No Time to Lose Getting More from HIV Prevention (2001) / Chapter Skim
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Translating Research into Action
Translating Research into Action
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Although research and clinical trials can evaluate the efficacy of these interventions, the true test of whether or not they are useful for HIV prevention is how well they actually function in community or "field" settings. In order for the interventions to make the transition from the research setting to the field setting, they must be "transferred" that is, disseminated and adopted to community-based organizations (CBOs)
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In recognition of the need for greater dissemination of prevention technologies, the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) recommended in 1996 that the President "should instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that federally funded research on HIV prevention interventions include specific mechanisms for rapid dissemination of findings, including resources to allow replication of programs with demonstrated effectiveness" (PACHA, 1996~.
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In many cases, these kits have been adapted so that the materials and curricula are user-friendly and written in language appropriate for locallevel use. In addition to the resources listed in Table 5.1, the CDC Behavioral and Social Science Volunteer Project links technical prevention science volunteers with local prevention providers for the purpose of helping to build intervention research and implementation skills.
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It also was clear from the testimony of the community representatives that other important information, skills, and methodologies are not being effectively disseminated to the field. For example, many representatives cited difficulty in obtaining current data regarding the effectiveness of programs, including cost-effectiveness, for prevention interventions.
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Also, the Presidential Advisory Council, in its 1997 response to the Clinton Administration's actions regarding its technology transfer recommendation, stated that although it was pleased with the CDC's development of a program concerning technology transfer, "The Council lacks sufficient information to evaluate the effectiveness of this program" (PACHA, 1997~. The Council added that, in general, the federal effort in this area "falls well short of what is needed to ensure that local prevention service providers have access to the latest prevention research findings." The 1999 Work Group Report on HIV Prevention Activities at the CDC, submitted to the CDC Advisory Committee for HIV and STD Prevention (ACHSP)
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They are not only able to provide research expertise, but also are able to provide continuing consultation and on-site technical assistance to the CBOs implementing prevention interventions. Given that such federally funded centers exist throughout the country, they have the opportunity to form regional networks of technology transfer centers that can work with communities to address the HIV epidemic as it manifests itself in those locations.
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, could expand its mission to include greater support of research pertaining to the dissemination and adaptation of effective prevention interventions into community settings. Such actions were called for in the 1996 Report of the NIH AIDS Research Program Evaluation Working Group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council, which urged NIH "to continue to support HIV community involvement in AIDS research programs" (Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council, 1996~.
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Based on this evidence, the Committee acknowledges that, without greatly improved HIV prevention dissemination and adoption mechanisms and associated technical assistance, the organizations that operate HIV prevention programs at the state and local levels will continue to struggle against the obstacles that limit their effectiveness. Therefore, the Committee recommends: Key Department of Health and Human Services agencies that fund HIV prevention research and interventions should invest in strengthening local-level capacity to develop, evaluate, implement, and support effective programs in the community.
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2000. Bridging the gap between the science and service of HIV prevention: Transferring effective research-based HIV prevention interventions to community AIDS service providers.
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1994. AIDS prevention struggles in ethnocultural neighborhoods: Why research partnerships with community based organizations can't wait.
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