Rapid ReSTART: Building on a Rapid Start Model to Expand Access to ART in Louisiana
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/11/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/11/2023
Rapid antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation in the United States remained 'investigational' until the update in the Department of Health and Human Services guidelines (December 18, 2019). Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) in D.C., the San Francisco Bay area, and Baltimore will share how they are working with their health departments and implementing partners, including Ryan White-funded clinics to address rapid ART implementation strategies.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/11/2023
Timely antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation, linkage, and retention in care are critical keys for the optimal outcomes in patients with HIV infection. Implementing an open access process for medical, mental, and intensive case management care gives patients the ability to better achieve medication adherence and viral load suppression.
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
This presentation will review findings and lessons learned after implementing a pilot rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation protocol into an existing federally qualified health center (FQHC) setting. Presenters will describe the processes used for rapid linkage, benefits eligibility assessment, and provider appointment with ART initiation.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Requirements of the Uniform Guidance and HRSA’s Fiscal Monitoring Standards can seem overwhelming. Learn how the Atlanta Part A Program and the Finance Department’s Grants Administration Division worked together to meet the challenges of fiscal compliance.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This session will examine the need to offer innovative services, highlighting client success stories from Kansas City’s transitional housing and emergency gap lodging program. Each presenter will include case studies, discuss the need for their program, the goals of their program, the program set up and design, data collection, and program outcomes.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Here you’ll explore how to leverage funding to assist clients in achieving stable housing. Learn how to access funding and assemble a budget, develop programmatic policies and procedures, collaborate and refer to other local housing resources, capture baseline data, and performance measure development to monitor progress.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The five stages of preparing a care/prevention integrated plan (organize and prepare; prioritize; implement; monitor and make improvements; communicate and share progress). Section in the Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Planning Online Resource Guide.
Structural changes that health departments can make to facilitate integrated approaches to HIV care and prevention. Part of the Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Planning Online Resource Guide.
Caracole, an AIDS Service Organization, uses three interconnected approaches to improve retention in HIV care: housing first, harm reduction, and motivational interviewing. Clients in permanent supportive housing had high rates of viral suppression, exceeding Caracole's goal of 75%.
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 05/13/2024
Guide to help HIV care and prevention planning groups with development of their Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plans, covering the stages of integrated planning, exemplary examples, and health department changes to enhance care/prevention integration.
Resource updated 10/26/2021
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/01/2023