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HIV Testing and Care in Emergency Departments

Part of The Power of Prevention: Community Strategies for Safer Sexual Health Series

This fact sheet provides information on navigating HIV testing in Emergency Departments (EDs) as a confidential part of routine care.

The Power of Prevention: DoxyPEP

Part of The Power of Prevention: Community Strategies for Safer Sexual Health Series

This fact sheet explains Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) and its use in preventing certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Injectable PrEP Options: Advancing Patient-Centered HIV Prevention in DC

Part of The Power of Prevention: Clinical Strategies for Safer Sexual Health Series

This fact sheet supports physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, nurses, case managers, and public health professionals in integrating injectable PrEP into their clinical and programmatic practices.

HIV Testing and Linkage to Care in Emergency Departments

Part of The Power of Prevention: Clinical Strategies for Safer Sexual Health Series

This fact sheet focuses on the critical role of Emergency Departments (EDs) in HIV testing and the importance of timely Linkage to Care (LTC).

Clinical Strategies for HIV Prevention: DoxyPEP

Part of The Power of Prevention: Clinical Strategies for Safer Sexual Health Series

This fact sheet provides healthcare providers with key information about DoxyPEP to support community health and prevent the spread of STIs.

Stability in Uncertain Times: Strengthening HIV Prevention Through Peer Workforce Investment

This webinar is designed to guide those in leadership roles within HIV/STI as well as harm reduction focused organizations to recruit, retain, and develop peers as part of an effective public health prevention workforce. Too often, organizations with the best intentions hire peers without a framework for success which leads to high turnover, peer dissatisfaction, and a depletion of already scarce resources. However, by understanding the value of peers, including them in programming, and integrating them into existing staff culture using evidence-based strategies, leaders can ensure longevity within their teams and greater health outcomes for their clients. 

Learning Objectives
  • Identify how to recruit, train and retain a peer workforce
  • Describe the various needs of peers through the lens of supervision
  • Demonstrate ways to empower and increase the value of peers in your organization
  • Explore challenges which may arise with engaging and employing peers

Recruiting and Retaining Peers to Support Prevention and Care

The purpose of this manual is to guide those in leadership roles within HIV/STI as well as substance use-focused organizations to recruit, retain, and develop peers as part of an effective public health prevention workforce. Too often, organizations with the best intentions hire peers without a framework for success which leads to high turnover, peer dissatisfaction, and a depletion of already scarce resources. However, by understanding the value of peers, including them in programming, and integrating them into existing staff culture using evidence-based strategies, leaders can ensure longevity within their teams and greater health outcomes for their clients.

Increasing HIV Knowledge Among Youth by Engaging the HIV Prevention Workforce

This fact-based guide is intended to strengthen the impact of the HIV prevention workforce in DC by
providing strategies to effectively engage with and educate youth ages 13 to 24 about HIV and their
health. By engaging youth directly using innovative approaches, individuals working in HIV prevention
can positively impact youth and reduce HIV’s disproportionate impact on this vulnerable population.