Using Community Health Workers to Improve Linkage and Retention in HIV Care
Resource updated 11/06/2023
Resource updated 11/06/2023
Estos cuadernos describen la manera de asistir a conectar personas que viven con VIH/SIDA con el sistema médico.
Resource updated 04/19/2022
Glosè referans rapid sa a ofri esplikasyon ki fasil pou konprann nan langaj tout moun kapab konprann konsènan ekspresyon ak fraz ki gen pou wè ak enskripsyon nan swen sante pou founisè swen VIH yo.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Curriculum of educational sessions to promote client engagement and retention in HIV care, based on evidence informed practices, including motivational interviewing.
Resource updated 02/01/2024
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
Blog updated 04/21/2021
Resource updated 08/28/2023
Webinars and other special events by HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau.
Resource updated 01/09/2024
In response to clinic operation curtailments during COVID-19 lockdowns, telehealth services have expanded across the nation.
Blog updated 01/17/2023
CDC issued an April 28, 2020 Dear Colleague HIV Self Testing Guidance, which encourages agencies to provide clients with self-test kits approved by FDA, along with linkages to HIV care for those testing positive.
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Learn about strategies for improving access to oral healthcare through better integration with primary care. Presenters will share information on the seven components of integration, ranging from risk assessments to data sharing across settings. This session will introduce the components of integration and highlight available resources for integrative care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This presentation will review how the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chronic Disease Division collaborated with the HIV/STI division and local AIDS service organizations to develop innovative, client-centered tobacco dependence treatment programs to address the high tobacco use rates among people with HIV.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene designed an HIV self-management protocol for the Ryan White Part A care coordination program. Through the protocol, staff and patients systematically identify and address patient strengths and challenges, focusing activities on building patients' capacity to manage their care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The New York City Health Department has scaled up The Undetectables Viral Load Suppression Program, in collaboration with the program developer (Housing Works) and other stakeholders, by integrating the program into existing HIV medical case management service delivery.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Prism Health North Texas will share the challenges and successes of adapting Ryan White case management tools and strategies to a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program for behavioral intervention. Panelists will detail how they took lessons learned from case management to HIV prevention to become status neutral.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This session will describe the development and implementation of a web-based electronic and administrative tracking system developed for use by clinic case managers. This electronic tracking tool allows case managers to easily view patient data with the overall goal of improving retention in care and adherence to medication.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) explained reimbursement codes to use for COVID-19 vaccinations and patient encounters in their August 19, 2021 listserv.
Read this excerpt from their bulletin issue, COVID-19 Vaccine News: Recent updates regarding additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine:
The federal health agency focused on healthcare delivery research wants to know more about how agencies have used their tool to improve patient care.