Marik Moen, Nina Sublette, Justin Alves, Crystal Martin Walker
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Abstract
Abstract: In this commentary, we describe current policy trends and their implications for the health of populations in the Southern and rural United States. We outline policy changes that threaten the prevention, care, and treatment of people at risk for HIV or with HIV and sociopolitical factors contributing to these policy trends. We also issue a call-to-action for individuals with Southern and rural US policy expertise and lived or living experience to collaboratively engage on a systematic policy analysis to thoroughly document relevant policies and deepen our understanding of the influences behind these policies. Finally, we provide examples of individual, community, and national level resiliency and courage-strategies that inspire advocacy and hope in the face of policy setbacks.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC) is a peer-reviewed, international nursing journal that covers the full spectrum of the global HIV epidemic, focusing on prevention, evidence-based care management, interprofessional clinical care, research, advocacy, policy, education, social determinants of health, epidemiology, and program development. JANAC functions according to the highest standards of ethical publishing practices and offers innovative publication options, including Open Access and prepublication article posting, where the journal can post articles before they are published with an issue.