Integration across Programs: The Synchronicities

Program Collaboration and Service Integration (PCSI) is a major strategic priority for the National Center for HIV/AID, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PCSI focuses on integrated service delivery at the client level. There are several factors creating momentum toward greater integration of prevention services including advances in diagnostic technology and treatment, similar or overlapping at-risk populations, disease interactions, social determinants of health, and similar prevention strategies. Barriers to integration cited by programs include administrative and fiscal inflexibilities due to “siloed” funding, lack of harmony and synchronization of data collection and surveillance systems, and gaps in translation and integration of science and program.

This presentation will focus on the strategies being employed to identify where service integration is likely to lead to the greatest public health impact and the program research questions of highest priority to advancing program collaboration and service integration