HIV Data Best Practices

CSTE, in collaboration with NASTAD, holds a webinar series, “HIV Data Best Practices.” The webinar series focuses on best practices and strategies for effectively using HIV data for successful programmatic and systematic outcomes in state, local, territorial, and tribal (STLT) health departments. Recordings of all webinars can be accessed on CSTE’s website here.

Under CDC PS PS24-0020, Component A, CSTE and NASTAD hosted the following webinars:

Collaborative Approaches to Data to Care

March 17, 2026

This webinar focused on best practices for internal and external health department collaborations to implement Data to Care approaches that support timely reengagement in care. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and Washington State Department of Health presented.

HIV Data Sharing with Public Health and Community Partners

November 13, 2025

This webinar focused on best practices for HIV data sharing and collaboration with public health and community partners. The Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services presented.

Under CDC PS19-1906, Component A, CSTE and NASTAD hosted the following webinars:

Utilizing Novel Data Sources for HIV Surveillance

September 26, 2024

This webinar focused on best practices for utilizing novel data sources, such as Medicaid and HDAP, for HIV surveillance. The DC Health and Massachusetts Department of Public Health shared their experiences. Presenters shared successes, challenges, and lessons learned.

Identifying, Investigating, And Reporting Early and Acute HIV 

September 19, 2024

This webinar focused on best practices for identifying, investigating, and reporting early and acute HIV surveillance. The South Carolina Department of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and LA County Department of Public Health shared their experiences. Presenters shared successes, challenges, and lessons learned.

Investigating HIV Data Trends and Utilizing Forecasting Tools

October 19, 2023

This webinar focused on investigating missing and unreported HIV cases and identifying tools for forecasting HIV cases. The Maryland Department of Health and CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention shared their approaches to tracking and investigating unreported and undiagnosed HIV cases and how to forecast HIV cases. Presenters shared successes, challenges, best practices, and lessons learned.

Transforming HIV Data into Epi Profiles

September 21, 2023

This webinar focused on best practices for developing epidemiologic profiles, including data dashboards. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shared their approaches to developing HIV epidemiologic profiles for internal and external stakeholders. Presenters shared successes, challenges, and lessons learned.

Data Best Practices for PS20-2010

June 9, 2022

This webinar was an interactive and engaging session for EHE jurisdictions. The webinar used interactive elements to compile STLT successes, challenges, best practices, and lessons learned for completing CDC-PS20-2010 activities. A facilitated group discussion followed.

Using Surveillance Data to Inform HIV Programs 

May 19, 2022

This webinar focused on the challenges and successes of using surveillance data to inform HIV programs. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Washington Department of Health, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control shared their approaches to using surveillance data to inform HIV programs. Presenters shared successes, challenges, best practices, and lessons learned about programs developed from utilizing surveillance data in their jurisdictions as well as building integrated systems.

HIV Data Reporting to Multiple Funding Streams

May 12, 2022

This webinar focused on the challenges and successes of data reporting to multiple funding streams. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and The Mecklenburg Health Department shared their approaches to reporting data to multiple funding streams. Presenters shared successes, challenges, best practices, and lessons learned about effectively utilizing data tracking, communicating with internal and external stakeholders, and collaborating to eliminate duplication of activities.