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.
As it was in the earliest days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, MSM comprise the majority of HIV/AIDS cases in the U.S., representing over half of those infected with HIV/AIDS. In 2019, among MSM getting medical care from the RWHAP, 89.1% achieved viral suppression. These rates varied across MSM populations, particularly MSM with unstable housing and younger MSM.
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Guidelines and Manuals
- Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation (CQII)
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.
- Evidence-Informed Interventions (E2i)
Overview of E2i and its goal to identify and provide support for the implementation of evidence-informed interventions to reduce HIV-related health disparities and improve health outcomes.
- 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.
Tools and Job Aids
- In It Together
Health literacy training initiative to help health professionals incorporate health literacy approaches into their services.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Guide to best practices for enhancing services to youth with HIV to better outcomes in both retention and viral load suppression.
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
- SPNS Latino Access Initiative, UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Monographs describing interventions for the engagement and retention of Latinos in HIV care.
- SPNS Social Media Initiative
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.
- NASTAD
Ideas for RWHAP Part B/ADAPs to support access to medications and tailor related services for Black/African American men living with HIV.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Insights on ways that HIV care programs have improved health outcomes along the HIV care continuum.
- 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)
Compilation of SPNS grantee experiences with peer models and how they can be used in various care settings.
- National Minority AETC
BE SAFE is a framework that uses culturally pluralistic content and perspectives based on the following six core elements:
- 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.
Websites
- 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.