The COVID-19 pandemic propelled digital tools to the forefront of healthcare. New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Digital Health Initiative (DHI) coordinated digital health trainings to enhance practices among HIV program staff and may result in improved patient-provider communication, patient access to services and potentially health outcomes.
The U.S. opioid epidemic has significant impact on rates of overdose deaths among people with HIV. The aim of the project was to leverage the PDSA methodology to enhance a population-based, health information technology, intervention to facilitate the identification and panel management of high-risk clients with opioid use disorder.
RWHAP recipients review their telehealth innovations developed during COVID-19 while HRSA reviews a new program identify and maximize the use of telehealth strategies in the RWHAP and other telehealth initiatives across HRSA.
Review of the RWHAP SPNS initiative Improving Care and Treatment Coordination for Black Women with HIV, which implements evidence-informed interventions to provide culturally relevant care for Black cis and transgender women.
Overview of RWHAP SPNS E2i Initiative implementation materials.
Discussion of HIV prevention and care efforts for Black women across HHS agencies and highlight of the RWHAP Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) initiative: Improving Care and Treatment Coordination for Black Women with HIV.
Results of a study demonstrating the impact that coordinated care, housing, and employment can have on the HIV health outcomes of unstably housed and under/unemployed people with HIV.
Boston Public Health Commission's Ryan White Planning Council shares its approach for creating and launching an HIV anti-stigma campaign inclusive of a video.
Review of activities under the Black Women First SPNS Initiative that utilize technology and electronic health eHealth).
Review of the HRSA-funded Center for Innovation and Engagement, a resource platform that provides innovative, evidence-informed interventions that support linkage, reengagement, and retention in care to help end the HIV epidemic.
Hub leaders discuss the formation of the Hub (a centralized source of a range of HIV services in the Chicago area) and the impacts of the pandemic on the communities served.
Insights from the AETC U.S.-Mexico Border AETC Steering Team (UMBAST) team's work in providing HIV-related training along the border, a region with some for poorest health outcomes in the U.S.
Review of challenges, facilitators, and best practices for routine screening, linkage, and rapid ART in two emergency departments, including during COVID-19.
Description of various models in the RWHAP SPNS Rapid Start initiative and data on their impact, using initiative-wide data.
Results of SPNS initiative's virtual field visits to identify rapid ART implementation insights in RWHAP settings across the U.S.
The Northeast/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center HIV Health Information Exchange (HIE) Initiative aims to empower HIV care networks to utilize the potential of emerging data exchange mode
This session will outline establishment of community partnerships and implementation of housing, nutrition, and substance use treatment programs.