CISWH Project Resources

English version. Un currículo de adiestramiento interdisciplinario desarrollado para aumentar el conocimiento y la conciencia de la relación entre la infección del VIH y el uso de drogas. El currículo de adiestramiento está diseñado para los proveedores médicos del VIH y de tratamiento de uso de drogas, con la meta de que aumenten la capacidad de proveer cuidado a los usuarios de drogas infectados con el VIH.

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.

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.
View the slides below.

Community Health Workers have the potential to improve outcomes on the HIV care continuum, but what does that look like in a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funded agency? What is their scope of work and how can they be funded? During this interactive webinar course, the second in a series and presented on Nov. 16, 2017, Leonard Recupero and Susan Carr from the Virginia Department of Health, HIV Services Unit, shared their experiences integrating CHWs into these RWHAP services; working with CHWs to enhance HIV prevention and care services; and improve outcomes along the HIV care continuum. The webinar discussed funding, program planning, and the scope of work for CHWs in HIV care.
View the webinar slides below.

This Webinar provides an overview of common oral health barriers for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and the importance of overcoming these barriers. It will also share some of the ways HRSA has helped link PLWHA to oral health care, including the SPNS Oral Health Initiative.

Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body is webinar #1 in a series titled Innovations in Oral Health Care that shares findings from the SPNS Oral Health Initiative. Slides and webinar recordings for the other two webinars in the series are available on the HRSA iHiP (Integrating HIV Innovative Practices) website:

• Dental Case Management (Webinar 2)
• Clinical Aspects of Oral Health Care for PLWHA (Webinar 3)

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.

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.

Presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2017 annual meeting, this roundtable discussion centered on experiences using an implementation science approach to implement four adapted interventions based on previously funded HRSA Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) interventions related to improving health outcomes along the HIV care continuum. The interventions are being evaluated by the Dissemination and Evaluation Center. Handouts linked below included a study design overview, overviews of the intervention structure including enrollment numbers, and data collection tools mapped to the Proctor Model that the study design draws on.

Presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2017 annual meeting, this roundtable discussion centered on experiences using an implementation science approach to implement four adapted interventions based on previously funded HRSA Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) interventions related to improving health outcomes along the HIV care continuum. The interventions are being evaluated by the Dissemination and Evaluation Center. Handouts linked below included a study design overview, overviews of the intervention structure including enrollment numbers, and data collection tools mapped to the Proctor Model that the study design draws on.

Presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2017 annual meeting, this roundtable discussion centered on experiences using an implementation science approach to implement four adapted interventions based on previously funded HRSA Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) interventions related to improving health outcomes along the HIV care continuum. The interventions are being evaluated by the Dissemination and Evaluation Center. Handouts linked below included a study design overview, overviews of the intervention structure including enrollment numbers, and data collection tools mapped to the Proctor Model that the study design draws on.