Wednesday, February 5, 2025
2/5/2025
Project Title: Ryan White Part C EIS Southern (OH-KY-WV) Applicant Organization: Equitas Health Address: 1105 Schrock Road, Suite 400, Columbus OH 43229-1174 Project Director Name: Molly Stephens Contact Phone Numbers: (937) 853-3650 x 2146 Email Address: mollystephens@equitashealth.com Website Address: www.equitashealth.com Equitas Health is requesting continuation funding for Ryan White Part C Early Intervention Services (EIS) to meet the needs of people living with HIV in 25 counties in northeast Kentucky, southern Ohio, and western West Virginia. The service area is composed of Boyd, Carter, Fleming, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis and Mason Counties in); Adams, Athens, Brown, Clinton, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington Counties in Ohio and Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Wayne, and Wood Counties in West Virginia. Key services to be provided include: • HIV testing using the Counseling, Testing, and Referral model • linkage to care using ARTAS • core medical services include outpatient ambulatory care, mental health care, substance use disorder treatment, and medical nutrition therapy • support services include medical transportation, food bank/home delivered meals, outreach services, and emergency financial aid. The goal of all services is to increase retention in care and viral load suppression. By providing these services, the project will achieve anti-retroviral prescription rates of 80% and viral load suppression of 75% This grant proposal requests $291,135 for the period January 1 to December 31, 2025 with two renewal periods for an entire project period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. Target populations for this Ryan White Part C EIS project are people living with HIV in the targeted region who are un-insured or under-insured, and have annual incomes below 500% of the Federal Poverty Level. Priority populations for the project are men who have sex with men (MSM) and people who inject drugs (PWID) . Sub-populations within these priority groups are individuals who do not know there are living with HIV and people who know they have HIV but are not linked to care. The mission of Equitas Health is to be the gateway to good health for those at risk of or affected by HIV/AIDS, for the LGBTQ community, and for those seeking a welcoming healthcare home. Our vision is that the communities we serve have access to the highest quality healthcare and preventive services. Equitas Health has provided HIV services in central Ohio since 1984. A 501(c)3 community-based non-profit, the organization is Ohio’s leading provider of HIV services. With 21 offices in 13 cities, annual revenues of $188 million, and over 600 staff members, this year Equitas Health will serve 4,000 HIV-positive individuals with medical case management, provide medical care to 2,300 people living with HIV, and reach an additional 25,000 with evidence-based prevention.
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