Behavioral Health Models to Improve HIV Health Outcomes for Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
Resource updated 03/04/2024
Resource updated 03/04/2024
Using a multidisciplinary approach to harness the electronic patient portal for completion of RWHAP six-month recertification documents, we were able to create a more patient-centered method that complies with program requirements. We will discuss the challenges, opportunities, and results of using such technology in program recertification.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
RWHAP Part A programs in Florida are housed within county governments, not the state department of health. This prevents direct data sharing, leading to outdated out-of-care (OOC) lists. Migration of residents between counties complicates the management of OOC lists, creating a need for streamlined data exchange and matching.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The syndemic of opioid use disorder, HCV and HIV and stigma causes burdens on individuals and the system. Integrating siloed systems of care is critical to addressing this crisis. Overlapping cascades of care are key to understanding the empirical relationships of these diseases and opportunities to identify, prevent and co-treat.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Data Systems are often black holes, where agencies enter in data, but are not able to efficiently access useful and actionable data back out to take actions to improve services. Learn how panel participants are using innovation and participatory design to provide useful tools and data to the front lines.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Positive Health Clinic successfully completed a quality improvement project related to our EMR, EPIC. The focus of this project was streamlining data collection, data utilization, and reporting processes in the EMR. The enhancements to our EMR yielded improvements in three areas: communication across disciplines, formalized treatment plans, and data reporting.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
We will describe the development, early implementation, and simultaneous stepped-wedge evaluation of a novel structural intervention to promote viral suppression and reduce health disparities. The “data-to-suppression (D2S)” intervention involves enhanced Health Department data sharing and capacity building with providers of RWPA mental health, harm reduction, supportive counseling, and housing services.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
After language-specific outreach on getting a COVID-19 vaccination, project saw a high rate of vaccine uptake in Spanish-speaking patients (81%) compared to English-speaking patients (4%).
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Exploratory study to understand recruitment challenges faced by an HIV engagement in care project for Black women, incorporating constructs from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. The main source of recruitment barriers were protocol changes implemented to minimize COVID-19 risk.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeted at Black/African American individuals in the United States and the Diaspora.
Event updated 01/18/2024
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource updated 09/14/2023
A significant proportion of African Americans living with HIV/AIDS get care from HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
Blog updated 03/29/2024
Learn about Ryan White HIV care innovations targeted to gay/bisexual men, who comprise nearly half of the program's clients.
Blog updated 03/29/2024
Learn about the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's commitment to HIV/AIDS care among Latino populations.
Blog updated 03/29/2024
Learn about World AIDS Day and activities of HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
Blog updated 11/09/2023
This site has dozens of Spanish language resources, developed by Ryan White agencies to improve HIV care delivery.
Blog updated 03/03/2022
Discussion of how to integrate CAREWare with Epic and other electronic health record systems.
Resource updated 03/17/2023
Health literacy training initiative to help health professionals incorporate health literacy approaches into their services.
Resource updated 03/04/2024