In collaboration with Tennessee Department of Corrections, we developed and implemented a stepwise HIV telemedicine program to optimize viral suppression in the state prisons during 2010-2018. Clinic attendance increased from 50 percent to 90 percent during full implementation. Viral suppression increased from 30 percent in 2010 to 90 percent in 2018.
Development of a referral processes for persons re-entering the community from incarceration (in SOAR program), with referrals prior to release, resulting in higher rate of first appointments within 30-days; challenges for linkage to care through SOAR remain after release.
Three sites were funded in 2016 as part of Special Projects of National Significance Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions initiative to implement an evidence-informed intervention desig
In December 2019 the Iowa ADAP launched its Jail Assistance Program to extend HIV medication access to county jails.
Maricopa County’s Part A Program used HRSA Policy 18-02, which defines allowable services for incarcerated individuals, to expand services in county jails.
The rate of HIV among people in US prisons is higher than the general population. This workshop will review an evidence-informed intervention to engage people with HIV in the jail setting.
This session will discuss key considerations for RWHAP Part B programs and AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) as they support access to medication and related services for justice-involved indiv
HRSA/HAB guidance on using RWHAP funds to provide services to eligible individuals in prisons, jails, and other correctional systems allows recipients to determine which RWHAP services to provide a
Panelists will describe collaborative prevention and support services provided to people with HIV and/or hepatitis from incarceration to re-entry.