Operationalizing Equity-centered Implementation Through Person-centered Care Capacity-building with HIV Service...

Area of Science:

• Implementation Science
• Public Health
• Health Equity

Background:

• Capacity-building for trauma-informed care and harm reduction is crucial for Southern HIV service organizations.
• Effective implementation requires fostering trust and driving organizational change.

Purpose of the Study:

• To examine implementation strategies for person-centered care (PCC) capacity-building interventions.
• To apply an equity-centered implementation science framework to understand facilitators of PCC capacity-building.

Main Methods:

• Qualitative study involving 58 in-depth interviews with 116 staff members.
• Analysis used modified grounded theory to identify implementation factors.

Main Results:

• Four factors of equity-centered implementation were identified: innovation, inner, outer, and bridging factors.
• SUSTAIN models PCC, employs PCC approaches, highlights socio-political influences, and facilitates partnerships.

Conclusions:

• SUSTAIN's PCC capacity-building advances health equity.
• Operationalizing person-centered care within capacity-building implementation is key to achieving health equity.