His Health: Innovation - Linkage to Care Black MSM
Resource updated 09/19/2023
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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Five sites participating in the SPNS Black Men who Have Sex with Men (BMSM) Initiative are implementing the Youth-focused Case Management model of care to support behavioral health services integration to improve HIV health outcomes. This session will discuss the intervention adaptations to fit local context and population needs and early implementation experiences.
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Learn about best practices for improving the quality of oral healthcare from a tested delivery model at Grady Health System. A presentation on HAB's performance measures for oral health and the utilization of data to improve care will also be shared.
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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.
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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.
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The presentation will cover the efficacy of +Love, a five-pronged intervention in New Orleans, involving a dedicated case manager, therapist, peer support, ride service, and text-based alert program that tracks clients' basic needs, mood, and provides medication reminders, in improving the healthcare and treatment satisfaction of young, black men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV.
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This workshop will explore two sites' (Brooklyn and Detroit) experience with the implementation of an evidence-informed intervention for black men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV. The project seeks to improve HIV outcomes through the use of a culturally tailored intervention for Black MSM, the Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Adherence among youth with HIV (TXTXT).
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Three case studies about success strategies needed for different regional recipients: the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Part A programs of Dallas, Texas, and Paterson, N.J. Each program will detail how it used an online evidenced-based approach to improve its response to the epidemic.
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Become familiar with tools and resources to help identify and reduce viral suppression disparities among key populations living with HIV. This session showcases the activities undertaken by the Ryan White Wellness Center in Charleston, South Carolina, that helped eliminate viral suppression disparities among its young men of color who have sex with men.
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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.
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This peer-led workshop will include skills-building interactive sessions about two evidence-informed interventions that address trauma and addictions among people with HIV, specifically Trauma-Informed Approach & Coordinated Assistance and Navigation for Growth and Empowerment (TIA/CHANGE) and Seeking Safety.
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Data systems are often black holes, where agencies enter data but are not able to efficiently access useful and actionable data back to take actions to improve services. Learn how the Connecticut Department of Health is using disruptive innovation and participatory design to provide useful tools and data to the front lines.
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Learn about strategies for improving access to oral healthcare through better integration of electronic health and dental records and regular communication across dental and medical settings. Hear from recipients who participated in technical assistance site visits to improve oral health and primary care integration discuss experiences and lessons learned from their own integration efforts.
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In this interactive workshop, participants will learn real-world strategies to effectively apply quality improvement methodologies to mitigate HIV disparities. Workshop attendees will be introduced to the end+disparities ECHO Collaborative, the largest virtual community of practice of its kind. A panel of presenters will share their improvement interventions combating health disparities.
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This session will explain how Texas collects gender identity data for people with HIV and will examine disparities in care and health outcomes for transgender Texans living with HIV with an additional focus on the Latinx and black communities in order to understand how to better meet the needs of transgender people with HIV.
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This session will describe how the integration of a patient navigator program and a Management Information System led to increased rates across the HIV continuum of care in a single-provider clinic in El Paso, Texas.
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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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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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