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Even with around 100 entries, there's still room to grow for the Best Practices Compilation of effective interventions.News Article updated on 02/13/2024
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Why Wait? Start Now! What Jurisdictions Can Do to Support Adoption of Rapid Start
Insights from rapid start sites, determined from an environmental scan, virtual field visits, and jurisdictions participating in the learning community.Resource updated 12/11/2023
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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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Systems, Partnerships, and Financing Strategies to Build and Expand Rapid Start
Review of financing strategies for RWHAP EHE recipients should consider as they develop Rapid Start programs and the systems level partnerships required to make programs successful.Resource updated 12/15/2023
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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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Positive Care Center Rapid Access
Positive Care Center implemented the Rapid Access program in 2018, providing clients with ART on the same day as HIV diagnosis. Pharmacists, embedded within Positive Care Center’s care team, help clients with their treatment plans and adherence strategies. Over 90% of clients served through Rapid Access in 2021 received ART on the same day as diagnosis, and 82% of clients were retained in care at six months.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/12/2024
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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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Kern County Rapid ART
Kern County Rapid ART links people with a new diagnosis of HIV to ART. The Kern County Health Officer’s Clinic identifies people with a new diagnosis of HIV through onsite testing, surveillance data, and referrals from local hospital emergency departments. Kern County Rapid ART provides support services and refers clients to other community clinics for ongoing care. A study of clients with a new diagnosis of HIV in 2021 found that on average, Kern County Rapid ART clients were linked to care and provided ART within two days of diagnosis.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/24/2024
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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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Rapid Start Perspectives
Observations on Rapid Start benefits and challenges from 20 community members, shared at USCHA 2022.Resource updated 03/12/2024
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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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EHE HIV Implementation Science Awards Track HRSA Initiatives
New grant awards for the latest round of funding of research on HIV interventions under the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative have been announced.News Article updated on 04/12/2024 -
Innovative HIV Care Strategies Using a Comprehensive Approach to Address the Needs of Priority Populations
Webinar featuring two interventions that use a comprehensive approach to address specific challenges faced by people of color with HIV.Event updated 06/04/2024
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POP-UP
POP-UP provides low-barrier comprehensive HIV primary care, substance use services, mental health services, and case management to people who are homeless and unstably housed with the goal of retaining clients in care and improving viral suppression. Among POP-UP participants, 44% who were unstably housed and not virally suppressed at the start of the study were virally suppressed 12 months after enrollment.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 05/24/2024
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Doxy PEP Guidelines Issued by CDC
CDC has issued the first-ever guidelines recommending use of doxy PEP (doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis) for the prevention of STIs among select populations.News Article updated on 06/06/2024 -
Test & Treat Rapid Access Program
Through the Test & Treat Rapid Access (TTRA) Program, clients with a new HIV diagnosis in Miami-Dade County can access ART, receive other services and counseling, start enrolling in RWHAP, and connect to HIV primary care during the initial visit. At Borinquen Health Care Center, one of the clinical sites participating in TTRA, 76% of clients were virally suppressed within three months of receiving a rapid ART start, and 95% were retained in care for 12 months.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 04/19/2024
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AETC National Coordinating Resource Center
The central hub of the AETC Program, the clinical training arm of the RWHAP, through HIV curricula, technical support to regional AETCs on practice transformation and best practices, and housing of all AETC-developed tools for HIV clinical staff. Project period: 2019-2024.RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 04/15/2024
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Medical Transportation Services Program Review
Tool for service and program monitoring.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
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Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation
TA/training for RWHAP agencies to improve the quality of HIV/AIDS care they provide. Project period: 2020-2024.
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 05/02/2024
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Program and Service Monitoring Tools - Cleveland/Lorain/Elyria TGA
Tools developed by a Part A program to monitor programs and services.
Resource updated 09/19/2023