Tuesday, May 13, 2025
5/13/2025
RYAN WHITE TITLE III: EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES - Project Title: Part C Early Intervention Services (EIS) Program Organization: Centro de Salud de la Comunidad de San Ysidro, Inc. DBA San Ysidro Health Address: 1601 Precision Park Lane, San Diego, CA 92173 Project Director: Fatima Munoz, Associate Vice President of Health Support Services Contact Numbers: 619-662-4100 Email: fatima.munoz@syhealth.org Website: www.syhealth.org Funding Requested: $650,746 annually ($1,952,238 total over three years) Funding Preference: Increased Burden (#1) and Underserved Populations (#3) HIV Epidemiology in Service Area: San Diego County is identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an “HIV hot spot”, one of 50 jurisdictions that account for more than half the new HIV diagnoses in the country (2016-2017) and is therefore among the jurisdictions prioritized for the national Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative. There are 15,035 persons living with HIV (through December 31, 2023) in San Diego County, of which 1,318 were recent or newly diagnosed cases. SYHealth’s core service area encompasses the county’s South Bay (referred to in the funding opportunity announcement as “South Region”) and Southeast San Diego Ryan White Planning regions – high-need areas due to HIV prevalence and incidence. Within that core service area, there are over 3,000 persons living with HIV. Of those persons, over 300 were new/recent HIV cases. People of Color – primarily Latinx and Black/African Americans in particular – are the most impacted PLWH groups in San Diego County. Epidemiology data reflects that Latinx face the heaviest burden of HIV in San Diego County, accounting for 40.6% and 50.2% of the living and new/recent HIV cases. On the other hand, Black/African Americans account for approximately 12% of San Diego County’s living and new/recent HIV cases even though Black/African Americans account for only 5.6% of the county’s overall population. Description of Key Services: SYHealth is among the longest-serving and largest community-based providers of HIV services in San Diego County and one of the most preferred sources of HIV care among county residents, having served 1,295 PLWH patients in CY2023. SYHealth’s proposed Part C EIS Program is an essential component of its HIV Department’s wraparound care. Part C EIS-funded services specifically refer to: Core Medical Services/EIS (HIV outpatient primary care) and HIV support services (health education/risk reduction services and referrals to healthcare and support services). Other Part C EIS activities include Clinical Quality Management (CQM). Services are delivered at SYHealth’s three HIV clinics (San Ysidro Health Center, King-Chavez Health Center, and Gender-Affirming Medicine & Sexual Health (GeMS) Clinic). Amount Requested: SYHealth is requesting Part C EIS continuation funding for the 2025-2028 period. Specifically, SYHealth requests $ 650,746 annually for a three-year total of $1,952,238. Funding will primarily support Part C EIS personnel expenses (salaries and fringe), with budgeted allocations for miscellaneous operating costs and administrative (indirect) costs. Target Population: SYHealth’s Part C EIS services are available to all San Diego County people living with HIV (PLWH) in need of HIV care, with a priority for those living in South Bay and Southeast San Diego. Based on needs identified via local HIV epidemiology data, SYHealth’s Part C EIS Program will also have an emphasis on serving: 1) men who have sex with men (MSM), 2) women, 3) people of color, Latinos and African Americans in particular, 4) young adults (18-24 years), and 5) young adult MSM of color.
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