HAHSTA Ryan White Capacity Building Assistance Training Center
DC Health’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STI, and TB Administration (HAHSTA) is committed to improving the health outcomes of eligible Ryan White (RW) customers and recognizes sub-recipient capacity as an integral component to getting there. Because of this, HAHSTA, in collaboration with HealthHIV’s Effi Barry Training Institute, created the HAHSTA Ryan White Training Center (RWTC) as a required capacity building assistance program for its Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program sub-recipients. The HAHSTA RWTC’s focus is placed on the growth and development of capacity across five areas: organizational infrastructure, fiscal management, program management; data collection, reporting, and use; and quality management. Sub-recipients work closely with their RW Program Officers to ensure targeted and value-added educational opportunities to achieve and sustain the level of capacity needed to deliver quality services and help DC Health end the HIV epidemic.
As a sub-recipient of HRSA, DC Health funds organizations in the eligible metropolitan area (EMA) — including the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, Northern Virginia, and two counties in West Virginia — to provide care and treatment services. Organizational capacity is a critical component to Ending the Epidemic. The HAHSTA RWTC provides self-directed learning opportunities to support ongoing professional development and capacity-building for these organizations to ensure high quality service delivery and successful program outcomes.
Available Courses
Addressing Issues of Aging in the Ryan White Community
This module is addressing the aging population of people living with HIV in the Ryan White community with a look at Washington DC. In the presentation, you will note aging, older than 50, and older than 55 are used interchangeably. In some cases that data looked at populations over 55.
Advanced QI Tools: Taking Your Projects Further with Lean 6
This module discusses an overview of tools used for quality improvements such as value stream mapping, spaghetti mapping, and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).
Basic Data Literacy: Foundational Competencies
This module discusses the components of performance measures and indicators, how data improves quality in the human service industry, and how data can improve stakeholder engagement.
Categorical Budget Preparation 2024
This module discusses the purpose and components of categorical budget preparation, eligible expenses, and how to complete the Categorical Budget Preparation Template.
CQM Evaluation: Assessing Projects, Programs, Infrastructure, and Outcomes
This module gives an overview of the basic process steps and techniques used to evaluate quality improvement (QI) projects and programs.
Culturally Responsive Care for Transgender Patients
This session covers topics including appropriate language, the current state of care for patients, tips for working with patients, and the resources available for providers.
Data for Quality Improvement: Measurement Is Only the Beginning!
This module explains the importance of using data to improve quality, describes the various types of data, basic data analysis, and data presentation.
Data Security Basic Training
This module defines and gives basic principles for data security. It discusses the importance of data security as well as best practices.
DC Health Ryan White Service Standards: CareWare Centralized Eligibility Update
This module explains what a Careware Centralized Eligibility System is and discusses how to use it.
DC Health Ryan White Service Standards: Health Home Health Care Services
This module defines Home Health Care and discusses available activities to clients.
DC Health Ryan White Service Standards: Respite Care Services Standards
This module discusses respite care services provided to an HIV-positive client to relieve the primary caregiver of that client.
DC Health Ryan White Services Standards: Early Intervention Services (Traditional EIS) & Early Intervention Services (Regional EIS)
This course describes the Services standards elements and expectations all Ryan White service providers are to follow when implementing Early Intervention Services. Service Standards define the minimal acceptable levels of quality in service delivery and to ensure that a uniformity of service exists in the Washington, DC Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA).
Questions?
For inquiries regarding the need for specific required trainings, contact your assigned Ryan White Program Officer.
Inquiries regarding training content should be emailed to the following subject-specific addresses:
- Organizational Infrastructure, HAHSTACBAPrograms@dc.gov
- Fiscal Management, HAHSTACBAFiscal@dc.gov
- Program Management, HAHSTACBAPrograms@dc.gov
- Data Collection, Reporting, and Use, HAHSTACBAData@dc.gov
- Quality Management, HAHSTACBAQuality@dc.gov