HIV Agency Management
Collection of webinars and tools to assist ASOs and other HIV agencies make changes in their operations.
Resource updated 05/17/2022
Collection of webinars and tools to assist ASOs and other HIV agencies make changes in their operations.
Resource updated 05/17/2022
Blog updated 01/07/2021
Best practices (and extensive resource links) for integrating into medical care teams the non-medical staff called Navigators.
Resource updated 04/01/2021
SPNS innovative and replicable HIV service delivery models using HIV+ peers.
Resource updated 08/22/2023
Webinar review of the roles and skills that community health workers (CHWs) need to be effective in their work.
Resource updated 09/15/2021
Manuals for models of care developed under the SPNS Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations Initiative.
Resource updated 09/15/2021
Guide detailing how to implement a Community Health Worker (CHW) program in various HIV health care settings.
Resource updated 10/16/2023
Blog updated 03/28/2024
Resource updated 11/06/2023
Review of strategies for housing vulnerable populations in tight housing markets.
Resource updated 01/08/2024
Extensive training resource to support the integration of the Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce into HIV and other primary care teams. Available in English and Spanish. Disponible en inglés y español.
Resource updated 12/04/2023
Resource updated 03/15/2023
Rapid has developed into a core feature of the Dorothy Mann Center HIV care continuum, assuring immediate linkage to expert HIV services, immediate initiation of therapy, and rapid viral suppression. Benefits are present for youth prevention services. Rapid access models are feasible and beneficial for youth HIV care and prevention.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Linkage Navigation Program provides an immediate connection to same-day medical care and medical case management services, promoting timely linkage to care and services, and tailored individualized care operationalizing initiatives such as Test N Treat and Test N PrEP with positive health outcomes for Ryan White clients.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Successes and lessons learned will be shared from three metropolitan areas on incorporating STI testing and treatment for prevention clients within an HIV medical home setting, along with how offering STI treatment impacts early identification service outcomes (e.g., HIV positivity rates, linkage to care referrals, and the rapid start of HIV treatment).
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The Linkage to Care (LTC) Program at Denver Health/Denver Public Health is an innovative model using continuous quality improvement and community partners to close gaps in the HIV care continuum. This linkage model serves those seeking HIV prevention service as well as people with HIV seeking linkage and retention in care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
A clinic-based substance abuse screening and treatment program is described. Using the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment model, this provides annual proactive screening of alcohol/drug use, with a brief provider response and a follow-up motivational interviewing brief intervention, with treatment provided by an embedded provider.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Oklahoma has been classified by the Department of Health and Human Services as one of the seven states with a high rural HIV burden. Test-and-treat protocols are feasible within high-volume HIV clinics which serve rural and underserved communities to minimize the time to the first appointment to decrease time to viral load suppression.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This presentation will discuss the rapid antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs implemented at the University Health System in the San Antonio metropolitan area and the Baltimore City Health Department clinics, as well as preliminary results post-implementation, lessons learned, and plans for future quality improvement in both programs.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This presentation offers insights from a successful quality improvement (QI) project to improve three-day linkage to care in a large urban federally qualified health center (FQHC) network. Attendees will learn concrete strategies to improve linkage to care, including changes to policy and workflow, as well as new approaches to using data for QI.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023