Presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2017 annual meeting, this presentation introduces an adapted model and implementation results to date of the ongoing implementation and evaluation of an intervention to facilitate linkage of people living with HIV to community-based care and treatment services after incarceration. The intervention is one of four interventions related to improving health outcomes along the HIV care continuum that are being evaluated by the Dissemination and Evaluation Center.
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APHA Presentation: Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions – Peer Linkage and Re-Engagement in HIV Care PDF
Presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2017 annual meeting, this presentation outlines implementation results and lessons learned to date of a peer-based intervention currently being implemented at three clinics: Meharry Medical College, AIDS Care Group, and Howard Brown Health. It introduces standardized intervention materials to provide guidance in implementing a program linking women of color who are newly diagnosed with HIV to care. The intervention is one of four interventions related to improving health outcomes along the HIV care continuum that are being evaluated by the Dissemination and Evaluation Center.
APHA Presentation: Using Community Health Workers to Improve Linkage and Retention in HIV Care
Presented at American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting in November 2017, this presentation describes the project to train and integrate Community Health Workers (CHWs) into primary HIV care. It describes how the project relates to the C3 Project and the federal HIV continuum of care and identifies ways that CHWs have been integrated into the project.
Finding Home: Tips and tools for guiding people living with HIV toward stable housing
This toolkit is designed to provide resources to organizations to increase access to stable and permanent housing for people who are homeless or unstably housed, living with HIV, and who may have persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorders. It is primarily intended for Ryan White providers, medical case managers, peers/community health workers, and other “front-line staff” who provide direct services to individuals living with HIV who are experiencing homelessness.
HRSA Meeting Presentation Slides for the SPNS initiative Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations
On June 27, 2017, the grant recipients of the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) funded initiative Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations convened a day-long meeting to present results to staff from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). They presented the strategies that collectively led to more than 1,300 people nationwide being served over the five-year initiative.
2017 BPHC Report: Assessment of HIV Service Needs in the Boston Eligible Metropolitan Area
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) Planning Council partnered with the Center for Advancing Health Policy and Practice for the 2017 Needs Assessment report. The goal was to identify barriers that prevent people living with HIV, both in and out of care, from receiving needed services, engaging in care, and/or adhering to medication regimens.
Webinar Recording: Using Community Health Workers to Improve Linkage and Retention in HIV Care
During this interactive webinar course, the first in a series and presented on July 27, 2017, participants learn why community health workers (CHWs) could be key to reducing barriers to care faced by underserved and hard-to-reach populations, specifically in HIV systems. The course defines the role of CHWs, how they are integrated into health care teams, and how they function as an integral part of the health care system. Experts share real-world illustrative examples of CHWs working in HIV care. Participants learn about building—and expanding—internal capacity for CHWs.
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HRSA Meeting Posters for the SPNS initiative – Project Overview Poster: Multisite Results from the initiative Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations PDF
For a HRSA meeting on June 27, 2017, each SPNS demonstration site created a poster presentation outlining the model that was developed as part of the initiative Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations. Each poster includes findings, successes and challenges and next steps.
Client story videos from the initiative Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations
The nine sites that participated in the initiative Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations created videos to show how their model of care improved the health and well-being of clients who were living with HIV and experiencing homelessness.
Medical Home SPNS demonstration sites: one-page overview
We have created a one-page overview of the medical home model used in the initiative Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations, both for the initiative overall and for each individual site.