Rapid Start Cost Estimation Tool
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Session on a rural clinic's work and adjustments during COVID-19. Presentation from the Division of Community HIV/AIDS Programs (DCHAP) Business Day Meeting held at the 2022 National Ryan White Conference.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
We conducted semi-structured interviews with service providers to investigate current barriers, potential opportunities, estimated costs, and anticipated outcomes of program expansion for food, financial, transportation, and housing support services for RWHAP clients.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
We used a data-driven, mixed method approach to develop a community planning and budget tool to inform resource allocation decision-making to achieve health equity in HIV outcomes among RWHAP clients in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Transitional Grant Area.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Review of data on delivery of rapid start of ART among New Jersey providers, including, for example, provision of same-day medical appointments, extended office hours, and comfort administering rapid start with high need patients.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/11/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
Significant challenges exist in vaccinating people with HIV for COVID-19. Our RWPC program set out to implement and evaluate a vaccine initiative for COVID-19 for people with HIV. We achieved vaccine rates of 78 percent being fully vaccinated by December 1, 2021 and 30 percent having a third dose.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Review of rapid ART features to reduce time to ART from 7 to 1.6 days, including pre-visit benefits navigation, manufacturer discount cards, prescribing to in-house pharmacies, email distribution lists, and post-prescriptive follow-up.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) exacerbated homelessness and housing instability. NY EMA Planning staff worked collaboratively to address homelessness as a driving force of poorer health outcomes for people living with HIV. This presentation will illustrate community planning processes for addressing housing-related barriers among RWHAP consumers during the PHE.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Review of a 12-month clinical telePrEP program for rural South Carolina residents, which evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of PrEP delivered through a telehealth model.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Harris Health System began its Rapid Eligibility and ART Dissemination & Implementation (READI) program in 2019. Here, we present two years of data that examine linkage to care, ART initiation, viral loads, completion of medical visits, and demographics for patients who received READI services and those who did not.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Overview of data on youth with HIV, their needs and programs in rural communities, and implementing initiatives to reach youth and retain them in care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Efforts of HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau EHE-funded rural state jurisdictions and their unique perspectives on providing HIV care and treatment to rural populations.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Social media strategies for community engagement in rural areas in the planning, development, and implementation of HIV care and treatment services.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource updated 10/11/2023
Resource updated 09/28/2023
These resources designed to support activities to adopt Rapid Start as a standard of care.
The Rapid Start Cost Estimation Tool will help you estimate the additional costs needed to support the planning, implementation, and management of Rapid Start services in your clinical setting.
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Watch this space for Communication Tools and additional Policies, Protocols, Job Aids, and Resources.
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Resource updated 08/10/2023