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Blog updated 06/10/2021
Blog updated 06/10/2021
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University Health System’s peer engagement initiative employs peers, alongside Patient Navigators, to provide support and improve linkage and retention to care for youth, women, infants, and children. Group support activities and a chat-enabled website are two of the methods used to continually engage our population of focus.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
A culturally sensitive, participant-driven, Spanish-language group for Latina women with HIV promoted engagement in HIV services. Many participants had never previously engaged in support services. The increased participation resulted in multiple positive outcomes, including HIV viral load suppression, reduced stigma and isolation, engagement in mental health services, and increased community advocacy.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/19/2023
This discussion session will provide an overview of the importance of enhancing collective partnerships among community partners to provide a comprehensive system of HIV primary medical care and essential support services to people with HIV.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This presentation discusses the limitations of using evidence-based and evidence-informed parameters when identifying innovative approaches to engage and retain people with HIV in care. Lessons learned will be shared along with strategies on how to address equity gaps in the identification of innovative approaches.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
A community health center uses a mobile health unit to provide integrated substance use disorder (SUD) and HIV care and treatment for those suffering from housing instability. This low-barrier, mobile, integrated care model, supported by intensive case management and outreach, has made a significant impact on engagement, antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation, and viral suppression.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
With integrative, patient-centered care, the organization’s interdisciplinary team approach to caring for patients with HIV has achieved a retention rate of 95% and the viral load suppression of patients with HIV to 95%.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
New HIV infections continue to rise among members of the Latinx community, especially youth. To reverse this increasing trend, it is important to recognize the social, economic, linguistic, and cultural barriers that hinder the prevention and treatment efforts for HIV when developing an outreach strategy.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The Women Informational Network (WIN) micro-grant initiative supports grassroots, women-led, community-based organizations and leaders conducting innovative approaches that reduce isolation and stigma for women of color with HIV, with a special emphasis placed on women with HIV living in rural areas and ‘resource deserts’ not connected to care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Adoptive parents of children living with HIV will discuss issues that impact their lives in conjunction with findings from a study on adoptive parents’ experiences. The panelists will explore the differences in their parenting decisions and advise clinicians on practical ways they can support families in navigating these personal choices.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This session will explore the alignment process for Ending the HIV Epidemic and Fast Track Cities initiatives for the Austin transitional grant area in collaboration with key stakeholders. Participants will walk through a process for work plan development, facilitation techniques, engagement strategies, and leadership structure, highlighting efforts to engage disproportionately affected groups.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Review key findings from HealthHIV’s 2019 HIV planning body assessment tool pilot and discuss the implications for improving the effectiveness of existing HIV planning efforts to contribute to the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023