Positively Connected for Health (PC4H)
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/17/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/17/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
Oral health problems in people with HIV are common and access to oral health care remains inadequate. Co-location of RWHAP and dental clinic improves accessibility. Our study aims to assess the effectiveness of integration of medical and dental services in improving access to oral health care through co-location.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
A panel of parents who have domestically and internationally adopted youth with HIV discuss the complexities that arise from disclosure, care coordination/engagement, sexuality and dating, and transition to adult care while sharing their individual parenting strategies and struggles.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Oral health of RWHAP participants remains a critical area of unassessed unmet need. Normative data needs and SWOT analyses indicated need for process improvement strategies involving providers for better data quality. Voluntary oral health data reporting is a key barrier to understanding/tracking the oral health status of RWHAP participants.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 03/18/2024
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 03/20/2024
Tools developed by a Part A program to monitor programs and services.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource for programs interested in developing or expanding outreach services to identify HIV-positive youth and engage and retain them in care.
Resource updated 09/20/2021
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Tool for service and program monitoring.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
A significant proportion of African Americans living with HIV/AIDS get care from HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
Blog updated 03/29/2024
Training manual for health care providers on adapting SPNS models addressing how to engage hard-to-reach people with HIV into their current operations.
Resource updated 03/12/2024
Curriculum on how to replicate models of care developed to engage and retain hard-to-reach populations into HIV medical care. Document can also serve as a quality improvement tool.
Resource updated 03/13/2024
Lessons learned on developing oral health services for people with HIV, based on experiences of a SPNS national research and evaluation demonstration project.
Resource updated 04/15/2021
Utilization and cost estimates for delivery of HIV/AIDS oral health care for use by Policy Makers and Providers as they factor in the cost of service expansion for these services.
Resource updated 04/15/2021
Learn about Ryan White HIV care innovations targeted to gay/bisexual men, who comprise nearly half of the program's clients.
Blog updated 03/29/2024
Learn about World AIDS Day and activities of HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
Blog updated 11/09/2023
Hands-on instruction on implementation of best practices from the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Innovations in Oral Health Care Initiative.
Resource updated 03/12/2024