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News Article updated on 03/24/2021
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AIDS at 40: Envisioning a Future We Never Imagined
June 5, 1981. Many people who work in the HIV field know its significance: the day when the first AIDS cases were officially reported.Blog updated 06/10/2021
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I Am a Long-term Survivor of HIV
To prepare for this blog, I keep asking myself: What does it mean to be a “long-term survivor” of HIV?Blog updated 06/06/2024
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Four Evidence-Information HIV Care Interventions
Four evidence-informed interventions from the DEII initiative on peers, patient navigation, buprenorphine treatment, and care coordination.Blog updated 09/06/2022
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Engaging Historically Black Colleges and Universities in HIV Prevention
Research shows that African American students live with HIV more commonly than their primarily Caucasian counterparts. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) educate millions of learners, positioning these entities to enact greater strategies to counter HIV acquisition and spread. This workshop describes an innovative partnership to address such factors at HBCUs.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Designing and Conducting a Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) of the SPNS BMSM Initiative
The Implementation of Evidence-Informed Behavioral Health Models to Improve HIV Health Outcomes for the BMSM Initiative seeks to engage, link, and retain black men who have sex with men in HIV medical care, behavioral health care, and supportive services. This session will describe the use of the Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) framework to evaluate the initiative.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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No Progress without Us: PrEP and Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Discussion of the state of HIV and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among colleges and universities, with an emphasis on historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the southeastern United States.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/19/2023
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RSR-Ready Data Systems Vendor Information
Table presenting various software systems that are RSR-Ready build.
Resource updated 01/29/2024
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Using Innovative Technology Strategies to Engage BMSM with HIV in Care
Three sites in the Special Projects of National Significance Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (BMSM) Initiative have developed and implemented innovative technology innovations to engage BMSM in care. These include apps, telemedicine, social media, and texting services that meet clients where they are and provide access to services. This presentation will describe product selection and early implementation experiences.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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His Health: Innovation - Sexual Health Services/Consumer Advisory Board
A sexual health clinic focused on HIV testing and linkage to care for young MSM of color.Resource updated 09/19/2023
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Women Informational Network: Using Innovation to Reduce Isolation and Stigma Among Women of Color with HIV
The Women Informational Network (WIN) micro-grant initiative supports grassroots, women-led, community-based organizations and leaders conducting innovative approaches that reduce isolation and stigma for women of color with HIV, with a special emphasis placed on women with HIV living in rural areas and ‘resource deserts’ not connected to care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Addressing Structural Barriers to Care through the Implementation of a Community Health Worker Program
Community Health Worker (CHW) models are a strategy to reduce inequities in HIV. This presentation will describe an evaluation of 397 CHW program participants, with findings on the impact on barriers to care and clinical outcomes, as well as the relationship among unmet needs, CHW encounters, and clinical outcomes.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Project CAATCH: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Project Consumer Access and Adherence to Care for HIV (CAATCH) is a Part D clinical quality initiative. Utilizing peers as partners, a series of health education sessions are delivered to make improvements on the HIV care continuum in engagement and viral suppression.
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate a successful best practice model for improvement on the care continuum.
- Describe the importance of peers as part of the team in clinical interventions.
- Show clinical quality improvement tools and strategies.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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RSR in Focus: Client De-Duplication: How to Avoid Upload Errors
This is a Fact sheet for providers. Mechanisms provided are used in un-duplicating client level data compiled by the use of an eUCI for each client.
Resource updated 09/14/2023
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RSR In Focus: Validations for Client-Level Data
This is a summary of RSR validation checks initiated upon upload of a client level data report. What triggers an Error, Warning, or Alert during the data validation process.Resource updated 02/26/2024
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Reaching Viral Suppression in Youth with HIV
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, Inc., a network of community health centers serving Southern Mississippi, uses data-driven quality improvement techniques to identify youth who are not virally suppressed or have missed appointments. Medical case managers use a client checklist to identify and address barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and medical care adherence. They also use a health literacy visual illustration tool to help youth understand the effects of ART on viral suppression. The intervention strategy was successful in improving viral suppression rates for youth.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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Transgender Health Program Integrated Into HIV Prevention and Care
The Rutgers New Jersey Medical School created a transgender health program and integrated it into their Infectious Disease Practice. The program conducted community outreach to engage transgender men and women in care, trained all staff on gender affirming care, hired transgender staff, provided gender affirming care and hormone treatments onsite, and offered mental health support to patients.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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Integration of Comprehensive HIV Medical Care with Addiction Services
By integrating comprehensive HIV medical care with addiction services and medication protocols for substance use disorder (SUD), clients with HIV and SUD saw improvements in retention in care and viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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PACT Food Assistance Program
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Center for Care of Infectious Diseases, Pittsburgh Area Center for Treatment (PACT) began implementing the Food Assistance Program in August 2017 to serve as a supplemental resource for people with HIV receiving care who experience food insecurity. The program helps bridge gaps in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and monthly food costs while promoting access to healthy foods and retention in HIV care.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/14/2023
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Rapid Access Initial HIV Appointment and ART Prescription
The Virginia Commonwealth University implemented a clinical quality improvement project to increase linkage to HIV medical care within 30 days and initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) at the first visit by making “Rapid Access” appointments available each week for people with newly diagnosed HIV.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024