32 Years: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Blog updated 10/04/2022
Blog updated 10/04/2022
Many RWHAP recipients have some type of new employee orientation, a fundamental requirement for any agency considering the amount of turnover in the HIV workforce.
Blog updated 02/28/2022
Cross-post of a guest editorial by Dr. Laura Cheever, HRSA Associate Administrator for HIV/AIDS, from Leading with Race, NMAC.
Blog updated 01/07/2021
Learn about World AIDS Day and activities of HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
Blog updated 11/09/2023
View and download presentation slides from the 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment. See the links below to the six tracks and 250 sessions.
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Recap, slides, links, and blog coverage.
Blog updated 01/17/2023
Description of various models in the RWHAP SPNS Rapid Start initiative and data on their impact, using initiative-wide data.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The Alabama Quality Management Group (AQMG) is a consortium of quality leaders representing all Alabama RWHAP Part C and D clinics, over 80% of Alabama's HIV-diagnosed population. Data for Care Alabama (D4C-AL), a CDC-funded retention-in-care project, uses risk-stratification based on missed visits. It is currently being implemented at one site but will continue to be implemented over time.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
North Carolina's HIV/STD/Viral Hepatitis Unit, along with Western North Carolina Community Health Services and Carolina Family Health Center -- two federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) -- has initiated a pilot rapid antiretroviral treatment (ART) program utilizing carryover funds and a streamlined HIV Medication Assistance Program application process. Preliminary data will be shared on the success of the pilot program.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Results of SPNS initiative's virtual field visits to identify rapid ART implementation insights in RWHAP settings across the U.S.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Oklahoma has been classified by the Department of Health and Human Services as one of the seven states with a high rural HIV burden. Test-and-treat protocols are feasible within high-volume HIV clinics which serve rural and underserved communities to minimize the time to the first appointment to decrease time to viral load suppression.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Factors that help oral health programs sustain operations, based on insights from SPNS Innovations in Oral Health Care Initiative. Chapter in Creating Innovative Oral Health Care Programs training manual.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This HRSA-funded initiative focuses on building the capacity of the nursing and midwifery workforce.
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 10/12/2018
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 03/04/2024
Informational updated 03/18/2024
Tools developed by a Part A program to monitor programs and services.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 04/19/2024
Tools on ways to expand/replicate innovative models of oral health care for people with HIV.
Resource updated 05/16/2024