Stigma/Legal

HIV-related stigma compromises the well-being of people with the disease. Stigmatized individuals may suffer discrimination that can lead to loss of employment and housing, estrangement from family and society, and increased risk of violence. HIV-related stigma can also drive new HIV infections because it can deter people from getting tested for the disease, make them less likely to acknowledge their risk of infection, and discourage those who are HIV-positive from discussing their HIV status with their partners and families.

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Guidelines and Manuals

Clinical Care Guides: Populations and Conditions
February 2018
Clinical care guides for various populations (based upon their racial, ethnic, and gender characteristics) and specific conditions.
Clinician's Guide to Working with Asian and Pacific Islanders Living with HIV

Clinician's Guide: Working with Native Americans Living with HIV

Transgender HIV/AIDS Health Services Best Practices Guidelines

Webinars and Training

ELEVATE: Principles of Harm Reduction in HIV Services
NMAC
March 2022
This webinar presented by ELEVATE NMAC Team and JSI will focus on promoting the application of Harm Reduction Principles among PWH employed in HIV Service Delivery System.
Preparing People with HIV (PWH) for Involvement in HIV Community Planning
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) and NMAC
October 2021
The purpose of this webinar is to raise awareness of the availability and purpose of community planning groups.
Trauma-informed Care at AIDS Service Organizations
National Center for Innovation in HIV Care
May 2017
Review of research on the causes of higher trauma prevalence among People with HIV. The relationship of trauma symptoms to decreased engagement in HIV services, and best practices in trauma-informed care.
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Health Partners
Futures Without Violence, HRSA
May 2017
Website-based toolkit on ways for agencies to establish partnerships to address intimate partner violence (IPV). Focus is on partnerships among HRSA Health Centers and domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA) advocacy programs.
Living with HIV in Rural America: Stigma and Other Barriers to Care
National Center for Innovation in HIV Care
January 2017
Review of barriers to health care access in rural areas and their impact on health outcomes of persons living with HIV in the United States.
His Health: Engaging Black MSM in HIV Care and Prevention
Center for Engaging Black MSM across the Care Continuum
January 2017
Web training site to educate providers on the delivery of HIV health care services for black men who have sex with men to enhance engagement/retention in care.
HIV/AIDS Stigma and Access to Care, Facilitators Guide
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
January 2007
Facilitator's training curriculum and slides on educating service providers about HIV/AIDS-related stigma.

Tools and Job Aids

Trauma-Informed Approaches Toolkit
NASTAD
December 2022
Review of the basics of trauma and modules on trauma-informed approaches in the delivery of HIV care.
A Health Systems Approach to Trauma-Informed Care
ESCALATE Glossary of Terms
NMAC
June 2022
The purpose of the ESCALATE training program is to facilitate transformative and relational change in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Programs (RWHAP) and the communities they serve.

Reports and Best Practices

Compendium of Evidence-informed Approaches to Improving Health Outcomes for People Living with HIV
Center for Innovation and Engagement
April 2022
Collection of 14 implementation guides on evidence-informed best practices in HIV care delivery, designed for replication by HIV primary care agencies.
Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions Resources
Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
July 2020
Evidence-informed interventions that produce optimal HIV care outcomes (jail transitional care, buprenorphine, patient navigation and peer support for women of color)
Culturally Appropriate Interventions of Outreach, Access and Retention among Latino/a Populations Initiative: Intervention Monographs
SPNS Latino Access Initiative, UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
February 2020
Monographs describing interventions for the engagement and retention of Latinos in HIV care.
Connecting to Care: Addressing Unmet Need in HIV
AIDS Action Foundation
January 2006
Workbooks describing ways to help connect people living with HIV/AIDS to medical care. Estos cuadernos describen la manera de asistir a conectar personas que viven con VIH/SIDA con el sistema médico.
Conectando a los Cuidados

Websites

AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
April 2021
HIV clinical training resources for the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program (e.g., library of tools by topic and populations, calendar of events, directory of AETCs, clinician consultation resources). Discover AETC EHE resources for clinicians.
HHS Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
February 2018
Federal resources on discrimination and health care privacy protections.
Nurses Health Education About LGBT Elders (HEALE) Curriculum
Howard Brown Health Center
October 2012
Curriculum for nurses teaching cultural competency in the care of LGBT older adults.

Conference Presentations

ESCALATING the Response to Reducing HIV Stigma Institute 101

HRSA

Presenters:

Terrell Parker, Dottie Rains-Dowdell, Adam Thompson, LaQuanta Smalley