Methamphetamine is a key driver of the HIV epidemic in jurisdictions nationwide. HIV prevention and treatment, both key efforts in the EHE strategy are negatively affected by the meth crisis.
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
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)
Across the U.S., and likely, in your own jurisdiction, Emergency Departments are a key point of entry or re-entry into the healthcare system and the only source of healthcare for many marginalized populations.
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)
Rapid ART (antiretroviral therapy) is a strategy being adopted by jurisdictions across the U.S. to improve the engagement and retention in care of people with HIV.
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)Review of the role federally qualified health centers play in the care of people who are uninsured and medically under served, including people with HIV.
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)Tips on linking to the best data sources and helping the EHE team in your jurisdiction to integrate data management into implementation activities.
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)Overview of HIV housing strategies and program models with a focus on innovation and on leveraging a range of housing and supportive services resources to maximize housing opportunities for people with HIV.
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)Achieving Retention in Care and Viral Suppression to End the HIV Epidemic Webinar
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)Review of the impact of SUDs (alcohol, opioids and methamphetamine) on outcomes along the HIV care continuum and effective evidence-based SUD interventions (Medication Assisted Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, and Contingency Management).
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)Panel discussion of how agencies can adjust telehealth services, often developed rapidly in response to COVID-19, in a post-pandemic environment.
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)
In this webinar, TAP-in is a multi-sectoral partnership of national, regional and local TA experts advancing innovation and use of evidence to support jurisdictions to achieve EHE goals.
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)Model approaches for community partner engagement and coordination to build an immediate response and sustain long term relationships to support interventions for the mitigation of future outbreaks.
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-In)Insights for entities seeking to create or strengthen rapid ART.
- Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
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).
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Resources to assist Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and other HIV clinics to integrate buprenorphine programs within primary care settings.
Tools and Job Aids
- Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)Series of six brief, animated videos with HIV-specific patient education tailored for women of color with HIV.
- Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
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
- Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
Evidence-informed interventions that produce optimal HIV care outcomes (jail transitional care, buprenorphine, patient navigation and peer support for women of color)