PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Aral, Sevgi O AU - Blanchard, James F TI - The Program Science initiative: improving the planning, implementation and evaluation of HIV/STI prevention programs AID - 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050389 DP - 2012 Apr 01 TA - Sexually Transmitted Infections PG - 157--159 VI - 88 IP - 3 4099 - http://sti.bmj.com/content/88/3/157.short 4100 - http://sti.bmj.com/content/88/3/157.full SO - Sex Transm Infect2012 Apr 01; 88 AB - In this article, the authors describe the Program Science initiative in detail, discuss some of its recent accomplishments and explore its significance and timeliness in light of the HIV prevention challenges. The authors also describe the Program Science series being launched and present a preview of future articles.