关键词：艾滋病,预防医学,人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV),疾病控制,人口控制;公共卫生护理
摘 要：Data, when entered correctly, help tell the story of HIV at the national, community, and individual levels, allowing us to identify and understand disproportionate disease burden and trends as well as inform public health decisions and activities. In fact, the story of HIV/AIDS has always been told through numbersfrom the five young, previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles diagnosed with a mysterious disease in 19811 to the now nearly 1.2 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) nationwide.2 Since the early days of the epidemic, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has used data to best target efforts and funds. This was true with the HRSA-led AIDS Service Demonstration Grants of 1986, and it remains true today. Adequate attention to data collection and submission requirements, particularly client-level data, is critical to curtailing HIV/AIDS in the United States and to improving care access to those in need. Quality data reports that track client demographics, core medical and social services provided, and client outcomes allow Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program providers to pinpoint patients falling out of care, chart a clients response to a new treatment regimen, and examine the associated costs. Data that are not entered correctly, however, do not represent a reliable picture of services being provided to Ryan White.