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Curriculum updated on 06/11/2021
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Transgender Health Program Integrated Into HIV Prevention and Care
The Rutgers New Jersey Medical School created a transgender health program and integrated it into their Infectious Disease Practice. The program conducted community outreach to engage transgender men and women in care, trained all staff on gender affirming care, hired transgender staff, provided gender affirming care and hormone treatments onsite, and offered mental health support to patients.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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Integration of Comprehensive HIV Medical Care with Addiction Services
By integrating comprehensive HIV medical care with addiction services and medication protocols for substance use disorder (SUD), clients with HIV and SUD saw improvements in retention in care and viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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Improving Access to Mental Health Care
The AIDS Institute is committed to promoting, monitoring, and supporting the quality of clinical services for people with HIV in New York State. The Adolescent Quality Learning Network (AQLN) is a collaborative of 16 HIV Adolescent/Young Adult Specialized Care Center (SCC) programs. In collaboration with the AIDS Institute, SCC providers selected a quality improvement project aimed to raise viral suppression rates by improving access to mental health services.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/01/2023
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PACT Food Assistance Program
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Center for Care of Infectious Diseases, Pittsburgh Area Center for Treatment (PACT) began implementing the Food Assistance Program in August 2017 to serve as a supplemental resource for people with HIV receiving care who experience food insecurity. The program helps bridge gaps in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and monthly food costs while promoting access to healthy foods and retention in HIV care.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/14/2023
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Peer Engagement to Improve Linkage to Care and Retention in Care for Women and Youth
University Health uses peers and patient navigators to provide support, reduce barriers, and improve linkage and retention to care for women and youth with HIV. Two peers with lived experience were hired as Outreach Specialists to spearhead the program, encourage medication adherence and use of services, and provide mentoring. The intervention was successful in moderately improving the numbers of clients linked to care, retained in care, and virally suppressed.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/14/2023
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Town Hall Meetings: A RWHAP Needs Assessment Tool
How-to resource overview of town hall meetings that Part A planning councils/planning bodies may hold to hear from the community.Resource updated 09/19/2023
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Rapid ART: An Essential Strategy for Ending the HIV Epidemic
What HIV care providers can do to create a rapid ART program to get HIV clients on treatment the same day as a diagnosis.Resource updated 09/19/2023
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Rapid ART Playbook Outlines Steps to Implementation
Guide on implementing rapid ART the administration of antiretroviral therapy (ART) as quickly as possible and ideally on the same day as an HIV diagnosis/clinic visit.Blog updated 03/03/2022
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TAP-in EHE Webinar Series
Recordings of the TAP-in webinars on topics critical to the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative.Resource updated 05/23/2023
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Needs Assessment Tool Series: Focus Groups
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Merging Prevention and Care Planning Groups
HIV planning groups are responsible for overseeing the planning and implementation of HIV prevention and care activities within communities. Historically, prevention and care programs have operated separate planning groups. RWHAP Part A and Part B recipients and CDC-funded prevention jurisdictions have conducted parallel planning activities, oftentimes with little collaboration or coordination. As a way to reduce duplicative planning activities and streamline the work of planning groups, a number of jurisdictions have integrated their HIV planning groups.
Resource updated 09/14/2023
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Elevating Consumer Voices
Building consumer leadership skills and strategies to help ensure and amplify consumer input into PC/PB activities.Resource updated 01/05/2024
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Making Room at the Table: Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging Youth and Young Adults
Improving reflectiveness and representation by working to build up youth and young adult involvement in PC/PBs.Resource updated 01/05/2024
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Use of Social Media and Mobile Technology as Essential Tools for EHE
Strategies to engage hard-to-reach youth and young adults through use of social media and related technologies.Resource updated 03/15/2023
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Lights, Camera, Action: Introducing an Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Planning Online Course
Introduction to the newly developed online course, An Introduction to Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Planning.Resource updated 02/28/2022
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HIV Planning Body Assessment Guide: A Resource for Integrated HIV Planning Bodies
Guide to help integrated HIV planning bodies review and evaluate the effectiveness of their structure, policies and procedures, membership, and stakeholder and consumer engagement.Resource updated 09/14/2023
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Ending the HIV Epidemic through Innovations in Rapid ART
Review of innovative Rapid ART strategies in diverse settings.Resource updated 03/15/2023
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Overview of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A Planning Council Cycle
Overview of each component of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part A planning cycle.Resource updated 07/09/2024
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New Investigational ART Drugs and Strategies
Review of investigational drugs in phase III trials (as of 2021: Islatravir, Lenacapravir, GSK 3640254/aka GSK “254) and how these investigational agents might be used in treatment in the future. Also, review of long-acting injectables.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023