Abstract
COVID-19 has caused devastating health consequences and social inequities globally and in the United States. Unfortunately, the US has not developed a comprehensive National COVID-19 Strategy. In this editorial, we briefly review lessons about the development, structure, implementation and evaluation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) for the US, and use these lessons to inform an initial proposal for a timely, dynamic, evidence-based, participatory, comprehensive and impactful National COVID-19 Strategy. Without such a strategy, the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic will remain uneven across jurisdictions and less than optimally impactful on disease-related mortality, short- and long-term morbidity, and health and social inequities.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3279-3282 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | AIDS and behavior |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- HIV
- Health disparities
- SARS-CoV-2
- Strategic planning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases
- Social Psychology