Efforts to implement pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to priority target populations throughout the U.S. will require strategic planning, political will, and collaborative partnerships between primary care and public health. Work in other health areas1–6 and models2,7 of linkages between primary care and public health provide both guidance and examples that may be adapted readily to PrEP delivery. Moreover, a recent IOM report8 provides a road map for integrating primary care and public health to improve population health.
In this article, the authors briefly explore integration of primary care and public health for PrEP implementation. Focus is given to ways in which integration can increase the effectiveness and effıciency with which PrEP is delivered. Further, suggestions are made for ways in which primary care and public health stakeholders can coordinate and collaborate on key steps in the PrEP delivery process. Although many structural, technologic, and historical challenges exist,7,8 PrEP provides a unique opportunity to integrate primary care and public health and develop sustainable partnerships to improve PrEP delivery and, ultimately, population health.