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Positively Connected for Health (PC4H)
The PC4H initiative employs a mobile app and a digital literacy workshop to improve engagement, retention in care, and medication adherence for young people with HIV. These strategies aim to reach young people who are disproportionately affected by HIV, including young men who have sex with men, young transgender women, and youth of color, with a focus on serving people who know their status but are inconsistently engaged in care. Developed by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Philadelphia FIGHT, PC4H was evaluated through the RWHAP Part F SPNS Social Media Initiative. The evaluation found that PC4H had positive impacts on retention in care and viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/17/2023
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HIV Clinical Pharmacist Services
The HIV Clinical Pharmacist Services intervention shortens the time between referral to and engagement in care by allowing newly referred clients to see pharmacists in addition to other clinical providers for their initial appointment. This intervention is supported by findings from a retrospective cohort study that took place from 2013 to 2017 at a RWHAP-funded clinic. In addition to significantly decreasing the time between referral and initial visit, clients who saw a pharmacist also experienced shortened time to antiretroviral therapy initiation and viral suppression compared to those who only saw non-pharmacist providers.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/01/2023
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Postpartum Retention and Engagement Quality Improvement Initiative
The University of Mississippi Medical Center implemented a Postpartum Retention and Engagement Quality Improvement Initiative in 2017 to improve linkage to care, retention in care, and viral suppression among postpartum women with HIV. This intervention uses a combination of care coordination, printed materials, case management services, and improved collaboration and coordination between the Adult Special Care Clinic, which provides comprehensive HIV medical care, and a Perinatal HIV Program. The comprehensive intervention significantly improved retention in HIV care and increased viral suppression at both six and 12 months postpartum.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/14/2023
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Stay Connected for Your Health
Stay Connected for Your Health helps clients stay engaged in HIV medical care through clinic-wide messaging, enhanced personal contact, and behavioral skills training. Originally implemented by six academically affiliated HIV clinics nationwide more than 10 years ago, this 12-month intervention has become well-established and is incorporated in many provider trainings. Evaluations show that people with HIV receiving behavioral skills training and personalized and frequent positive messages about care engagement were more likely to be engaged in care.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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MORE: Mobile Outreach Prevention and Engagement
MORE focuses on people who are not virally suppressed and/or who have not attended an HIV medical appointment in six months. Participants can choose from one of three MORE programs, depending on the intensity of services they want. Based on initial evaluation findings, participants who received more intensive MORE services were more likely to be virally suppressed and less likely to be lost to follow-up than those who received less intensive services.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 04/15/2024
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Building Resilience in the "Next Normal"
Panel of experts discuss how they made effective adjustments to their PC/PB operations due to COVID-19 and/or other disruptive events such as natural disasters.Resource updated 01/05/2024
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Adapting HIV Service Delivery During COVID-19: Lessons Learned
BPHC and HIV service agencies in the Boston EMA quickly adapted during the pandemic by shifting to telehealth, streamlining and enhancing processes, and expanding services to accommodate changing client needs. These changes have led to valuable lessons learned to reduce barriers to care, sustain adaptability and modernize service delivery.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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The Max Clinic: A multi-agency collaborative approach to addressing the complex health and social needs of people living with HIV in Tacoma, WA.
Max Clinic's multi-agency partnership to address the complex medical and social needs of people with HIV by utilizing a multidisciplinary approach involving case management, field work, and comprehensive medical services to reach people with HIV who are not currently engaged in HIV care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Best Practices for Recruitment and Retention of RWHAP Part A Planning Councils/Planning Bodies: Lessons from a Learning Collaborative
Planning CHATT will provide an overview of the RWHAP Part A Recruitment and Retention Learning Collaborative, share recruitment and retention strategies, and describe best practices for PC/PBs developing a recruitment and retention plan. During the session, former Learning Collaborative participants will have their recruitment and retention successes highlighted.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Linkage, Integration, Navigation, and Comprehensive Services (LINCS)
This data-to-care (D2C) initiative, implemented by the San Francisco Department of Public Health and its affiliated clinics from 2015–2017, used three sources of data to identify people not in care: HIV surveillance data, healthcare provider referrals, and electronic health record (EHR) data. LINCS navigators then used disease intervention searching tools and EHR data to locate clients and connect them to an HIV care provider. LINCS navigators followed up with clients for 90 days to support engagement in care. LINCS participants were more likely to be retained in care and virally suppressed after the intervention than before.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
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I am Somebody! Developing Leaders in your PC/PB
Discussion of ways to develop leaders in your Planning Council/Planning Body (PC/PB).Resource updated 01/05/2024
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Assessing Medication Access Barriers in Patients Living with HIV
Virginia quality improvement program that identifies access to medication barriers and provides emergency medication supplies to people with HIV if no timely access is secured.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Not in Care – An Exploratory Analysis of Who and Why
Comparison of those retained in care and not retained in care, using 2019 CAREWare data, which identified concerning health outcomes for those not retained.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Impact of Covid-19 protocols on recruitment for an engagement in care program for returning citizens
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
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National HIV Curriculum 3rd Edition Launched
After extensive reviews and updates, the National HIV Curriculum 3rd Edition launched on September 1 to start a new 3-year CE accreditation period.News Article updated on 09/27/2023 -
Innovative Approaches to Engaging Hard-to-Reach PWA into Care Toolkit
Learning tools on how to engage hard-to-reach people with HIV into care, including a training manual (for adapting SPNS models); a curriculum (for training staff); and webinars on key topics.Informational updated 04/03/2024
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Planning Council Member Quick Reference Handouts
Foundational information on a wide range of topics that planning council members need to know about.
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Best Practices Approaches 100
There are, as of February 6, 2024, a total of 98 HIV care interventions in HRSA's Best Practices Compilation.News Article updated on 02/06/2024 -
National HIV PrEP Curriculum Released
Pretty much everything a health professional would need or want to know about HIV PrEP is available on the just-released National HIV PrEP Curriculum.News Article updated on 02/12/2024