Naar Team Receives R21/33 Award for Precision HIV Prevention Program
Congratulations to CTBS Director Sylvie Naar, Ph.D., Associate Professor Zhe He, Ph.D., Department Vice Chair Nicole Ennis, Ph.D., and CTBS Assistant Director Sara Green, MSW, on receiving an NIH R21/33 award for their new project, “Precision HIV Prevention: Piloting a youth learning health community.” This new initiative aims to tackle North Florida’s HIV epidemic among youth by combining data, community engagement, and tailored intervention strategies. Despite progress in HIV prevention, young people are still disproportionately affected, especially in Florida, ranking second in the number of End the Epidemic jurisdictions. The project will establish a Youth Learning Health Community to design impactful, community-driven solutions using data from OneFlorida+ Data Trust, a clinical research consortium of 11 health systems in Florida.