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  • Public Health
  • Health Promotion
  • Social Epidemiology

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  • The persistent HIV epidemic necessitates innovative prevention strategies.
  • Current efforts increasingly focus on social determinants of HIV risk.
  • There is a need for evidence-based examples of structural-level HIV prevention interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the Connect to Protect® project, a process and tool for developing structural changes in HIV prevention.
  • To provide examples from 14 coalitions that have utilized this approach.
  • To offer a resource for communities and practitioners to build HIV prevention agendas and promote community health.

Main Methods:

  • The Connect to Protect® project outlines a strategic planning process.
  • A tool is provided to guide the transition from general ideas to specific structural changes.
  • Case examples from 14 diverse coalitions illustrate the application of the process.

Main Results:

  • The project facilitates the identification and implementation of structural-level changes targeting root causes of HIV risk.
  • Examples demonstrate the adaptability of the process across different community coalitions.
  • The approach supports the development of comprehensive HIV prevention strategies.

Conclusions:

  • The Connect to Protect® process and tool offer a practical framework for implementing structural HIV prevention.
  • This resource can empower coalitions and practitioners to address environmental and policy factors influencing HIV risk.
  • Adoption of these strategies can contribute to advancing community health promotion and reducing HIV transmission.