Review of the activities and tools used to conduct the end+disparities ECHO Collaborative, a multi-year national quality improvement initiative focused on reducing HIV health disparities among four subpopulations.
People who feel understood, respected, and valued are more likely to stay in care. The resources in this collection address ways that clinics and other service providers can identify and address bias to improve communication with diverse clients.
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Guidelines and Manuals
- Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation (CQII)
Clinical care guides for various populations (based upon their racial, ethnic, and gender characteristics) and specific conditions.
Webinars and Training
- AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC), University of Washington
Online clinician training platform with evidence-based core competency training on HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, care, and key populations.
- IHIP, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Discussion of how two SPNS sites supported Latino clients of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent move along the HIV care continuum. Includes focus on MSM as well as persons with substance use challenges.
- IHIP, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Discussion of two SPNS projects that effectively engaged Latinos of Mexican descent (with focus on MSM) in HIV testing and linkage to care.
- IHIP, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Presentation on an intervention to expand HIV workforce capacity through the use of strategic community-based partnerships.
- The Bronx Health and Housing Corporation
Webinar series on ways to improve HIV primary care patient outcomes for Latinos/as who are incarcerated or have a history of incarceration, with a case study sub-analysis of transnationalism among Puerto Ricans.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Learn how two successful programs are addressing homelessness and housing instability and behavioral health disorders, improving client engagement and retention in care, and observing improved rates of viral suppression.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Review of how a community-based organization and an FQHC successfully engaged and retained transgender women of color in HIV care.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Approaches to effectively engaging and retaining transgender women of color in HIV care.
- Futures Without Violence, HRSA
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.
- Center for Engaging Black MSM across the Care Continuum, NASTAD
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.
- National Center for Innovation in HIV Care
Discussion of social determinants of health that create barriers to HIV prevention and care for young adult Latino(a)s. Tools shared on recognizing agency barriers to care.
- I-TECH
Tools to support global health leaders in managing health and HIV programs.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Tools to help health care providers adapt SPNS models within their existing operations in order to better engage hard-to-reach people with HIV into care.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Facilitator's training curriculum and slides on educating service providers about HIV/AIDS-related stigma. There are five modules with participant training exercises.
Tools and Job Aids
- ACE TA Center
Use esta guía de referencia rápida para explicar términos y frases confusas y aumentar la comprensión del cliente sobre los términos técnicos comunes usados durante el proceso de inscripción.
- Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
Esta es una serie de seis videos animados breves que brinda educación específica sobre el VIH para pacientes y está destinada especialmente a mujeres de color que viven con el VIH.
- ACE TA Center
Glosè referans rapid sa a ofri esplikasyon ki fasil pou konprann nan langaj tout moun kapab konprann konsènan ekspresyon ak fraz ki gen pou wè ak enskripsyon nan swen sante pou founisè swen VIH yo.
- In It Together
Health literacy training initiative to help health professionals incorporate health literacy approaches into their services.
- NASTAD
Review of the basics of trauma and modules on trauma-informed approaches in the delivery of HIV care.
- ACE TA Center
Esta guía puede ayudar a los proveedores RWHAP a hablar con sus clientes sobre la nueva cobertura de salud.
Reports and Best Practices
- Indian Health Service (IHS)Primary care guide for IHS clinicians outlining initial and follow-up care for patients with HIV. Note: See source HHS guidelines at https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines
- Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
Evidence-informed interventions that produce optimal HIV care outcomes (jail transitional care, buprenorphine, patient navigation and peer support for women of color)
- SPNS Latino Access Initiative, UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Monographs describing interventions for the engagement and retention of Latinos in HIV care.
- SPNS Transgender Women of Color Initiative
Innovative models for linking and retaining transgender women of color in HIV care, developed by a multi-site demonstration project.
- HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
P4C was a national project aimed at expanding provision of HIV testing, prevention, care and treatment in health centers serving communities highly impacted by HIV; building sustainable partnerships between health centers and their state health department; and improving health outc
- National Center for Innovation in HIV Care
Exploration of the unique challenges that older adults living with HIV may face and five steps for health care providers and AIDS service providers to consider in addressing these challenges.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Implementation guide for HIV providers on addressing the unique needs of women of color living with HIV.
- National Minority AETC
BE SAFE is a framework that uses culturally pluralistic content and perspectives based on the following six core elements:
- Next Step and Mass CARE
Guidebook for multiple audiences that outlines steps for transitioning youth from pediatric care to adult services.
- AIDS Action Foundation
Estos cuadernos describen la manera de asistir a conectar personas que viven con VIH/SIDA con el sistema médico.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Case studies examining the effectiveness of models of peer support for Caribbean immigrants living with HIV in the U.S.
- AIDS Action Foundation
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.
Websites
- University of California, San Francisco
Website with guidelines, articles, online learning, and connections to agencies and others involved in transgender health.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Esta página incluye información básica sobre el VIH, hojas informativas, y afiches.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Federal resources on discrimination and health care privacy protections.
- Center for Engaging Black MSM across the Care Continuum
Online resource to enhance care interactions experienced by Black MSM.
- Howard Brown Health Center
Curriculum for nurses teaching cultural competency in the care of LGBT older adults.