Source: HRSA. General Audience Overview: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Clients, 2020.. Population Fact Sheet, July 2022.
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) fills gaps in care for individuals living with HIV disease. Over half of the 1+ million people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. get some type of care from the RWHAP. The majority of RWHAP clients are low income individuals from racial/ethnic minority populations. Technical assistance and training resources assist RWHAP agencies in delivering care to the overall RWHAP population as well as to specific populations. Examples include care protocols, cultural competency resources, and patient education materials.
Online clinician training platform with evidence-based core competency training on HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, care, and key populations.
An evidence-based online curriculum for healthcare providers and trainers of health care providers on HIV/HCV co-infection among people of color.
Clinical care guides for various populations (based upon their racial, ethnic, and gender characteristics) and specific conditions.
In 2021, the US public was introduced to a bi-monthly injectable form of PrEP, which stands for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Taken in pill form and now also available as an injectable this medication reduces the chance of getting HIV from sex or injection drug use.
No matter their HIV status, we know that people need similar health care as well as essential support services. These can include medical care, housing, transportation, and employment.
We now have more tools than ever available for HIV prevention – a robust toolbox that includes pre-exposure prophylaxis, post-exposure prophylaxis, treatment as prevention, and syringe service programs.
Curriculum of educational sessions to promote client engagement and retention in HIV care in order to increase overall rates of viral suppression, based on evidence informed practices, including motivational interviewing, to address identified gaps in care.
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.
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.
Aprè kliyan yo fin enskri nan asirans sante, li enpòtan pou asire yo kenbe pwoteksyon yo an pandan tout ane a.
Afich pou ede kliyan yo konprann sa yo sa yo bezwen pou kenbe pwoteksyon asirans yo pandan tout ane a. Chak afich montre yon tarif ak yon imaj diferan epi yo te kreye yo pou yo enprime an koulè.
Health literacy training initiative to help health professionals incorporate health literacy approaches into their services.
Evidence-informed interventions that produce optimal HIV care outcomes (jail transitional care, buprenorphine, patient navigation and peer support for women of color)
Monographs describing interventions for the engagement and retention of Latinos in HIV care.
Resources (monographs, implementation manuals, mobile apps and text messaging) from ten demonstration sites that participated in Use of Social Media to Improve Engagement, Retention, and Health Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum.
Website-based toolkit on ways for agencies to establish partnerships to address intimate partner violence (IPV).
Insights from a multi-state demonstration and evaluation of innovative models for linkages to and retention 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.
Federal agency that administers the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), which helps low-income people with HIV receive care.
HIV clinical training resources for HRSA's AIDS Education and Training Centers Program.
Portal for HIV/AIDS information from the U.S. federal government, including the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.
U.S. HIV-related treatment guidelines, drug database, and glossary.
Website with guidelines, articles, online learning, and connections to agencies and others involved in transgender health.
Federal resources on discrimination and health care privacy protections.