Managing Sexual Health in Adolescents
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Blog updated 09/06/2022
University Health System’s peer engagement initiative employs peers, alongside Patient Navigators, to provide support and improve linkage and retention to care for youth, women, infants, and children. Group support activities and a chat-enabled website are two of the methods used to continually engage our population of focus.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This workshop will share youth-tailored innovative approaches, such as integrated mental health and clinical nutrition services for peer support, facilitated transportation conducted by case managers via a rideshare program for youth clients, and a grading system to assess individual readiness and help guide transition to adult care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This presentation discusses the limitations of using evidence-based and evidence-informed parameters when identifying innovative approaches to engage and retain people with HIV in care. Lessons learned will be shared along with strategies on how to address equity gaps in the identification of innovative approaches.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
A community health center uses a mobile health unit to provide integrated substance use disorder (SUD) and HIV care and treatment for those suffering from housing instability. This low-barrier, mobile, integrated care model, supported by intensive case management and outreach, has made a significant impact on engagement, antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation, and viral suppression.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
With integrative, patient-centered care, the organization’s interdisciplinary team approach to caring for patients with HIV has achieved a retention rate of 95% and the viral load suppression of patients with HIV to 95%.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
As part of the SPNS Social Media Initiative (SMI), three Ryan White recipients describe their experiences with text messaging, both automated and real-time, to increase engagement in care and the number of medical appointments kept, and improve viral suppression rates with an emphasis on engaging young men who have sex with men and trans women of color.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The Women Informational Network (WIN) micro-grant initiative supports grassroots, women-led, community-based organizations and leaders conducting innovative approaches that reduce isolation and stigma for women of color with HIV, with a special emphasis placed on women with HIV living in rural areas and ‘resource deserts’ not connected to care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
The federal health agency focused on healthcare delivery research wants to know more about how agencies have used their tool to improve patient care.
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/01/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
Resource updated 05/17/2024
A significant proportion of people with HIV in the U.S.
The HealthCare.gov Open Enrollment period for signing up for health coverage has been expanded and will now run from November 1, 2021 through January 15, 2022. (Some state enrollment periods vary.) In addition, enrollment assistance programs are being expanded. Read the details outlined in the HIV.gov blog: CMS Extends Open Enrollment Period and Launches Initiatives to Expand Health Coverage Access Nationwide.
Improvement in clinician listening skills, care coordination, and use of peers in care delive