A youth learning community to bring HIV prevention services to young adults in North Florida
Precision HIV Prevention: Piloting a youth learning health community
This pilot builds a youth-centered learning community that uses health data and youth input to help young adults in North Florida get HIV prevention services like testing and PrEP.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R21 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Florida State University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Tallahassee, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11178731 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Youth and emerging adults in North Florida are invited into a community-driven effort to shape how prevention services are offered. The team combines clinical data from the OneFlorida+ network with community-engaged systems methods to define practical strategies for reaching young people. In the first phase researchers will work with youth and local partners to choose and design implementation approaches, and then they will run simulations of selected strategies. The project focuses on counties in North Florida with high HIV prevalence to guide better, locally relevant prevention.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are young people and emerging adults in North Florida who are at risk for HIV or interested in improving youth-focused prevention services.
Not a fit: People who live outside North Florida or who are not part of youth engagement activities are unlikely to receive direct benefits from this pilot.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could make it easier for young people in North Florida to access effective HIV prevention services and reduce new infections in the region.
How similar studies have performed: Community-engaged and data-driven approaches have helped HIV prevention in other settings, but this specific youth learning health community model is a novel, piloted approach for North Florida.
Where this research is happening
Tallahassee, United States
- Florida State University — Tallahassee, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Naar, Sylvie — Florida State University
- Study coordinator: Naar, Sylvie
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.