Topic: Stigma/Legal
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HIV/AIDS-related stigma compromises the well-being of people living with the disease. Stigmatized individuals may suffer discrimination that can lead to loss of employment and housing, estrangement from family and society, and increased risk of violence. HIV/AIDS-related stigma can also drive new HIV infections because it can deter people from getting tested for the disease, make them less likely to acknowledge their risk of infection, and discourage those who are HIV-positive from discussing their HIV status with their partners and families.See HHS Resources on Civil Rights and Privacy Protections for PLWH.
Guidelines and Manuals
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Clinical Care Guides: Populations and Conditions
October 2013Collection of clinical care guides for various populations (based upon their racial, ethnic, and gender characteristics) and specific conditions.
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Transgender HIV/AIDS Health Services Best Practices Guidelines
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Webinars and Training
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National Center for Innovation in HIV CareJanuary 2017
This presentation addressed identified how barriers to healthcare access–including stigma by rural healthcare providers and rural healthcare teams–affect the health outcomes of persons living with HIV in the United States and its territories.
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HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, JSIMarch 2016
This guide provides information and approaches to help providers offer clear HIV care and treatment information to their clients while engaging them in discussions about their desired health outcomes.
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In It Together Training of Trainer Modules
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, JSIMarch 2016This series of modules was developed to help community-based trainers implement health literacy interventions in their communities.
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Structural Stigma and the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Populations
National Center for Innovation in HIV CareFebruary 2016This webinar discusses research on structural stigma and its health consequences.
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Positively!: HIV Self-Management Videos
National Quality CenterJuly 2014This is a comprehensive set of HIV self-management videos, featuring testimonials, conversations, narrative, and animation to provide key messages about HIV and emphasize health literacy concepts.
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National Quality CenterMarch 2014
Webcasts from the in+care campaign, a quality management initiative to bring patients back to care and keep others from falling out of care.
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Howard Brown Health CenterOctober 2012
Curriculum for nurses teaching cultural competency in the care of LGBT older adults.
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AltaMedOctober 2012
Sin Vergüenza es un drama de vanguardia que invita a la reflexión, y que usa su narrativa para abordar la vergüenza y el estigma asociados con el VIH dentro de la comunidad latina.
Sin Vergüenza is a thought provoking, cutting edge drama that uses storytelling to tackle shame and stigma associated with HIV within the Latino Community.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesSeptember 2012
Have you ever wanted to learn more about civil rights obligations and compliance and did not know where to go or whom to ask? Hear from HHS civil rights and policy experts in this civil rights training.
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HRSA HIV/AIDS BureauJanuary 2007
Facilitator’s training curriculum (and slides) for a two day session designed to educate service providers about strategies needed to address HIV/AIDS-related stigma in their communities.
Tools and Job Aids
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Futures Without ViolenceMay 2017
Website-based toolkit for Health Centers and domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA) advocacy programs to establish partnerships in addressing intimate partner violence (IPV).
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HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, JSIApril 2016
Brochures providing practical explanations of key concepts for Ryan White patients regarding getting health coverage, using coverage, and paying for care.
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HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, JSIFebruary 2016
Posters and a brochure for care and service providers developed as part of the In It Together: National Health Literacy Project for Black MSM.
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South Central AETCJune 2013
A description of HIV-related stigma, its impact on care, the HIV treatment cascade, social & cultural issues, and the ACE method of addressing stigma.
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U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement and Regional AETCsJune 2012
General background information about ICE, general considerations for individuals in ICE custody, TB and HIV continuity of care, and frequently asked questions regarding federal custody.
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HRSA HIV/AIDS BureauAugust 2009
Building Blocks is a training compendium for agencies seeking to develop programs that utilize peers to help engage and retain other people living with HIV/AIDS in care.
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HRSA HIV/AIDS BureauApril 2009
Toolkit to assist trainers and program directors in planning a peer training program for HIV-positive peers who work to engage and retain people living with HIV/AIDS in health care.
Reports and Best Practices
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National Center for Innovation in HIV CareJune 2017
This is a resource guide for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funded organizations to provide care to people living with HIV (PLWH) who are leaving prisons and jails and reentering society after incarceration. It describes proven models for linkage to care programs that can help PLWH access healthcare upon release in order to stay healthy, treatment adherent, HIV virally suppressed, and reduce their changes of recidivism.
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ACE TA CenterJuly 2014
An overview of important topics for enrollment assisters who are new to working with PLWH.
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HRSA HIV/AIDS BureauJanuary 2006
These workbooks describe ways to help connect people living with HIV/AIDS to medical care. Workbook II contains 25 projects, and includes approaches for keeping rural patients connected, and programs for link recently incarcerated patients to a support network.
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HRSA HIV/AIDS BureauJanuary 2004
Workbooks on ways to help connect people living with HIV/AIDS to medical care.
Websites
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Center for Engaging Black MSM across the Care ContinuumJanuary 2017
His Health is a website training site to educate providers on the delivery of HIV health care services for Black men who have sex with men (MSM) to enhance engagement and retention in care.
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AETC National Coordinating Resource CenterJanuary 2017
Clinical education/training resources and patient education materials on a range of HIV clinical care and clinical management topics.
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HIV.GOVMay 2015
Enlace principal a recursos clave de sitios del gobierno federal de los EE.UU. en español relacionados con el VIH/SIDA. Incluye servicios de prevención, tratamiento y apoyo.
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U.S. Department of JusticeApril 2015
Information on federal anti-discrimination protections for people living with HIV, including the the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesJanuary 2015
Portal for HIV/AIDS information from the U.S. federal government-from facts about HIV/AIDS, where to get services, policies and programs and more.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOctober 2014
Federal resources on discrimination and health care privacy protections.
News
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06/20/2017
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06/02/2017
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05/26/2017
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05/23/2017
TA Providers
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Improving the capacity of health departments and community-based organizations to deliver health-literate HIV services, particularly to Black/African American MSM.
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