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The Intersections of Faith, HIV, and Healthcare Support

This special webinar in recognition of National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will explore how faith-based organizations can significantly contribute to healthcare support within their communities. Participants will examine the pivotal role these organizations play in providing healthcare services and identify common barriers they face. Faculty will also discuss effective communication strategies and tools to engage faith-based organizations in healthcare initiatives.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Describe the role of faith-based organizations in providing healthcare support.
  • Identify common barriers to implementing HIV prevention and awareness in faith-based settings.
  • Discuss effective communication strategies and tools to engage faith-based organizations.
  • Provide sustainable solutions for faith-based communities to maintain consistent healthcare support.

Optimizing Outreach Data for Fiscal Health

This webinar highlights the importance of using multiple data sources to increase the efficacy of outreach, client engagement and program success. Participants will learn vital information on how to best use data and statistics, as well as real world application to inform the community about prevention in regards to HIV, HCV, STIs, and Drug User Health.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Recognize local, state, and national data sources as guiding tools in community health initiatives to effectively inform decision-making processes.
  • Explain the critical role of documentation in community health management.
  • Discuss the significance of data collection for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and its role in motivating their initiatives and spaces.
  • Describe strategies to enhance health outcomes through effective data utilization, including identifying relevant data, analyzing it, and implementing informed interventions.
  • Identify methods to leverage local data sources to address gaps in service provision.

Faculty 

Sarah Brodt is the Associate Director of Health Services Research and Evaluation, HealthHIV.  She leads research and evaluation projects through development, dissemination, measurement, analyzation and management for education, advocacy, training, and capacity building.  Sarah was previously a Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Epidemiologist at the Virginia Department of Health, focusing on COVID-19 mitigation and infectious disease intervention.  She has 8+ years experience as a public health professional.

Steve Wood is the Senior Education and Advocacy Coordinator at HealthHIV.  He is based in Tully, New York and works under several programs at HealthHIV.  Steve has worked in the HIV/AIDS field since 1985, at a variety of organizations and institutions including Harvard University Medical School, The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He has served as a trainer, direct service provider and Director of multiple programs at several community-based and AIDS Service Organizations.  Steve has written and delivered a multitude of trainings for New York State, and most recently provided extensive training to Community Health Workers in Maryland under the TEACH Program.

Health Insurance Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide

This webinar  will highlight the eligibility for and benefits of the major types of health insurance, including Medicare, Medicaid, employer-sponsored, and marketplace insurance. The webinar will also familiarize participants with various benefit programs, including ADAP, long-term care, and prescription assistance programs. Upon conclusion of this session, participants will be equipped to access and advocate for the best care for clients and patients in order to increase community health.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Explain the language of health insurance and define specific terms.
  • Describe the eligibility and benefits of the major types of health insurance.
  • Discuss procedures to access prescription assistance programs for all types of medications.
  • Identify coverage related to the needs of specialized populations, including HIV/AIDS, drug user health, and gender-affirming care.

Effective Marketing and Branding for HIV Services

Community-based organizations (CBOs) are integral to achieving the goal of Ending the HIV epidemic (EHE). Their familiarity with and location within communities disproportionately impacted by HIV allow these organizations to directly address determinants of health through formal and informal medical and social services. However, community awareness of these services is essential for their success, as well as for your CBO’s organizational sustainability. This webinar will discuss best practices for cost-effective marketing and branding, along with strategies for measuring the impact of these campaigns.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe strategies for crafting media messages that promote the HIV care continuum.
  • Identify best practices to promote HIV prevention and treatment messages that engage the community.
  • Describe the importance of putting “emotional intelligence” into healthcare marketing.
  • Explain methods to measure the impact of your marketing campaign.

HIV PrEP Navigation Certification Program

The HealthHIV HIV PrEP Navigation Certification (HIVPNC) Program is the only certification program offered to providers and allied health professionals focused on preparing providers to guide community members in their use of PrEP over time.  

HIVPNC is designed to support and empower both clinical and non-clinical providers in providing inclusive, affirming PrEP navigation services backed by current data and clinical best practices. 

By receiving HealthHIV’s HIV PrEP Navigation Certification, providers will demonstrate their commitment to assisting patients in: identifying the most appropriate PrEP options for them; gaining access to PrEP medications, care and monitoring; remaining adherent in their PrEP use; and, navigating changes in their lives that may require changes in their PrEP care.

Program Overview

  • Module 1: Introduction to PrEP 
  • Module 2: PrEP Science 
  • Module 3: Client-Centered Navigation Practices 
  • Module 4: Getting to Know Your Clients 
  • Module 5: Paying for PrEP 
  • Module 6: Linkage to PrEP Care 
  • Module 7: Starting and Keeping Up with PrEP 
  • Module 8: Self-Care and Healthy Teams

HIV Prevention Certified Provider (HIVPCP) Certification Program

HealthHIV’s HIV Prevention Certified Provider Certification Program™ is a free, online, self-paced curriculum comprised of eight e-learning modules in HIV prevention. Upon completion, participants receive the HealthHIV HIV Prevention Certified Provider Certification™ and a listing in the national HIVPCP Directory.

