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Resource updated 09/14/2023
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Toolkit for implementing a program to support HIV-positive youth transitioning from adolescent to adult HIV care.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Staff will present a population-based, data-driven approach to the Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) funding designed to improve program engagement and retention to reduce health disparities and maximize health outcomes. Presenters will review methods to facilitate replication of the model in other Ryan White programs.
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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.
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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
Telepsychiatry has proven to provide better access and higher-quality care to patients who need psychiatric care as well as for those who have varying circumstances that make it difficult to engage in this service. Vivent Health has successfully integrated telepsychiatry within its medical home model. With two different service delivery methods, this presentation will look at the benefits of telepsychiatry for people with HIV, as well as the unique delivery methods Vivent Health provides in Wisconsin and Colorado.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
A case study of one Part B subrecipient improved linkage and retention rates through the innovative use of medical transportation, housing services, and food bank and home-delivered meals. The presentation will share lessons learned and propose strategies to replicate these services elsewhere.
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In this workshop, two sites in HRSA's Improving Health Outcomes through the Coordination of Supportive Employment and Housing Services Initiative will describe how they work with their Part A Planning Councils and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Coordinated Entry System to identify and obtain permanent housing for people with HIV who are unstably housed.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program uses an innovative care model, designed from the margins, to meet the complex needs of people living at the intersections of HIV, homelessness, substance use disorder, and incarceration. Such models hold promise for closing HIV care and prevention equity gaps for this hyper-vulnerable group.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The panel will discuss experiences working with Ryan White and housing data, including the development of expanded housing definitions and findings from research. The workshop will engage participants to discuss what housing information is currently collected in their system and review what additional information it would be helpful to capture.
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This 101 session will provide a broad overview of unstable housing, homelessness, and their impact on health outcomes. Participants will gain a basic understanding of why and how RWHAP recipients should consider integrating housing resources into their systems of care.
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This presentation discusses results from the HRSA Special Projects of National Significance Evidence-Informed Approaches to Improving Health Outcomes for people with HIV project. It highlights the value of evidence scoring in conjunction with impact assessments of real-world experts and implementers to increase potential adoption and implementation success of evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
In this workshop, participants will gain knowledge, skills, and resources to use for engaging, retaining, and supporting viral suppression among vulnerable HIV populations. We will demonstrate training topics to improve staff skills and provide examples of activities, policies, and client interaction sessions to enhance service delivery systems.
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This interactive panel describes and discusses the development of comprehensive-care models that provide high-quality, coordinated team-based care with sustained improvements in health outcomes. Participants will leave with Ryan White-compliant strategies for 340B and other resources to develop innovative and integrated solutions that improve patient outcomes and engaged teams.
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Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program will share its innovative approach toward the micro-elimination of Hepatitis C (HCV) for homeless-experienced people with HIV. Team members will share data around cure rates, reinfection, and engaging with marginalized patients, and discuss leveraging existing Ryan White infrastructure and resources for such efforts.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This session will discuss why youth experience unstable housing differently than adults, as well as innovative strategies for stabilizing youth in HIV care and housing. It will conclude with an interactive participant Q&A period.
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This presentation features an interactive assessment activity with Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant, and Timely (SMART) goal action planning to equip attendees in identifying opportunities to improve linkage and retention in care practices. Concrete strategies from the field and evaluation tips will be shared alongside critical information on operationalizing integrated care models to best serve individuals experiencing homelessness.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This session will cover how to advocate and collaborate with your local Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continuum of care to ensure people with HIV have access to housing services. Specific to Coordinated Entry, presenters will share challenges encountered, solutions to overcome, client success stories, outcomes, lessons learned, and recommendations.
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The key to ending the epidemic in the United States is the employment of techniques that pinpoint where HIV infections are spreading rapidly and mobilizing resources for HIV services. This workshop is the final session in an institute that will help recipients understand and implement strategies to investigate and respond to HIV clusters.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023