CDC and FDA Update: Interim Clinical Considerations for Monkeypox Vaccination
Overview The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the JYNNEOS vaccine. The EUA allows healthcare providers to administer the vaccine by intradermal injection for individuals 18 years of age and older who are at high risk for monkeypox infection, which will result in up to a five-fold increase in […]
Sister to Sister: Take Control of Your Health
HealthHIV is pleased to announce the launch of Sister to Sister: Take Control of Your Health, a course developed for clinic-based providers to empower women to reduce their risk for acquiring HIV. This blended course entails a 60-minute, self-paced eLearning module developed by HealthHIV followed by a live, in-person or virtual classroom session hosted by CAI. Providers […]
Reducing Harm When Using Drugs – DC Engage
This resource from DC Engage is designed to be a harm reduction toolkit for people using drugs. The resource outlines what harm reduction is, the goals of harm reductions, and provides some practical advice for reducing harm when using drugs. Reducing Harm When Using Drugs – May 2021
Miss America Discusses Opioid Addiction
Miss America Addresses SYNChronicity 2020
Racial injustice and meaningful involvement of PLH
The racial justice & MIPA session will engage participants with interactive activities, discussions, and team building exercises. Upon completion participants will have a greater understanding of the intersectionality of HIV and racial injustice. In addition, participants will be able to gain important tips towards operationalizing MIPA within their organizations. Learning Objects: Recall the importance of […]
Assessing organizational cultural responsiveness to engage clients
The LGBTQIA Inclusion session will engage participants with interactive activities, discussions, and team building exercises. Upon completion participants will have a greater understanding of LGBTQIA language, culture, and appropriate ways to engage community members. In addition, participants will be able to differentiate between gender identities, sexual orientation, and other cultural definitions. Learning Objects: Define the […]
Patient-centered care: Implementing harm reduction & motivational interviewing
Harm reduction is a range of public health policies designed to reduce the harmful consequences associated with various human behaviors, both legal and illegal. Harm reduction policies are used to manage behaviors such as recreational drug use and sexual activity in numerous settings that range in services. Motivational Interviewing is a person-centered, evidence-based, goal-oriented, strengths-based […]
U=U messaging
Prevention Access Campaign’s Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) is a growing global community of HIV advocates, activists, researchers, and over 970 Community Partners from 101 countries uniting to clarify and disseminate the revolutionary but largely unknown fact that people living with HIV who are on treatment and have an undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit HIV. […]
Policy and HIV programs: Staying relevant to meet client needs
This workshop will provide participants with an overview of how current policies and legislation can affect the implementation and effectiveness of Early Intervention Services for HIV prevention and treatment. Participants will learn how policies can form “structural barriers” to care for clients, with the intention of developing strategies to help clients mitigate the impacts of […]
