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Black MSM Behavioral Health Initiative
SPNS-sponsored project to evaluate four evidence-informed behavioral health interventions and/or models of care to engage, link, and retain Black MSM with HIV in medical care and supportive services. Project period: 2018-2022.RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 03/04/2024
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Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): E2i
SBIRT is designed to screen clients for drug and alcohol use, educate clients on the risks of use, and connect them to substance use treatment services if necessary. SBIRT is an evidence-informed intervention that has been adapted by HIV experts in collaboration with community members to improve health outcomes among people with HIV. Two sites implemented SBIRT as part of E2i, an initiative funded by the RWHAP Part F SPNS program from 2017–2021. Among the clients enrolled in SBIRT, the percentage with a prescription of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and who reached viral suppression both increased significantly.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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Collaborative Care Management: E2i
Collaborative Care Management (CoCM) integrates mental health and primary care, with a care team of a primary care provider, behavioral health care manager, and psychiatric consultant. Together they provide comprehensive and coordinated care to people with HIV who have co-occurring depression or other psychiatric disorders. Four sites implemented CoCM as part of E2i, an initiative funded by the RWHAP Part F SPNS program from 2017–2021. CoCM led to statistically significant increases in antiretroviral therapy (ART) prescription and viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
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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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Curing Hepatitis C among People of Color Living with HIV: Final Report and Apps/Training Tools
Slide summary and apps/training tools from the SPNS initiative, Curing Hepatitis C among People of Color Living with HIV. including: evaluation questions; dissemination activities; and site reports.Resource updated 05/15/2024
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Integration of HCV Treatment within an HIV Clinic
The University of California San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital HIV Clinic developed a care model to enhance access to hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment among people with HIV by co-locating care and creating a multidisciplinary team. Developed as part of the RWHAP Part F SPNS Hepatitis C Treatment Expansion Initiative, this model of care led to a considerable decrease in the number of people with HIV who were coinfected with HCV among the patients served by San Francisco General Hospital during the 2010 and 2011 demonstration years.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 05/15/2024
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Community Health Workers: Improving Linkage and Retention in HIV Care
Ten organizations across the U.S. integrated Community Health Workers (CHWs) into their multidisciplinary care teams. Enrolled clients had statistically significant improvements in viral suppression, antiretroviral therapy prescription, and appointment attendance after six months in the program.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
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Link-up Rx
Link-Up Rx is a data to care (D2C) program that aims to increase retention in care and viral suppression among people with HIV by using prescription refill information to decrease the length of time between refills and reduce antiretroviral therapy (ART) interruption.Resource updated 09/14/2023
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Maricopa County: Expanding Jail Services & Improving Health for Incarcerated People with HIV
The Maricopa County Jail Project was implemented by five jails and uses a nurse practitioner to manage service access and case management across the jail system.Resource updated 10/13/2023
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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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Opiod Use Disorder
Review of opioid use disorder among people with HIV and (treatment options.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
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Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Preexposure Prophylaxis
Review of PrEP as well as the limitations, challenges and opportunities of current and future PrEP agents and strategies, including long-acting injectable PrEP.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Current CDC STI Treatment Guidelines: An Update
Review of the epidemiology of STIs, screening and treatment of STIs per the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and Mycoplasma genitalium), and discussion of results from the recent DoxyPEP study and implications for practice.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Behavioral Health Models to Improve HIV Health Outcomes for Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
Resources to facilitate the replication or adaption of successful interventions for engaging Black MSM in HIV care.Resource updated 03/04/2024
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Assessing Uptake of Directly Observed Therapy (mDOT) in a Revised Care Coordination Program
Description of how a modified Directly Observed Therapy (mDOT) program increased uptake of DOPT and the priority populations that experienced the uptake.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Patient-Centered HIV Care Model
The Patient-Centered HIV Care Model (PCHCM) integrates the services of community-based HIV specialized pharmacists and HIV medical providers to deliver patient-centered care for people with HIV. PCHCM expands upon the medication therapy management model by including information sharing between partnered pharmacy and clinic teams; collaborative medication-related action planning between pharmacists, medical providers, and patients; and quarterly follow-up pharmacy visits. Patients participating in the intervention had improved retention in care and viral suppression rates.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/26/2023
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Integrating Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in HIV Primary Care
Three participating clinics—MetroHealth, the University of Kentucky Bluegrass Care Clinic, and Centro Ararat—participated in a RWHAP Part F SPNS initiative from 2016 through 2019 to implement integrated buprenorphine treatment and HIV care. Research has shown that care integration improves HIV outcomes, engagement in substance use disorder treatment, and quality of life for people with HIV. Clients participating in this intervention received integrated opioid use disorder (OUD) and HIV care to improve retention in care, viral suppression, and engagement in OUD treatment.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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Anal Cancer Screening: Multidisciplinary Approaches and Impactful Outcomes
Two-part presentation, with Part 1 review of research regarding the efficacy of anal cancer screening and active treatment of HSIL or high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in adults with HIV over 35 years old and Part 2 on a multidisciplinary approach to screening and the importance of consumer voices in guiding screening services.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023