Health Department HIV Prevention Programs That Support the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: The Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning Project, 2010–2013

Abstract

Overall, these findings indicate that health departments in areas with a high burden of AIDS successfully shifted their HIV prevention resources to scale up important HIV programs and make progress toward NHAS goals.

Improving Linkage, Retention, and Reengagement in HIV Care in 12 Metropolitan Areas

“…To address the NHAS paradigm shift, ECHPP sought to transform HIV prevention, care, and treatment fundamentally in the United States (Flores et al, 2016; Greenberg, Purcell, Gordon, Barasky, & Del Rio, 2015) However, PLWH’s ongoing difficulties accessing HIV medical treatment led ECHPP grantees to emphasize improving linkage to and retention/reengagement in care. Initial results show that ECHPP grantees successfully shifted resources and expanded their HIV programs (Fisher, Hoyte, Purcell, et al, 2016).…”

Enhancing HIV Prevention and Care Through CAPUS and Other Demonstration Projects Aimed at Achieving National HIV/AIDS Strategy Goals, 2010-2018

“…Three recent articles used evaluation data on processes and outcomes to capture initial results from the ECHPP Project and describe the changes CDC made to manage the SMAIF demonstration projects. [9][10][11] One article described the innovative program evaluation approach necessitated by the various HIV funding streams beyond CDC and SMAIF of ECHPP Project grantees, which included using data from various agencies and sources to attempt to capture the effectiveness of ECHPP Project planning activities. 9 Starting with the ECHPP Project, CDC learned that each SMAIF demonstration project required a careful focus on implementing the most useful, feasible evaluation methods for that project.…”

The Evolution of the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund: The US Department of Health and Human Services Responds to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

“…11 CDC used SMAIF resources to support a systematic review and reprioritization of "HIV-related activities across all funding sources" in 12 metropolitan areas with a high prevalence of AIDS. 12 In addition to providing data for CDC's comprehensive review of federally funded HIV-related activities in these 12 metropolitan areas, the Health Resources and Services Administration used SMAIF resources to work collaboratively with CDC to implement prevention case-management services in 3 of the 12 metropolitan areas (New York City, Miami, and San Juan). 12 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also used SMAIF resources to support a funding opportunity announcement designed to support the integration of behavioral health into HIV primary care and, conversely, support the integration of HIV testing and prevention services into behavioral health services.…”

“…12 In addition to providing data for CDC's comprehensive review of federally funded HIV-related activities in these 12 metropolitan areas, the Health Resources and Services Administration used SMAIF resources to work collaboratively with CDC to implement prevention case-management services in 3 of the 12 metropolitan areas (New York City, Miami, and San Juan). 12 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also used SMAIF resources to support a funding opportunity announcement designed to support the integration of behavioral health into HIV primary care and, conversely, support the integration of HIV testing and prevention services into behavioral health services. 13,14 This joint effort, called the 12 Cities Project, was the first cross-agency collaboration funded by SMAIF; each successive project improved on the preceding project in goals, population focus, and projected outcomes.…”