Issue Brief: Integrating Navigators into Care Systems
Best practices (and extensive resource links) for integrating into medical care teams the non-medical staff called Navigators.
Resource updated 04/01/2021
Best practices (and extensive resource links) for integrating into medical care teams the non-medical staff called Navigators.
Resource updated 04/01/2021
SPNS innovative and replicable HIV service delivery models using HIV+ peers.
Resource updated 08/22/2023
Webinar review of the roles and skills that community health workers (CHWs) need to be effective in their work.
Resource updated 09/15/2021
Guide detailing how to implement a Community Health Worker (CHW) program in various HIV health care settings.
Resource updated 10/16/2023
Resource updated 11/06/2023
Review of strategies for housing vulnerable populations in tight housing markets.
Resource updated 01/08/2024
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Extensive training resource to support the integration of the Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce into HIV and other primary care teams. Available in English and Spanish. Disponible en inglés y español.
Resource updated 12/04/2023
Webinars and other special events by HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau.
Resource updated 01/09/2024
Resource updated 10/18/2023
Resource updated 04/18/2024
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Explore strategies to overcome common barriers to youth and young adult participation in Planning Councils and Planning Bodies, including innovative means to recruit and build interest in activities among youth and young adults, building their skills, and building meaningful cross-generational connections among members of Planning Councils and Planning Bodies.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Five sites participating in the SPNS Black Men who Have Sex with Men (BMSM) Initiative are implementing the Youth-focused Case Management model of care to support behavioral health services integration to improve HIV health outcomes. This session will discuss the intervention adaptations to fit local context and population needs and early implementation experiences.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This peer-led workshop will explore the implementation of evidence-informed interventions with black men who have sex with men (MSM) through Project CONNECT at AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, Tailored Motivational Interviewing at the University of Mississippi, and TXTXT at the SUNY-Downstate HEAT Program in Brooklyn. Attendees will learn the core elements of these interventions to improve engagement and viral suppression.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
HIV care measures for people with HIV enrolled in the Massachusetts AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) were compared to people with HIV not currently enrolled; results indicate that enrollees have higher frequencies of engagement and retention in care and viral suppression. Evaluation of the data provides insight that enhances programming and service delivery to reduce health disparities.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The presentation will cover the efficacy of +Love, a five-pronged intervention in New Orleans, involving a dedicated case manager, therapist, peer support, ride service, and text-based alert program that tracks clients' basic needs, mood, and provides medication reminders, in improving the healthcare and treatment satisfaction of young, black men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This workshop will explore two sites' (Brooklyn and Detroit) experience with the implementation of an evidence-informed intervention for black men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV. The project seeks to improve HIV outcomes through the use of a culturally tailored intervention for Black MSM, the Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Adherence among youth with HIV (TXTXT).
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
University of Mississippi Medical Center utilized known barriers to care for postpartum women with HIV and leveraged that information to schedule individualized interactions with pregnant and postpartum women with HIV. This low-cost, low-effort initiative resulted in statistically significant improvements in both retention in care and viral suppression rates in postpartum women with HIV.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Become familiar with tools and resources to help identify and reduce viral suppression disparities among key populations living with HIV. This session showcases the activities undertaken by the Ryan White Wellness Center in Charleston, South Carolina, that helped eliminate viral suppression disparities among its young men of color who have sex with men.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023