Any reasonably well functioning agency will have some type of new employee orientation. Ryan White agencies should put a premium on orientation given the amount of turnover in the HIV workforce. Add to that the passage of time and potential loss of institutional knowledge, the phrase “retired” is the new status of countless founders, veterans and long-time survivors who put the nation’s HIV infrastructure in place.
Basics on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program represents a comprehensive system of HIV care. Its various Parts (funding streams) operate to serve varied populations and needs. That framework is outlined in the Ryan White legislation.
HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau website outlines the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program in total. Among the featured items is Living History, a website covering just about every facet of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: its Parts, Populations, the Legislation, a Timeline.
Video: 30 Years of the RWHAP
How to Find Resources
There are multiple ways to get oriented.
- Manuals have been prepared for Part A Manual, Part B Manual and AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Manual. Parts C and D: contact your project officer.
- Every Ryan White agency can turn to training resources. Hundreds are available. They are organized on this website in varied ways: as Top Picks and by Topic. In addition, some materials are organized under TA/training initiatives.
- Use our advanced search engine, which covers everything on this site. The Best Practices Compilation of proven interventions has a tailored search engine.
- Find Ryan White Services across the country.
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Topic Highlights
- Clinical Care (Medical and Support Services topic pages)
- People with HIV Involvement (People with HIV & Community Involvement topic pages)
- Data (Data and Reporting topic pages)
- Financial Management (Fiscal Management topic pages)
- Planning (Planning topic pages)
- Program Management (HRSA Project Officers and the Program Parts topic pages)
- Clinical Quality Management (HRSA HAB and the Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation, CQII)
Sign up for various HRSA HAB Listservs.