Advancing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy in Metropolitan Washington: Science-Practice Partnerships Conference

Advancing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy in Metropolitan Washington: Science-Practice Partnerships was a one day multidisciplinary conference that brought together the District of Columbia’s diverse community in a forum to address future directions for HIV/AIDS research, practice and policy in metropolitan Washington, D.C. HIV prevention and care providers, people living with HIV/AIDS, researchers, local and federal health officials, community-based and faith-based organizations, HIV advocates and others came together to share their challenges and successes in HIV prevention and care, and to set a path for future collaboration.

The conference was held at Howard University’s Blackburn Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2012.

Key Sponsors 

• American Psychological Association 

• Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health  

• Howard University 

• Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health

Conference Goals 

• Identification and development of practical ways that providers can stay informed about HIV research relevant to their work; 

• Identification and development of mechanisms for providers to communicate critical issues for HIV researchers to address; and 

• Identification and development of mechanisms to assist providers to adopt best practices associated with the implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention priorities established by the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and the Center for Disease Control’s High Impact HIV Prevention approach.

Conference Publications

• The psychology of HIV/AIDS prevention, APA Monitor, July 2012

• A report summarizing conference presentations and recommendations (PDF, 852KB)