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News Article updated on 10/01/2021
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Peer Engagement to Improve Linkage to Care and Retention in Care for Women and Youth
University Health uses peers and patient navigators to provide support, reduce barriers, and improve linkage and retention to care for women and youth with HIV. Two peers with lived experience were hired as Outreach Specialists to spearhead the program, encourage medication adherence and use of services, and provide mentoring. The intervention was successful in moderately improving the numbers of clients linked to care, retained in care, and virally suppressed.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/14/2023
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HRSA Funding Opportunity: HIV Prevention for Health Centers
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HRSA Releases New Fact Sheets on RWHAP Clients
Ten fact sheets on client populations getting care from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) a
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Use of Social Media and Mobile Technology as Essential Tools for EHE
Strategies to engage hard-to-reach youth and young adults through use of social media and related technologies.Resource updated 03/15/2023
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Innovative Intervention Strategies (2iS)
HRSA SPNS project applying the implementation science framework to identify innovative HIV interventions for three priority populations (people with substance use disorder, sexual minority youth, people involved in criminal justice system) and use of telehealth. Project period: 2021-2025.RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 04/02/2024
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Preventing HIV-Related Comorbidities in Adolescents
Review of the epidemiology of adolescents living with HIV; risk factors for developing comorbidities over the life course among adolescents with HIV; and opportunities to prevent comorbidities and optimize outcomes.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Diagnosing and Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections
Review of the diagnostic and management strategies for the most common sexually transmitted infections based on the updated 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Preexposure Prophylaxis: A Case-Based Panel Discussion
Review of options for PrEP in patients with decreased kidney function and low bone mineral density; the state of the science on STI prevention strategies; and recent data on the safety and efficacy on injectable PrEP options.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care in Seattle-King County
This referral-based oral health model used dental navigators to connect clients to a large network of dentists, which facilitated scheduling of appointments.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/02/2023
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Compendium of Evidence-informed Approaches to Improving Health Outcomes for People Living with HIV
Collection of implementation guides on evidence-informed best practices in HIV care delivery.Resource updated 03/04/2024
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Project CONNECT: E2i
Project CONNECT uses linkage coordinators to effectively engage people in HIV medical care. It focuses on people with newly diagnosed HIV or people with HIV who are transferring their care or have been out of care. AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland implemented Project CONNECT as part of E2i, an initiative funded by the RWHAP Part F SPNS program from 2017–2021. Project CONNECT was successful in increasing the number of clients retained in HIV care and who reached viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
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SPNS Initiative: Innovative Intervention Strategies (2iS) (2022-2025)
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SPNS Initiative: SURE Housing Initiative (2022-2026)
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Tailored Motivational Interviewing: E2i
Tailored Motivational Interviewing (TMI) delivers brief motivational interviewing counseling sessions customized to encourage people with HIV to engage in HIV care, take HIV medications as prescribed, and improve other health-related behaviors. Three sites implemented TMI as part of E2i, an initiative funded by the RWHAP Part F SPNS program from 2017 to 2021. Clients who participated in TMI had significant improvement in engagement in care, prescription of antiretroviral therapy, retention in care, and viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Adherence among HIV-Positive Youth: E2i
The Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Adherence among HIV-Positive Youth (TXTXT) is designed to keep young people, particularly young, Black, gay, bisexual, same-gender loving, and other men who have sex with men, engaged in HIV medical care, by delivering personalized, daily, interactive text messages that remind them to take their antiretroviral therapy as prescribed. Two sites implemented TXTXT as part of E2i, an initiative funded by the RWHAP Part F SPNS program from 2017–2021. The intervention resulted in a statistically significant improvement in engagement in HIV care.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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Status Neutral Approaches NYC, Texas, and Detroit
Review of the concept of status-neutral and examples of real-world applications from jurisdiction peers and leaders.Resource updated 04/06/2022
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Project ACCEPT
Project ACCEPT is designed to improve engagement and retention in medical care for youth ages 16 to 24 years with newly diagnosed HIV. The educational and skill-building intervention was deployed at four demonstration sites and increased rates of medication use and appointment adherence in comparison to a control group. Although originally developed for cisgender youth, Project ACCEPT may be adapted for gender-diverse people.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
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mRNA Vaccine Development for HIV Vaccines
Review of the current status of HIV vaccine development and how mRNA technology may speed the testing of new and existing vaccine concepts.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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HIV Prevention from the CDC Perspective
Review of disparities among persons affected by HIV in the U.S., CDC activities under the four pillars of the the Ending the HIV Epidemic in America Initiative, and the importance of a status neutral syndemic approach for preventing and treating HIV.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023