Research Agendas for Centers, Institute, and Offices

CoCID: NCHSTP Research Agenda

Prevention Services Research in a Changing Health Environment

• Which prevention methods are best, and how should they be applied in public health practice?
• How well are prevention programs working?
• How should prevention services be integrated within and across categorical programs?

Community-Level Research

• What are the community-level determinants of risk for HIV infection, STD, and TB?
• How can health disparities be reduced?
• What are the best strategies for addressing prevention needs at the community level?
• What are the best methods for linking public, private, and non-governmental prevention activities?

Behavioral Research

• What are the individual-level determinants of risk behavior and of sustained adherence to prevention and treatment guidance?
• How should behavioral research be applied to programs and policies?
• How can behavioral research be used to improve the prevention and treatment practices of providers?

Improving Public Health Surveillance

• How can surveillance methods be enhanced to meet local needs for prevention planning?
• Which methods are best for monitoring new infections and the risks for infection?
• How should surveillance methods be modified in the changing public health environment?
• Which methods are best for monitoring risk and infection trends in the groups at highest risk?

Policy Research

• Hoe do structural factors (e.g., policies, laws) affect prevention services and health behaviors?
• How can methods of policy analysis be used to improve the assessment and development of prevention policies and guidelines?
• Which strategies are best for building support and creating incentives for prevention?

Information and communication

• How can information technology be used more effectively to meet the diverse needs of constituents?
• Which communication methods best support prevention?

Disease Transmission

• Which characteristics of infectious agents and of at-risk or infected persons require further elucidation in order to improve prevention?

Biomedical Technology Development and Application

• How can prevention tools (e.g., screening and diagnostic tests, vaccines, therapies) be improved and applied to prevention practice?

Global Prevention

• How should prevention approaches be applied to international settings?
• What are the prevention needs for populations that migrate to the United States?
• How can lessons from other countries be applied in the United States?