Addressing the challenges of the HIV continuum of care in high-prevalence cities in the United States.

In summary, addressing the challenges of the HIV care continuum is critical so that the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy can be achieved. CDC is working closely with federal partners, public health departments and communities throughout the U.S. on multiple surveillance, programmatic and research initiatives to inform and improve outcomes along the HIV care continuum. Currently, a large number of research projects are being conducted to describe the care continuum in various populations, assess and model the impact of interventions, and monitor the quality of care. To contribute to this knowledge base, NIH is working with its academic partners to support research that will inform the optimization of HIV treatment and prevention programs. As part of this focus, the CFAR/APC HIV Continuum of Care Working Group was formed to encourage communication between academic investigators and their local departments of health, and to support joint research initiatives that are both timely and relevant to their own cities and environments. In addition, the results presented in this supplement may have implications for jurisdictions beyond those in which the studies were conducted.