as cost effectiveness analysis (CEA) andgeographic information systems approaches (CIS), to projects related to the Center's keyscientific themes;3. Networking: Convening policy makers, HIV investigators, and community stakeholders toidentify and address critical HIV policy issues and identify the types of data needed to informsuch issues;4. Capacity Building: Enhancing the skill of our research partners to apply policy methods(e.g., CEA and GIS) to their HIV projects and to increasing the ability of our communitypartners to evaluate their prevention programs; and,5. Capacity Building: Disseminating policy-relevant findings from intervention and policyresearch projects in different formats to domestic and international audiences.
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