Author Archives: Olivia Burrus, Catherine Gupta, Alexa Ortiz, and Camilla Harshbarger

About Olivia Burrus, Catherine Gupta, Alexa Ortiz, and Camilla Harshbarger

Camilla Harshbarger, Ph.D., is an anthropologist working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention to lead the development and effectiveness trial of Postive Health Check, an online video counselling intervention designed to improve viral suppression of people living with HIV and engaged in clinical care. Dr. Harshbarger led the CDC’s first Google Hangout featuring experts from community based organizations to share their lessons learned recruiting into HIV prevention programs young men of color who have sex with men. She co-led the Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) project which trained about 14,000 individuals to implement interventions with people at risk for HIV. Earlier in her career, Dr. Harshbarger consulted in international development in Africa and Latin America. She holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Five principles for developing digital clinic-based, behavior-change health interventions

By | January 16, 2018
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 In this post, we describe five principles that guided the development of Positive Health Check, a clinic-based digital health intervention for HIV-positive patients, aimed at making it acceptable and feasible in a clinic setting.