Aging with HIV Initiative
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 02/27/2024
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 02/27/2024
Session on a rural clinic's work and adjustments during COVID-19. Presentation from the Division of Community HIV/AIDS Programs (DCHAP) Business Day Meeting held at the 2022 National Ryan White Conference.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Significant challenges exist in vaccinating people with HIV for COVID-19. Our RWPC program set out to implement and evaluate a vaccine initiative for COVID-19 for people with HIV. We achieved vaccine rates of 78 percent being fully vaccinated by December 1, 2021 and 30 percent having a third dose.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Review of rapid ART features to reduce time to ART from 7 to 1.6 days, including pre-visit benefits navigation, manufacturer discount cards, prescribing to in-house pharmacies, email distribution lists, and post-prescriptive follow-up.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Review of a 12-month clinical telePrEP program for rural South Carolina residents, which evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of PrEP delivered through a telehealth model.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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
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
HRSA has devoted increased attention to addressing the needs of older individuals with HIV with guidances, intervention ideas, and a new aging and HIV initiative.
Blog updated 03/29/2024
Summary of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provisions under HRSA and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and PrEP resources on coverage and costs and providers with PrEP expertise.
Blog updated 11/14/2023
Curriculum for nurses teaching cultural competency in the care of LGBT older adults.
Resource updated 09/20/2023
The HRSA-supported Rural Health Information Hub has developed the Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Toolkit, with 7 modules covering HIV/AIDS basics, program models and additional resources.
Learn More About the Rural Health Information Hub website in this video.
Online clinician training platform with evidence-based core competency training on HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, care, and key populations.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Review of how RWHAP Part B and ADAPs can support access to medications and related services for older clients dealing with co-morbidities (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes).
Resource updated 10/18/2023
Exploration of the unique challenges that older adults living with HIV may face and steps for agencies to consider in response.
Resource updated 10/11/2023
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 05/02/2024
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 05/02/2024
Manual to help health care providers adapt SPNS models addressing how to engage hard-to-reach people with HIV (PWH) into care within their current operations.
Intervention guide highlighting a patient navigation evidence-informed innovative model of care, focusing on the retention step of the HIV care continuum.
Resource updated 05/15/2024