Hispanic/Latino

HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Fact Sheets, March 2023.

Approximately one-fourth of HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) clients are Hispanic/Latino. Viral suppression rates are slightly above the overall RWHAP average. Technical assistance and training resources focus on, for example, linguistic, cultural, and other barriers to health care.

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Best Practices and Emerging Models

Viviendo Valiente: Multi-Level Intervention Linking Latinos to HIV Care
IHIP
November 2022
Multi-level messaging intervention focused on linking Latinos with HIV to high quality HIV primary care in Dallas County, Texas. Individual-, group- and community-level strategies.
Compendium of Evidence-informed Approaches to Improving Health Outcomes for People Living with HIV
Center for Innovation and Engagement
April 2022
Collection of implementation guides on evidence-informed best practices in HIV care delivery.
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.
Building Effective Interventions for Latino Clients

Explore Evidence-Informed Interventions from the SPNS Latino Initiative
SPNS Transgender Women of Color Initiative Intervention Manuals
SPNS Transgender Women of Color Initiative
November 2018
Innovative models for linking and retaining transgender women of color in HIV care, developed by a multi-site demonstration project.
Engaging and Retaining the Latinx Community in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B and ADAP
NASTAD
September 2018
Ideas for RWHAP Part B/ADAPs to support access to medications and tailor related services for Latinos and Latinas living with HIV.
Women of Color: Enhancing Access
IHIP
September 2014
Implementation guide for HIV providers on addressing the unique needs of women of color living with HIV.
Fact Sheet—SPNS Demonstration Model on Women Empowered to Connect and Remain Engaged in Care (WE CARE) and Guide to Healing: Enhancing Access for HIV+ Women in the Rural South Intervention

Intervention Guide—Guide to Healing: Enhancing Access to Care for HIV+ Women in the Rural South

Resources

National HIV Curriculum
University of Washington
April 2021
Online clinician training platform with evidence-based core competency training on HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, care, and key populations.
In It Together Health Literacy Project
In It Together
August 2019
Health literacy training initiative to help health professionals incorporate health literacy approaches into their services.
Enlaces Por La Salud
IHIP
April 2023
Use of a transnational framework to provide intensive services, including one-on-one educational sessions, to help Latino men and Latina transgender women link to and stay engaged in care and treatment.
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.
BESAFE Cultural Competency Model
National Minority AETC
September 2012
Guide and promising practices that address cultural competency for specific racial/ethnic populations.
BESAFE: A Cultural Competency Model for Latinos

BESAFE: Un Modelo de Competencia Cultural para Latino

Training Modules

Innovative Approaches to Engaging Hard-to-Reach Populations Living with HIV/AIDS into Care: Tools from the Integrating HIV Innovative Practices Program
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
January 2013
Learning tools on how to engage hard-to-reach people with HIV into care, including a training manual (for adapting SPNS models); a curriculum (for training staff); and webinars on key topics.

Webinars and Training

Replicating Innovative HIV Care Strategies in the RWHAP
IHIP
July 2023
Webinar series featuring HIV care innovations developed under the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau’s Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) program. Sessions share insights on how to replicate SPNS interventions.
Innovative HIV Care Strategies for Priority Populations: Transgender Women, Mexican Men

Replicating Innovative HIV Care Strategies to Priority Populations: Transgender Women and Latinos of Mexican Origin
Culturally Appropriate Engagement and Service Delivery with Latino/as
The Bronx Health and Housing Corporation
July 2018
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.
Empodérate: A Model for Addressing Social Determinants of Health Among LGBTQ Latinx Young Adults
National Center for Innovation in HIV Care
June 2016
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.
Innovative Approaches to Engaging Hard-to-Reach Populations Living with HIV/AIDS into Care
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
January 2013
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.

Conference Presentations

Impact of a Bilingual COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign in People Living with HIV

Atrium Health

Presenters:

Anna Jacobs, Mindy Sampson, Leigh Medaris, Jacob Schulte, Joseph Erato, Christopher Polk