Community Health Workers: Improving Linkage and Retention in HIV Care
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
An estimated one in seven people with HIV leave correctional facilities each year in the United States. Many struggle to access care and treatment upon release, with as many as 95 percent experiencing a gap in HIV treatment. Although public health interventions centered on HIV care and treatment within correctional settings have increased over time, more programs are necessary to address the interconnected needs of people with HIV who have been incarcerated, both during their incarceration and after their release.
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Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
This HIV clinic evaluated effectiveness of telemedicine for selected patients during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and found overall viral suppression and retention in care rates were not adversely impacted by switch to telemedicine. They also noted similar rates of telemedicine utilization across demographic criteria.
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