Strengthening the US Health Workforce to End the HIV Epidemic: Lessons Learned From 11 Ending the HIV Epidemic Jurisdictions

Authors

• Phillip L. Marotta, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
• Debbie Humphries, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
• Daniel Escudero, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
• David A. Katz, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Joseph G. Rosen, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
• Samantha Veronica Hill, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
• Jennifer L. Glick, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Dennis H. Li, Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, Chicago, IL
• Latosha Elopre, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
• Fatemeh Ghadimi, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Rinad S. Beidas, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
• Jose Bauermeister, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA
• Stephen Bonett, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
• Drew B. Cameron, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• LaRon E. Nelson, Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, CT
• Serena Rajabiun, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
• Larry R. Hearld, Charm City Care Connection, Baltimore, MD
• Mansoorah Kermani, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
• Sarah Stoltman, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
• Darjai Payne, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Tobeya Ibitayo, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
• Faiad Alam, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
• Amanda Williams, Novus Health, St. Louis, MO
• Corilyn Ott, Charm City Care Connection, Baltimore, MD
• Emma Kay, Charm City Care Connection, Baltimore, MD
• Sarah Chrestman, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
• Scott Batey, Birmingham AIDS Outreach, Birmingham, Alabama
• Laramie R. Smith, University of California, San Diego, CA
• Robin Gaines Lanzi, Charm City Care Connection, Baltimore, MD
• et al

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-15-2025

Publication Title

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Supplements were awarded under the National Institutes of Health, ending the HIV epidemic (EHE) initiative to foster implementation science through community-engaged research. The objective of this study was to synthesize lessons learned, identify areas of research sufficiently studied, and present an agenda for future research on HIV health workforce development from a collaboration across 9 EHE projects in 11 jurisdictions in the United States. METHODS: EHE supplement recipients completed a semistructured questionnaire to identify shared lessons learned about common themes of workforce development using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and Expert Recommendation for Implementing Change frameworks. Data were synthesized to identify shared lessons learned, topic areas no longer in need of research, and next steps. RESULTS: Project teams emphasized several strategies including clarifying roles and responsibilities, the need for dynamic training, and stigma mitigation as strategies to enhance the implementation of HIV prevention and treatment services. Strengthening organizational support through supportive supervision structures, ensuring sustainable funding, preventing turnover, addressing salary constraints, and establishing clear promotion and educational pathways were identified as useful workplace development strategies. Supplements identified lessons learned about deploying community engagement strategies to ensure communities were aware of HIV prevention and treatment services. Several areas sufficiently studied that can be deprioritized were identified and discussed. CONCLUSION: A research agenda for workplace development moving forward is discussed with several recommendations to improve the implementation of HIV prevention and treatment programs.

First Page

e181

Last Page

e191

PubMed ID

40163070

Volume

98

Issue

5S

Recommended Citation

Marotta, Phillip L.; Humphries, Debbie; Escudero, Daniel; Katz, David A.; Rosen, Joseph G.; Hill, Samantha Veronica; Glick, Jennifer L.; Li, Dennis H.; Elopre, Latosha; Ghadimi, Fatemeh; Beidas, Rinad S.; Bauermeister, Jose; Bonett, Stephen; Cameron, Drew B.; Nelson, LaRon E.; Rajabiun, Serena; Hearld, Larry R.; Kermani, Mansoorah; Stoltman, Sarah; Payne, Darjai; Ibitayo, Tobeya; Alam, Faiad; Williams, Amanda; Ott, Corilyn; Kay, Emma; Chrestman, Sarah; Batey, Scott; Smith, Laramie R.; Lanzi, Robin Gaines; and al, et, "Strengthening the US Health Workforce to End the HIV Epidemic: Lessons Learned From 11 Ending the HIV Epidemic Jurisdictions" (2025). School of Public Health Faculty Publications. 497.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/soph_facpubs/497
10.1097/QAI.0000000000003625