Innovative HIV Care Strategies for Priority Populations: Housing First and Positive Peers Interventions
Resource updated 05/15/2024
Resource updated 05/15/2024
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 02/27/2024
Preliminary results from an ongoing RWHAP clinic initiative to use text messaging as a re-engagement strategy to bring lost patients back to care, which may be a more manageable and possibly equally effective re-engagement strategy when compared to phone outreach.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The COVID-19 pandemic propelled digital tools to the forefront of healthcare. New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Digital Health Initiative (DHI) coordinated digital health trainings to enhance practices among HIV program staff and may result in improved patient-provider communication, patient access to services and potentially health outcomes.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Utilization of a peer support specialist to increase routine bacterial sexually transmitted infection screening, testing, and treatment in an urban clinic and related patient care outcomes.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Enhancement of communication between Chicago HIV patients and case managers through use of smart phones and its particular value during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Positive People social platform developed to expand access to the broader community and improve health outcomes for participants.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Screening protocols developed to identify more opportunities for testing at multiple sites and in asymptomatic individuals among persons at risk individuals with HIV to prevent and treat STIs.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
As trauma awareness grows in all aspects of our communities, it is time to ask, “What are the next innovations in helping those with HIV recover from trauma?” This workshop will show how new technology helps to quantify resiliency and post-traumatic growth for patients and clients.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Before the pandemic, HIV providers were among the most burnt-out professions in our society. This workshop helps to identify the dangers to our mental, physical, and social health resulting from the demands our work combined with the exposure to the stress and trauma of our those we serve.
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
Introduction. In Louisiana, the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) rank among the top ten. Approach. A sexual activity history was completed utilizing an audio computer-assisted self-interview tool. Results. Over 40% of the recommended STI screenings were extragenital testing. Discussion. A sexual activity history tool provides reliable recommendations for STI testing.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
HIV prevalence among Black women is at epidemic levels with violence greatly contributing to this statistic. The application of machine learning to HIV studies has the ability to inform more personalized approaches to decreasing HIV prevalence as well as improve the health outcomes of those people with HIV.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Housing First is an effective, cost-efficient, evidence-based best practice that demonstrates improved health outcomes and care utilization for people experiencing homelessness, including people with HIV (PWH). Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative is a unique opportunity for HRSA-funded Jurisdictions to support the uptake and implementation of the Housing First model in their communities to prevent new HIV diagnoses and engage people with HIV who are outside the current system of care.
Resource updated 11/06/2023
Resource updated 11/13/2023
Blog updated 08/31/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/08/2024