Integrating Services to Address the Syndemics of HIV, STIs, Substance Use Disorder, and Viral Hepatitis
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By cross matching registries of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, this study found 27.1% of male syphilis cases were coinfected with HIV and 31.8% of those coinfected were not virally suppressed. This suggests ongoing sexual risk behaviors and the potential for HIV transmission among male syphilis cases.
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Description of how a modified Directly Observed Therapy (mDOT) program increased uptake of DOPT and the priority populations that experienced the uptake.
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The objective of this study is to assess key stakeholders, including patients, for readiness to adopt a new standard of care. Because many people with HIV in Alabama experience low literacy, low income, and are racial minorities, data suggests they will experience greater barriers to healthcare information technology, like PROs and Telehealth.
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Preliminary results from an ongoing RWHAP clinic initiative to use text messaging as a re-engagement strategy to bring lost patients back to care, which may be a more manageable and possibly equally effective re-engagement strategy when compared to phone outreach.
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The COVID-19 pandemic propelled digital tools to the forefront of healthcare. New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Digital Health Initiative (DHI) coordinated digital health trainings to enhance practices among HIV program staff and may result in improved patient-provider communication, patient access to services and potentially health outcomes.
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Enhancement of communication between Chicago HIV patients and case managers through use of smart phones and its particular value during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Positive People social platform developed to expand access to the broader community and improve health outcomes for participants.
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Project to determine the feasibility of integrating primary care services into syringe exchange programs.
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Strategies, findings, and lessons learned from the RWHAP SPNS initiative that aims to strengthen systems of care between the RWHAP and entities funded in response to the opioid epidemic.
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Social media strategies for community engagement in rural areas in the planning, development, and implementation of HIV care and treatment services.
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Overview of RWHAP SPNS E2i Initiative implementation materials.
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