Retaining in Care

Engagement in HIV/AIDS care falls along a continuum, from not being in care at all to being fully engaged, with interim points that reflect inconsistent and non-engagement in care. Varied interventions can enhance care engagement, including peer support, motivational interviewing, and case management. HRSA HAB through the SPNS program and other initiatives identify and evaluate innovative retention approaches, and produce replication materials for those showing the most promise. Many of these interventions focus on populations at most need, including youth, transgender women, and women and MSM of color.

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Webinars and Training

TAP-in EHE Archived Webinar Series
Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-in)
October 2021
Recordings of the TAP-in: Technical Assistance Provider-innovation network webinars on topics critical to the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative.
Performance Measurement: Using Data to Achieve EHE Goals
Evidence-Informed Interventions: Initial Lessons Learned from a Multi-Site Intervention
Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
August 2018
Preliminary data and lessons learned from the pre-implementation and early-implementation phases of initiatives featured in the DEII project (buprenorphine, women of color, peer support, jail transitional care).
Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings: Tools from the Integrating HIV Innovative Practices Program
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
August 2012
Resources to assist Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and other HIV clinics to integrate buprenorphine programs within primary care settings.

Tools and Job Aids

Educational Videos for Women of Color with HIV
Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
August 2020
Series of six brief, animated videos with HIV-specific patient education tailored for women of color with HIV.
Videos educativos para mujeres de color con el VIH
Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
August 2020
Esta es una serie de seis videos animados breves que brinda educación específica sobre el VIH para pacientes y está destinada especialmente a mujeres de color que viven con el VIH.

Reports and Best Practices

The Black MSM Initiative: Protocol for Program Evaluation
SPNS Black MSM Initiative
July 2022
Introductory paper describing the Black MSM Initiative and the protocol for the multisite evaluation.
Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions Resources
Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
July 2020
Evidence-informed interventions that produce optimal HIV care outcomes (jail transitional care, buprenorphine, patient navigation and peer support for women of color)

Technical Assistance

Access, Care, and Engagement (ACE) TA Center
Capacity building for the RWHAP community to navigate the changing health care landscape and help people with HIV to access and use their health coverage to improve health outcomes.
AETC National Coordinating Resource Center
The central hub of the AETC Program, the clinical training arm of the RWHAP, through HIV curricula, technical support to regional AETCs on practice transformation and best practices, and housing of all AETC-developed tools for HIV clinical staff. Project period: 2019-2024.
Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation
TA/training for RWHAP agencies to improve the quality of HIV/AIDS care they provide. Project period: 2020-2024.
Rapid ART DAP
Project to facilitate the implementation of Rapid ART initiation in RWHAP provider settings by compiling and disseminating implementation resources nationwide. Project period: 2020-2023.
Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers
The AETC Program offers clinician education and tailored capacity-building assistance. Project period: 2019-2024.
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Best Practices Recipient Compilation
Initiative documenting best practice strategies and interventions that have been shown to improve HIV outcomes in a "real world" setting and can be replicated by other programs. Project period: 2021-2024.