The Reach of Nursing: HIV

In HIV/AIDS, the reach of nursing begins at disease and fans out to touch each affected community in just the right way. And then touches the communities within communities in a new ‘just right’ way. In HIV/AIDS each community has its own unique challenges, requires different skills, and inspires a distinct, innovative solution.

Here at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing HIV experts including faculty, staff, and students are identifying gaps and producing research and award-winning interventions. On the eve of World AIDS Day, held annually on December 1, they gathered on Twitter to discuss the needs of different HIV-impacted communities.

#HIVIsDiverse on Twitter

The chat’s questions included:

1. What’s the state of HIV/AIDs in 2018? Where have we improved and where do we need to focus next?
2. What are some distinct HIV-affected populations or communities?
3. What are some of the unique needs of different HIV-affected populations or communities?
4. What is some of the research or interventions targeting specific HIV-affected communities making a big impact?
5. How has PrEP impacted HIV-affected communities, research, and interventions?
6. What are the unique needs of HIV-affected communities in Baltimore and how are we helping our local community?

Many of our faculty and PhD students chimed in to answer. Our participants included:

• Dr. Jason Farley
• Dr. Derek Dangerfield
• Dr. Michael Sanchez
• Dr. Kamila Alexander
• Dr. Nancy Goldstein
• Dr. Nancy Reynolds
• Dr. Hae-Ra Han
• The Johns Hopkins Center for AIDS Research
• The Secretariat of the WHOCC for Nursing & Midwifery
• The REACH Initiative
• Dr. Joyell Arscott
• Francoise Mbaka Mouyeme
• Yen Nguyen

• Post-Baccalaureate HIV Primary Care Certificate
• Post-Doctoral Opportunities at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
• HopkinsNursing130.org 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: SYDNEE LOGAN

Sydnee Logan is the Social Media and Digital Content Coordinator for Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She shares what’s going on here with the world.