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.
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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Webinars and Training
- IHIP, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Tools and Job Aids
- In It Together
Health literacy training initiative to help health professionals incorporate health literacy approaches into their services.
Reports and Best Practices
- 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.
- National Minority AETC
BE SAFE is a framework that uses culturally pluralistic content and perspectives based on the following six core elements: