The RWHAP Best Practices Compilation gathers and disseminates interventions that improve outcomes along the HIV care continuum. Explore the Compilation to find inspiration and new ideas for improving the care of people with HIV. Learn more about the Best Practices Compilation and submit your innovation today for possible inclusion.
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Golden Compass aims to serve the unique needs of older adults with HIV using a comprehensive care model designed to address comorbidities that arise with older age. Golden Compass helps address the large, yet preventable, gaps in knowledge about geriatric HIV care, resulting in high rates of patient and provider satisfaction and substantial provider reach.
Emerging intervention
People over 50 years of age
Beyond the care continuum
Clinical service delivery model
San Francisco, CA
POP-UP provides low-barrier comprehensive HIV primary care, substance use services, mental health services, and case management to people who are homeless and unstably housed with the goal of retaining clients in care and improving viral suppression. Among POP-UP participants, 44% who were unstably housed and not virally suppressed at the start of the study were virally suppressed 12 months after enrollment.
Evidence-informed intervention
People who are unstably housed
Retention in HIV medical care; Viral suppression
Clinical service delivery model
San Francisco, CA
Allegheny Health Network implemented Patient-Centered Appointment Reminders over a five-month period to improve engagement in care for people with HIV. This intervention included text message reminders, a process for identifying and addressing barriers to care, home visits, and outreach to patients after missed appointments. Compared to the pre-intervention cohort, the post-intervention group showed a significant decrease in clinic no-show rates.
Evidence-informed intervention
People with HIV
Retention in HIV medical care
Clinical service delivery model
PA
The Tobacco Use Reduction in People Living with HIV Project was initiated in 2015 by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services' Tobacco Section. Tobacco cessation services were integrated into the clinical care delivered at various AIDS Service Organizations, and also offered outside of regularly scheduled medical appointments, such as during support groups and educational classes. The percentage of people with HIV who reported using tobacco products saw a statistically significant reduction from 2015 to 2017.
Emerging intervention
People with HIV
Beyond the care continuum
Support service delivery model
MI
The intervention integrated supportive employment services, housing services, and HIV care for clients receiving case management services and with unmet housing and employment needs. Evaluation of the program showed improvements in employment rates, participant confidence in being able to hold onto a job, household median income, participants’ living situations, and self-perception of homelessness status.
Emerging intervention
People who are unstably housed
Beyond the care continuum
Support service delivery model; Data utilization approach
Paterson, NJ
The STEP Program is a multidisciplinary intra-campus health care transition program to support youth with HIV as they transition from pediatric to adult HIV care using individualized transition plans. Ninety-five percent of youth enrolled in STEP were still retained in adult care at 12 months compared to only 50% of a pre-STEP cohort.
Evidence-informed intervention
Youth ages 13 to 24
Retention in HIV medical care
Clinical service delivery model; Systems/structural interventions
Baltimore, MD
The Arizona Department of Health Services partnered with three clinics to identify people with a dual diagnosis of HIV and HCV, determine their care needs, and link them to HCV treatment.
Emerging intervention
People with HCV
Beyond the care continuum
Data utilization approach; Outreach and reengagement activities
AZ
Through the Test & Treat Rapid Access (TTRA) Program, clients with a new HIV diagnosis in Miami-Dade County can access ART, receive other services and counseling, start enrolling in RWHAP, and connect to HIV primary care during the initial visit. At Borinquen Health Care Center, one of the clinical sites participating in TTRA, 76% of clients were virally suppressed within three months of receiving a rapid ART start, and 95% were retained in care for 12 months.
Evidence-informed intervention
People with a new diagnosis of HIV; People with HIV who are not in care
HIV diagnosis; Linkage to HIV medical care; Prescription of antiretroviral therapy; Viral suppression
Clinical service delivery model
Miami-Dade County, FL
Through the Practice Transformation Project, the Native American Community Clinic and Midwest AIDS Education and Training Center developed strategies to increase testing and linkage to care within the American Indian/Alaska Native population, and for those who inject drugs and are experiencing homelessness. These ongoing efforts have increased HIV testing rates by 10 percentage points through harm reduction, community outreach, and culturally sensitive strategies.
Emerging intervention
American Indian/Alaska Native people; People who inject drugs (PWID); People who are unstably housed
HIV diagnosis; Linkage to HIV medical care
Clinical service delivery model
Minneapolis, MN
OPT-In For Life is a social media-based intervention that promotes advancement along the HIV care continuum for young adults (ages 18 to 34) with HIV. During the 18-month intervention, OPT-In For Life used multiple social media platforms and a mobile application to provide HIV-related and positive lifestyle resources. Young adults enrolled in OPT-in For Life demonstrated improved retention in HIV care and higher rates of viral suppression after participation.
Evidence-informed intervention
Young adults ages 25 to 34; Youth ages 13 to 24
Retention in HIV medical care; Viral suppression
Use of technology and mobile health
PA
