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
Significant challenges exist in vaccinating people with HIV for COVID-19. Our RWPC program set out to implement and evaluate a vaccine initiative for COVID-19 for people with HIV. We achieved vaccine rates of 78 percent being fully vaccinated by December 1, 2021 and 30 percent having a third dose.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Review of rapid ART features to reduce time to ART from 7 to 1.6 days, including pre-visit benefits navigation, manufacturer discount cards, prescribing to in-house pharmacies, email distribution lists, and post-prescriptive follow-up.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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
Review of a 12-month clinical telePrEP program for rural South Carolina residents, which evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of PrEP delivered through a telehealth model.
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
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
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
Overview of data on youth with HIV, their needs and programs in rural communities, and implementing initiatives to reach youth and retain them in care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Efforts of HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau EHE-funded rural state jurisdictions and their unique perspectives on providing HIV care and treatment to rural populations.
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
Social media strategies for community engagement in rural areas in the planning, development, and implementation of HIV care and treatment services.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource updated 09/28/2023
Informational updated 04/03/2024
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
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/27/2023