Federal guidelines for treatment, prevention and care of HIV disease, opportunistic infections, and common co-infections.
HIV counseling and testing occurs in a wide range of contexts in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Situations as diverse as community outreach, partner testing, pregnancy, and labor and delivery call for special counseling approaches on the part of clinical staff. The technology of testing has continued to evolve with rapid tests, oral tests, and home tests. Finally, legal requirements for offering and documenting tests in a health care settings have also shifted in many states and jurisdictions.
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Guidelines and Manuals
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC), University of Washington
Online training platform providing U.S. health care staff with evidence-based core competency training on HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, and care.
Webinars and Training
- CAIInsights for entities seeking to create or strengthen rapid ART.
- IHIP, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Discussion of two SPNS projects that effectively engaged Latinos of Mexican descent in HIV testing and linkage to care.
- 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.
Tools and Job Aids
- Yale University School of Medicine
Guide on how to implement an opt-out HIV testing program in a jail setting.
Reports and Best Practices
- Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation (CQII)
Interventions tested and implemented by participating agencies of the end+disparities ECHO Collaborative, a national quality improvement initiative to address HIV disparities among Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funded grant recipients.
- SPNS Latino Access Initiative, UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Monographs describing interventions for the engagement and retention of Latinos in HIV care.
- SPNS Systems Linkages Project
Insights from a multi-state demonstration and evaluation of innovative models for linkages to and retention in HIV care.
- AIDS Action Foundation
Estos cuadernos describen la manera de asistir a conectar personas que viven con VIH/SIDA con el sistema médico.
- 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.
- AIDS Alliance for Children Youth and Families
Resource for programs interested in developing or expanding outreach services to identify HIV-positive youth and engage and retain them in care.
Websites
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. HIV-related treatment guidelines, drug database, and glossary.
- AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
HIV clinical training resources for the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program, funded by HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
- National Clinician Consultation Center
This AETC clinical training program provides expert clinical consultation in HIV/AIDS care, prevention and treatment.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Esta página incluye información básica sobre el VIH, hojas informativas, y afiches.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Federal agency within HHS responsible for promotion of health and well-being of Americans. In terms of prevention of infections, injuries, and illnesses, including HIV/AIDS.
- Center for Engaging Black MSM across the Care Continuum
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.
- Center for Engaging Black MSM across the Care Continuum
Online resource to enhance care interactions experienced by Black MSM.