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On August 18, we celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).News Article updated on 08/25/2023
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Positive Peers Mobile App
The Positive Peers app motivates youth and young adults with HIV to stay engaged in HIV care through self-management tools and virtual support. Although specific outcomes vary by age group, individuals who used the app were more likely to attend their medical appointments, receive labs, and reach viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/14/2023
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New York City HIV Care Coordination Program
The New York City HIV Care Coordination Program is a structural intervention that combines multiple strategies, including multidisciplinary care coordination, patient navigation, and personalized health education to address client medical and social needs. Multiple evaluations of the program consistently show improvements in viral suppression and engagement in care, especially for people with a new diagnosis of HIV or who are out of care.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/14/2023
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Replicating Innovative HIV Care Strategies in the RWHAP
Webinar series featuring HIV care innovations developed under HRSA SPNS projects.Resource updated 04/02/2024
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TransActivate: HIV Care Engagement for Transgender Latinas
Project to enhance the provision of HIV care for Latina transgender women in Los Angeles County.Resource updated 01/17/2024
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Enlaces Por La Salud
Enlaces Por La Salud is an HIV linkage, navigation, and education program for Mexican men and transgender women. The intervention is grounded in a transnational framework for providing cultural context to support the delivery of one-on-one educational sessions to Latina(o/x) people with a new HIV diagnosis, as well as people with HIV who are not yet retained in care. After 12 months, the majority of people participating in Enlaces Por La Salud were retained in care and reached viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 02/06/2024
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The Village Project
The Village Project is an intensive case management-based intervention that harnesses peer navigation and integrated behavioral health services to improve the health outcomes of young Black gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men. The Village Project was associated with increased retention in care and viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 02/28/2024
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Huntridge Rapid Start Initiative
The Huntridge Family Clinic launched the Rapid Start Initiative to provide same-day ART treatment and comprehensive case management to clients with a new diagnosis of HIV. Over 90% of clients received ART on the same day as diagnosis, and 78% of clients were retained in care within the first year of starting treatment.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/08/2024
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The Alexis Project
The Alexis Project used social network recruiting and engagement, peer navigation, and contingency management to reach and engage transgender women of color with HIV who were not engaged in HIV care. Participation in the 18-month intervention improved linkage to care and viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 02/28/2024
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Bottom-Up Project
The Bottom-Up Project is a multi-organizational initiative focused on leveraging health information exchange data and peer navigation. Using real-time clinical data, in combination with linkage to HIV care and social services, the Bottom-Up Project locates and reengages people with HIV who are not currently in medical care and are not virally suppressed. Through this collaboration, over half of patients on the lost-to-follow-up list were found and invited to enroll in the linkage to care/reengagement program.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
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DISQ Office Hours: Gender-Affirming Data Collection
DISQ “Office Hours” are technical assistance opportunities that allow Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) recipient and provider staff to talk with their peers in an informal setting about specific technical challenges and solutions. These hour-long calls include a short presentation by a RWHAP recipient or provider about their data management approach.
Resource updated 07/13/2023
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Using a Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Retention in HIV Care
MacGregor Infectious Diseases, a hospital-based clinic affiliated with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, implemented a multidisciplinary approach to strengthen outreach to clients and improve care retention. As compared to clients in standard care, clients served with the multidisciplinary approach had higher rates of retention in care, particularly among clients who were not virally suppressed.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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Creating a Culture of Trauma-Informed Care
Lehigh Valley Health Network Comprehensive Health Services implemented a trauma-informed approach to care delivery, including training staff on how trauma can affect people’s health and how microaggressions in healthcare environments can potentially trigger trauma responses. This approach positively impacted care delivery and the program’s retention in care rate.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/01/2023
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Co-Locating Care Management Staff and Peers in Medical Clinics
This medical-community partnership worked to link clients to care and decrease missed appointments and used peer navigators to successfully re-engage clients in care.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/17/2024
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KC Life 360
Expanded housing and employment opportunities for people with HIV contributed to positive housing, earned income, and viral suppression outcomes for clients.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/26/2023
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Intervention Cost Calculator
Excel calculator to facilitate cost comparisons and selection of interventions of interest based on available resources. Disponible en Español.Resource updated 09/19/2023
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Creating the RSR Client-Level Data File
Overview of different tools available to create the client-level data file, including RSR-Ready Systems and TRAX.Resource updated 02/06/2024
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National Transgender HIV Testing Day
This awareness raising day recognizes the disproportionate impact of HIV on transgender people and the importance of increased testing and access to HIV care for transgender and gender non-binary people.Event updated 01/18/2024
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Tech/Mobile Apps Supporting HIV Care
Technology-focused tools to support HIV care engagement.Blog updated 04/10/2023
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Black Women First Initiative
Design, implementation, and evaluation of bundled evidence–informed interventions for Black women with HIV. Project period: 2020-2024.RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 03/07/2024