The HealthHIV HIVPCP Certification™ demonstrates competency in interdisciplinary, multi-level strategies for HIV prevention. Participants who complete the certification program will have an understanding of the foundation of HIV epidemiology and policy in the United States, the provider’s role in identifying HIV risk and new cases, high impact strategies to prevent HIV through status-neutral-navigation, clinical guidelines to implement PrEP, and a framework of cultural humility that improves clients’ access to and retention in care.

Program Overview

  • Module 1: HIV Prevention – Epidemiology, Interventions and Strategies 
  • Module 2: HIV Testing and Assessing Risk for Short Behavioral Intervention and Referral 
  • Module 3: Maintaining Serostatus Negative and Viral Suppression – Preventing HIV Acquisition and Transmission 
  • Module 4: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Clinical 
  • Module 5: Enhancing Cultural Humility and Understanding Barriers to Care 
  • Module 6: PrEP Adherence, Part 1 
  • Module 7: PrEP Adherence, Part 2 
  • Module 8: TelePrEP Services – Improving PrEP Access

Ryan White Grant Year 34 Part A and B Provider Meeting

HAHSTA’s Care and Treatment Division’s Ryan White Grant Year 34 Provider Meeting took place Thursday, February 15, 2024.

Meeting Agenda

11:00  – 11:05 am
Welcome & Updates
Avemaria Smith, Interim Chief, Care and Treatment Division

11:05 – 11:45 am
Part A and B Programmatic Overview
Ebony Fortune, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Manager, Care and Treatment Division 
Ekaji Osayande, Ryan White Program Officer, Care and Treatment Division
Princess Johnson, Ryan White Program Officer, Care and Treatment Division
Trammell Walters, Ryan White Part B Grant Manager, Care & Treatment Division

Q&A (5 Minutes)

11:50 am – 12:35 pm
Data
Messay Zerga, Health Informatics Specialist, Care and Treatment Division
Julie Orban, Public Health Analyst/HIV Services Planner, Care and Treatment Division

Q&A (5 Minutes)

Quality
Courtney Middlebrooks, Quality Management Specialist, Care and Treatment Division

  • Quality Management improvement
  • Customer Satisfaction Survey and DC Quality Response Team 
  • Quality Deliverables 

Q&A (5 Minutes)

12:40 pm
Fiscal
Monique Brown, Grants Management Specialist, Financial Management and Administrative Division

  • EGMS
  • Use of DIFS

Q&A (5 Minutes)

1:00 pm
Wrap-Up

Session Recordings

Presentation

Resources

EBTI CMOC January 2023 Session “Mental Health 101” and “Case Management Best Practices Toolkit”

Faculty: Corey Beauford, LICSW, LCSW-C
Owner, Inspired Consulting Group
Clinical Instructor with the University of Maryland School of Social Work

Mental Health 101: Social workers, case managers, and other counselors face significant challenges in working with people living with HIV (PLWH) and their families. HIV-affected populations typically require a full range of services to manage the illness and the significant stress and problems HIV causes. Service needs are increased when clients have mental health problems in addition to living with HIV. This training will give an overview of various mental illnesses, signs and symptoms, and treatment options.

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

  • Understand general knowledge on diagnostic criteria for selected mental and substance use disorders
  • Identify various factors, including cultural factors, that contribute to a patient being diagnosed with a mental or substance use disorder. 
  • Discuss treatment considerations – including psychopharmacology – specific to patients with mental and substance use disorders. 
  • Understand the impact that countertransference and transference can have on the therapeutic relationship and identify strategies useful for resolving worker biases.

Case Management Best Practices Toolkit: This webinar discusses the Case Manager Best Practices toolkit which includes treatment protocols, models of care coordination, challenges and how to address them, and an integrated team approach.

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

  • Define the duties of a Care Coordinator and Case Manager
  • Define and describe Treatment Improvement Protocols established by CSAT outlining the roles of a Care Coordinator
  • Identify strategies useful for addressing comm.on client psychosocial needs
  • Explain the “Integrated Treatment Team Approach.”

Innovative Outreach Strategies for HIV Prevention

This webinar will describe how to implement creative outreach strategies that promote risk reduction and prevention of HIV. The faculty will discuss how to engage communities disproportionately affected by HIV while providing resources that best fit the needs of each community.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Identify the target population to tailor outreach events to fit the needs of the community.
  • Recognize the benefits of marketing to provide resources and assist with linkage to care services.
  • Discuss strategies to promote HIV prevention and reduce stigma during outreach events.
  • Describe methods to upscale campaigns to increase engagement.
  • Identify strategies to provide safe spaces for community members.

Mapping the Way Towards Community Assessment and Engagement

Mapping allows community members and organizations to plan better management of resources, develop and implement interventions and programs, and resolve resource conflicts. 

This offering provides an overview of the Effi Barry Community Mapping Toolkit and how mapping social determinants of health can drive HIV prevention and intervention.

Faculty: Dr. Tamara Taggert, Kate Drezner, Stacey Cooper, and Anna Bacharach