Linkage, Integration, Navigation, and Comprehensive Services (LINCS)
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) exacerbated homelessness and housing instability. NY EMA Planning staff worked collaboratively to address homelessness as a driving force of poorer health outcomes for people living with HIV. This presentation will illustrate community planning processes for addressing housing-related barriers among RWHAP consumers during the PHE.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Creation on pop-up mobile clinics, created in partnership with an established Syringe Support Program (SSP) and academic organizations, to provide one stop STI/HCV/HIV testing and COVID-19 vaccination for people experiencing substance use/homelessness, who have increased risks for these conditions.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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
Community Health Awareness Group worked remotely for nearly a year due to COVID-19 and observed staff anxiety as it transitioned to in-person work. A quality project was undertaken using CQI methods to identify and reduce staff burnout. The project proved that the practice of self-care techniques decreased staff stress.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The Baltimore City Health Department Ryan White Program utilizes a variety of methods to engage stakeholders including program monitoring, technical assistance, and learning opportunities among staff, sub-recipients, and consumers across the Baltimore EMA. The program also leads a cross-network QI team to implement interventions, strengthening its QI efforts.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Oral health of RWHAP participants remains a critical area of unassessed unmet need. Normative data needs and SWOT analyses indicated need for process improvement strategies involving providers for better data quality. Voluntary oral health data reporting is a key barrier to understanding/tracking the oral health status of RWHAP participants.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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
A NJ clinic has implemented multi-site STI screening for the clinic population and for higher risk groups. Gains made in implementation through prior quality initiatives were not sustained. The clinic worked collaboratively with a quality coach to identify how and why rectal swabs are overlooked, particularly when indicated.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Vaccine task force work to identify barriers and track COVID-19 vaccine completion rates in HIV clinics, leading to a high rate of COVID-19 vaccination uptake.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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
Description of the impact of unstable housing and homelessness on HIV health outcomes, including lessons learned from HIV outbreak response efforts.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resources for housing, HIV prevention, and HIV care and treatment, including funding structures and partnerships that address barriers that impact HIV health outcomes.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Jurisdictions and service providers discuss challenges to implementing comprehensive HIV and housing models and innovative service delivery models that address barriers faced by people with HIV who are unstably housed and homeless.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
HHS process for development of the “I Am a Work of ART” viral suppression campaign, in collaboration with community partners. of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Informational updated 04/03/2024
Resource updated 11/01/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 02/28/2024
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 05/24/2024
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/17/2024