Webinar 3: Improving Linkage and Retention in HIV Care: Insights from Community Health Workers
Review of the role of Community Health Workers (CHW) and how they serve as an integral part of the HIV health care system.
Resource updated 01/31/2024
Review of the role of Community Health Workers (CHW) and how they serve as an integral part of the HIV health care system.
Resource updated 01/31/2024
Guide detailing how to implement a Community Health Worker (CHW) program in various HIV health care settings.
Resource updated 10/16/2023
Cross-disciplinary training curriculum to increase knowledge and awareness of the relationship between HIV infection and substance use. Also available in Spanish (Version en español).
Resource updated 03/25/2024
Resource updated 11/06/2023
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
Informational updated 04/03/2024
Resource updated 01/31/2024
This report highlights projects found to offer highly effective (and replicable) approaches to integrating buprenorphine-based medication-assisted treatment into HIV/AIDS primary care. Chapters outline the processes programs need to put in place, including meeting DATA 2000 regulatory requirements, achieving institutional buy-in, implementing staff training requirements, and evaluating processes and outcomes.
Resource updated 04/02/2024
Resource updated 10/13/2023
Resource updated 04/03/2024
Tool for HIV/AIDS clinical programs who are considering integrating opioid addiction treatment using buprenorphine. Chapters cover background and rationale, lessons learned from the HRSA SPNS Initiative, and information for prescribers and clinic managers.
Resource updated 03/12/2024
The purpose of this curriculum is to provide physicians with the information they need to educate their clinic staff and other stakeholders about integrating medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine into HIV primary care.
It provides a detailed overview of buprenorphine within clinical settings, from the legal requirements for implementation to step-by-step procedures for prescribing and administering buprenorphine.
Resource updated 03/12/2024
Curriculum on how to replicate models of care developed to engage and retain hard-to-reach populations into HIV medical care. Document can also serve as a quality improvement tool.
Resource updated 03/13/2024
Webinar on why community health workers (CHWs) can be key to reducing barriers to care faced by underserved and hard-to-reach populations.
Resource updated 01/31/2024
RWHAP agencies share experiences in integrating CHWs into RWHAP services.
Resource updated 01/31/2024
Project to increase the use of CHWs to improve access to health care and health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority people with HIV. TA project was active 2016-19.
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 09/19/2023
Resource updated 05/15/2024
Resource updated 05/15/2024
Review of the contents of Creating Innovative Oral Health Care Programs training manual for agencies seeking to improve delivery of dental care service to people with HIV, based on insights from the SPNS Innovations in Oral Health Care Initiative.
Interview guide for determining dental care needs of people with HIV. Chapter in Implementing Oral Health Care into HIV Primary Care Settings, presenting insights from the SPNS Innovations in Oral Health Care Initiative.