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CDC has created a webpage where you can select your state and find out where to get an HIV self-test (home test) for free or reduced cost.News Article updated on 01/27/2021
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Project ACCEPT
Intervention leverages both individual and group sessions to address issues that influence youth engagement in HIV care, including stigma, disclosure, healthy relationships, substance use, and future life planning.Resource updated 04/23/2024
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New Special Enrollment Periods for HealthCare.gov and Some State-based Marketplaces
A new Special Enrollment Period (SEP) is available to all HealthCare.gov consumers from February 15 - May 15, 2021.Blog updated 08/12/2022
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Discovering the Truth on Mental Health and Pregnancy for Women Living with HIV Using Educational Videos
UCLA Family AIDS Network, a Ryan White Part D recipient, will present its new Women and HIV bilingual education video series covering the topics of mental health and pregnancy. The videos are an educational tool and innovative way organizations can encourage authentic, genuine, and holistic conversations between consumers and providers.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Adapting and Implementing the Youth-Focused Case Management Model for the SPNS BMSM Initiative
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Lessons Learned From Linking ADAP Data with HIV Surveillance Data to Improve Health Outcomes in Massachusetts
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Positive Love: Improving Health Outcomes of Young, Black MSM with HIV in the Deep South
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Innovative Approaches to Increase Engagement in Mental Health Services among Youth with HIV
This presentation will describe two innovative mental health quality improvement initiatives for youth. The presentation will focus on the specifics of delivering brief mental health in-clinic interventions and the development and implementation of youth peer support groups within the pediatric HIV program in the ‘hot spot' of the national HIV epidemic, Washington, D.C.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Bridging Prevention and Care: The Impact of Starting STI Treatment in a Patient-Centered HIV Medical Home
Successes and lessons learned will be shared from three metropolitan areas on incorporating STI testing and treatment for prevention clients within an HIV medical home setting, along with how offering STI treatment impacts early identification service outcomes (e.g., HIV positivity rates, linkage to care referrals, and the rapid start of HIV treatment).
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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The Basics of Medicare for Ryan White Program Clients
Medicare eligibility and enrollment for RWHAP clients, what the different Medicare parts cover, dual eligibility, and Medicare prescription drug coverage for people with HIV.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Collaborations among AETCs, Emergency Departments, and Health Jurisdictions to Identify and Treat HIV, HCV, and Syphilis
This interactive workshop will review updated data and discuss implementation challenges, facilitators, and best practices for routine screening/linkage in an emergency department with urban and rural challenges. Preliminary data from the initial two months (with more than 2,000 patients screened) include .7% HIV (including three acute infections), 7% Hepatitis C (HCV) and 5.2% syphilis.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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The Intersection of Substance Abuse, Depression, Violence and HIV: Implications for Ending the HIV Epidemic
Substance abuse, interpersonal violence, depression, and HIV are part of overlapping and intersecting epidemics which adversely affect the prognosis and intensify the burden of each. This session will review existing literature on this syndemic, lessons learned in initial implementation of a screening and linkage program, and implications for practice.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Behavioral Health Co-location to Facilitate HIV and HCV Care in the Non-Metropolitan South
This session will discuss the implementation, outcomes, and future directions associated with the Health Services Center, Inc. Behavioral Health Co-location (BHC) Project. HSC is the sole provider of free HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) services to a population facing multiple barriers to care (e.g., poverty, education and stigma) in a largely rural 14-county area of northeast Alabama.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Getting Ready for Open Enrollment: Maximizing Enrollment Capacity and Partnerships
The Marketplace Open Enrollment period lasts only six weeks in most states, and RWHAP programs face challenges in ensuring eligible clients are enrolled or renew their coverage. Participants will gain new strategies for creating effective enrollment partnerships as well as how to prepare staff, partners, and clients for Open Enrollment.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Innovations in STI Screening and Treatment at an FQHC
Learn how small transformations in federal qualified health center (FQHC) practices can increase the rate of STI screening and treatment and eliminate barriers to care. Creating proficiency in scheduling patients by using urgent care appointments and implementing self-collection to empower patients and increase process efficiency can help patients receive needed services.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Tackling Behavioral Health Comorbidities with the WHO Pyramid of Mental Health Services
The World Health Organization pyramid of mental health services clarifies how HIV prevention and care programs can address behavioral health comorbidities without exclusively relying on specialty mental health providers. A lively discussion that includes people with lived experience and video examples will be employed to demonstrate how this pyramid works.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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The Reality of Integrating Behavioral Health in an HIV Primary Care Setting: Challenges and Solutions
Prism Health North Texas (PHNTX) staff will share the challenges and successes of integrating behavioral health into an HIV primary medical care system. Panelists will detail the PHNTX model and strategies for creating a collaborative-care process, personalizing behavioral health interventions, and diversifying funding sources to sustain an integrated program.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau's Innovative Interventions Addressing Sexually Transmitted Infections: Two Diverse Initiatives
This panel will provide an opportunity to learn about the HIV/AIDS Bureau's current system and clinic-level interventions aimed at addressing Sexually Transmitted Infections among people with and at risk for HIV through the RWHAP Part F Special Projects of National Significance Program innovative initiatives.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Utilizing Ryan White Early Intervention Services for Communicable Disease Investigation Services
This presentation will provide an overview of Ryan White Early Intervention Services (EIS) and how this service category can be utilized to support communicable disease investigation (CDI) activities. Presenters will familiarize attendees with EIS services, how CDI services can be implemented with EIS funds, and ideas to implement CDI services.
Learning Objectives
- Understand Ryan White EIS.
- Understand how Ryan White can fund CDI services.
- Understand opportunities to improve linkage to care through EIS and CDI services.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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American Rescue Plan Subsidies Make Marketplace and COBRA Insurance More Affordable
The American Rescue Plan includes new premium subsidies to help people afford their Marketplace and COBRA health insurance plans.Blog updated 03/21/2023