Communicating During an HIV Outbreak Among People Who Inject Drugs—West Virginia 2019

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Watson, Meg ; Thomasson, Erica ; Adkins, Elizabeth ; Batdorf, Samantha ; Kilkenny, Michael ; Diaz, Shelly Sikes ; Pegram, Laura ; Rinderle, Jeffrey Kemp ; LaFlam, Michael ; Wingard, Rachel ; McClung, R. Paul ; Oster, Alexandra M. ; Stryker, Jo
• Description:
  In 2019, the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health (WV BPH), Cabell-Huntington Health Department (CHHD), and CDC collaborated to respond to an HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID). CDC, WV BPH, and CHHD formed a cross-agency communications team to establish situational awareness, identify knowledge gaps, and establish key audiences for messages, including the general population, PWID, and clinical and social service providers. The team disseminated up-to-date information about the outbreak, and prioritized messages addressing stigma related to drug use, syringe services programs, and HIV. Messages were continually updated to address the evolving situation and to resonate with local values. Messages were disseminated via advertisements, local news media, and directly to PWID, people experiencing homelessness, and providers. The response supplemented CHHD's assets, including strong relationships and community knowledge, with staff capacity and expertise from state and federal agencies. This collaborative approach is a useful model to address communication needs.
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Drug Users HIV Infections Humans Substance Abuse, Intravenous West Virginia
• Keywords:
  HIV Outbreak Communication Outbreak Response People Who Use Drugs Public Health Communication Substance Use Disorder
• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 26(Suppl 1):165-170
• Pubmed ID:
  35028793
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10999832
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  26
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f06280ef1cf00607ab0760f3fbb8e50e06133c5ea0c6ed75ec7501f8457aa1be
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/154106/cdc_154106_DS1.pdf
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