Sources of TA

Technical assistance (TA) and training is available to help Ryan White HIV/AIDS Programs implement their federal grants more effectively.  TA starts with the HRSA/HAB Project Officer and also extends  to resources available on this Web site as well as an array of Centers funded by HAB.  The services provided by the HAB-supported TA sources listed below include, for example, on-site consultation, training seminars, technical assistance products, and conference calls.

ADAP: AIDS Drug Assistance Programs Assessing Unmet Need: Building Capacity Assessing Unmet Need: Methodologies Care Delivery: Capacity Development Care Delivery: Connecting PLWH to Care Clinician Warmline/Hotline Consumer Involvement: Planning/Leadership Cultural Competency: Stigma Data: Ryan White Program Data Support

Fiscal Management Peer Advocates in Health Care Teams Peer Treatment Educators Provider Training Provider Training (International) Quality SPNS Research/Demonstration Women, Infants, Children, Youth (Part D): Consumers Women, Infants, Children, Youth (Part D): Guidelines

Peer-to-peer TA and TA documents for State ADAP directors in such areas as cost efficiencies, Medicare Part D, pricing, emergency preparedness; conference calls and other venues for states to share ADAP best practices

National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors Cooperative Agreement.
Contact: bcrutsinger-perry@nastad.org
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Two TA trainings to (1) help grantees determine how to fill unmet need for HIV care and (2) improve care delivery for substance abusers and recently released inmates

Academy for Educational Development Cooperative Agreement
Contact: dmcgrude@aed.org
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TA and training on estimating and assessing unmet need for HIV services among individuals who know they are HIV-positive but are not receiving HIV-related primary medical care, and using the resulting data in decision making. On-site TA is requested through the HAB Technical Assistance Contract.

Mosaica Unmet Need Center

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TA and training (on-site, regional meetings) to enhance comprehensive HIV primary medical care and treatment services in racial and ethnic minority communities. TA is targeted to (1) small to medium community and faith-based organizations serving minority populations and (2) entities planning to expand capacity to provide HIV/AIDS primary medical care services.

Supporting Networks of HIV Care HRSA/HAB Cooperative Agreement (CAEAR with AED and NMAC)
Contact: View online list
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Trainings for service providers and train-the-trainer sessions on addressing unmet need in rural areas and with incarcerated populations

AIDS Action Foundation HRSA/HAB Cooperative Agreement
Contact: DVarsovczky@aidsaction.org
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Expert clinical advice on HIV/AIDS management for health care providers and guidance in managing health care worker exposure to HIV and hepatitis B or C

National Clinicians Consultation Center

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Trainings for consumers to increase their capacity to engage in decision-making; strengthen leadership and planning skills of PLWH/consumers to increase participation in Ryan White HIV care planning bodies such as planning councils, consortia, CABs, and other advisory groups

Academy for Educational Development HRSA/HAB Cooperative Agreement
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HIV/AIDS Stigma Resource Center website and trainings on how stigma prevents people from seeking HIV testing, counseling, and care, as well as disclosing their sero-positive status, using such innovative approaches as evidenced-based practices, interactive activities, scientific research and data

National Minority AIDS Council HRSA/HAB Cooperative Agreement
Contact: agemechu@nmac.org
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Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Data Report (formerly CADR)
System for collection, submission, and verification of Ryan White service data.

CAREWare
Software to help manage HIV clinic patients—can also generate Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Data Reports

dataCHATT
Targeted TA to improve data reporting systems
JSI Research and Training Institute Cooperative Agreement
Contact: lhirschhorn@jsi.com
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Severity of Need Index
Enhanced measure of severe need for use in targeting Ryan White funds

Data Reports

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Trainings and online resource center on fiscal and organizational capacity development

CAEAR Coalition Foundation HRSA/HAB Cooperative Agreement
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Training peer advocates to serve as members of HIV health care teams; toolkit for providers on use of peers in teams.

Cicatelli Associates HRSA/HAB Cooperative Agreement
Contact: Cornell@cicatelli.org
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Training to increase the number of HIV/AIDS peer treatment educators to support clinician efforts to engage and retain people of color in HIV care. Training is for peers indigenous to communities of color in areas highly impacted by HIV/AIDS. Peer educators may be peer counselors or educators, or other non-clinical personnel involved in providing HIV care.

PETS/REC
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AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETCs) comprise regional training centers and a range of national resources providing targeted multidisciplinary training and education programs for health care providers treating people with HIV/AIDS.

AETC National Resource Center

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International Training and Education Center on HIV (I-TECH) sets up health care worker training systems overseas, in areas hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic. Products also have potential utility in the U.S., particularly in low resource settings.

I-TECH

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HRSA/HAB quality improvement technical assistance for Ryan White grantees, with an emphasis on building their capacity to enhance treatment and care for people living with HIV/AIDS.

National Quality Center
HAB Quality of Care Site

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SPNS initiatives include TA Centers and demonstration projects focused on a range of populations and issues.

SPNS Research/Demonstration Projects

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Supporting consumers to become leaders through leadership trainings, conference support, and TA documents

AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families HRSA/HAB Cooperative Agreement
Contact: lscruggs@aids-alliance.org
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Development of guidelines and research on HIV care programs addressing the needs of HIV infected women, infants, children, youth and their families; training for consumers on the clinical research process

HIV/AIDS NRC at the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center, HRSA/HAB Cooperative Agreement
Contact: rothplpm@umdnj.edu
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