CISWH Promotes Civic Health with Vot-ER
As Civic Health Month in August wraps up, the Center for Innovation for Social Work and Health (CISWH) at BUSSW continues to collaborate with Vot-ER, a national nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, to address social work leadership in healthcare and promote civic health engagement. The partnershi [...]
Lessons Learned from the Peer Education and Training Sites/Resource and Evaluation Center (PETS/REC) Initiative 2005-2010
Here we share the lessons learned as PEER Center and Peer Education and Training Sites staff helped organizations integrate peer services to support clients living with HIV. The intent is to share ideas and approaches so program planners, policy makers, evaluators, consumer advisory boards, funders [...]
Spotlight: Power Job Club
Employment and economic self-sufficiency play a key role in health. With the effectiveness of early antiretroviral treatment (ART), many people with HIV can (and do) participate in the country’s workforce. When community-based organizations, HIV/AIDS service organizations, and health care centers [...]
Integrating peers into the HIV care team
Wednesday, November 17 2010 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ETPeers living with HIV/AIDS play an essential role in engaging HIV-positive individuals in care and treatment. The unique nature of that role brings with it special considerations when integrating peers as part of the health care team. This We [...]
CoIIN: E-Newsletter and Project Updates
Here are the e-newsletters and project updates that address news and updates from the CMC CoIIN Project. The e-newsletters support each state team and promote cross-team sharing, include timely and relevant topics, tips, and news to assist state teams in developing, implementing, and evaluating mean [...]
The HIV, Housing & Employment Project: Project Impact & Materials
There is little evidence available on effective models to engage low-income people living with HIV from racial/ethnic minority communities in reducing housing and employment needs to improve health status. By evaluating the outcomes of the demonstration site interventions, we will have a better unde [...]
Tools for Monitoring & Evaluating HIV Peer Programs
How do I know my peer program is working? Wednesday, January 26, 2011, ET Peers living with HIV/AIDS play an essential role in engaging HIV-positive individuals in care and treatment. This webcast is intended for organizations and individuals interested in learning about methods to document the impa [...]
Integrating Peers into HIV Care and Treatment
Peers living with HIV/AIDS play an essential role in engaging HIV-positive individuals in care and treatment. The unique nature of that role brings with it special considerations when integrating peers as part of the health care team. This Webcast helps participants learn to identify peer roles and [...]
Models for Integrating Peers into HIV/AIDS care and treatment
The Peer Education Initiative conducted a HRSA-sponsored webcast on December 16th, 2008 entitled “Models for Integrating Peers into HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment.” The webcast focused on three successful peer program models and touched on several topics including peer roles and responsibil [...]
The Wilson Family
Amy and Tim Wilson describe themselves as “forced poor.” Their annual income of $25,000 makes it a constant challenge to support a family of five, but it keeps them eligible for the Medicaid program that covers most of their son Hunter’s ongoing medical expenses. “I would be cutting my own t [...]
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