Resource Category: Online Module

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

The Intersection of Mental Health and HIV Among Youth

People with HIV (PWH) – especially children, adolescents, and young adults – are at an increased risk for developing mental health disorders compared to those who don’t have HIV. PWH commonly internalize negative attitudes and beliefs resulting from widespread HIV stigma, which leads to poor mental health outcomes and difficulty medically managing HIV. Challenges with mental health can negatively affect engagement in medical care and adherence to medical treatment.

This webinar will increase the audience’s understanding of mental health challenges among children, adolescents, and young adults with HIV. The webinar will provide strategies for addressing particular needs and promoting overall physical and mental health.

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

  • Identify at least three common mental health challenges that children, adolescents, and young adults face when living with HIV.
  • Describe how mental health challenges can impact medical care and treatment.
  • Describe at least three ways to address the particular mental health challenges that children, adolescents, and young adults living with HIV face in order to improve their self-perceived health and reception of medical treatment.

Continuing education credits are available for this session.

Provider Educational Modules

The provider curriculum will be a repository of online, self-paced training modules that provide knowledge and skills competency for current and prospective District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH), HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration (HAHSTA) subrecipients.

Module topics include:

  • HIV Basics
  • HIV Epidemiology
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • HIV Care & Treatment
  • HIV Prevention & Biomedical Interventions
  • Stigma & Cultural Competency
  • Housing & HIV Prevention
  • Faith Communities
  • Data Sharing
  • Navigating Health Insurance
  • Substance Use & HIV
  • Health Literacy
  • Mental Health
  • Trans Cultural Competency

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