Stories from the initiative Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations

The below videos were created by several of the demonstration sites who implemented a medical home model with a goal to reduce barriers to engagement and retention in HIV care among people who are experiencing homelessness, living with HIV and diagnosed with mental health and/or substance use disorders. Hear how clients describe their work with navigators to achieve their goals for health and well-being.

Learn more about the initiative at Med-HEART Medical Home Evaluation and Resource Team (Med-HEART), the evaluation and technical assistance center for the initiative.

Multisite overview of the SPNS initiative Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations

Prism Health North Texas, Dallas, TX

CommWell Health, Inc., Dunn, NC*

Family Health Centers of San Diego, San Diego, CA

Harris Health System, Houston, TX

Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, OR

University of Florida Center for HIV/AIDS Research, Education, and Service (UF CARES), Jacksonville, FL

Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Prism Health North Texas- Care Coordinator Luis talks with Marlon

Prism Health North Texas- Care Coordinator Ben talks with Mark

*CommWell Health’s NC-REACH program was also named outstanding program of the year by the National Rural Health Association:

Lisa McKeithan, project manager of the NC-REACH Program at CommWell Health, was named Outstanding Educator of the Year: https://youtu.be/KVvy5oB4wWk

And CommWell Health was named Outstanding Organization of the Year: https://youtu.be/5kUtuLU0KNM