Tuesday, April 29, 2025
4/29/2025
Prevention Navigator Program for Youth in Tulsa County - HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately impacting racial and ethnic minorities. Youth Services of Tulsa (YST) has a long history of addressing disparities related to sexual and reproductive health in Tulsa, OK. Through the Prevention Navigator Project (PNP) YST will address health disparities of racial/ethnic minorities by increasing access to HIV prevention education and treatment services. Project goals: 1) Decrease health disparities for racial/ethnic minority youth by increasing access to substance use and HIV prevention education and services.;2) Decrease health disparities for racial/ethnic minority youth by increasing access to substance misuse and HIV/AIDS treatment; 3) Increase community awareness on the importance of receiving care and treatment and the risks of substance misuse for individuals living with HIV; 4) Increase the awareness of healthcare providers, including substance abuse counselors, on the importance of screening for HIV. Project objectives: Focused outreach and education on racial/ethnic minority youth, annually 70% of youth receiving prevention education identify as a racial/ethnic minority; Annually, provide evidence-based group education on substance use and HIV prevention, risk factors and risk reduction to 1,400 youth (ages 13-24) at the end of the first year and 2,000 youth each subsequent year; Annually, 95% of program participants receiving substance use and HIV prevention education will be able to identify at least two risk factors for HIV related to substance use after such training; Annually, at least 10% of youth receiving group prevention education will contact a prevention navigator for one-to-one services; In the first year the prevention navigators will provide one-to-one prevention education and/or health-risk assessments with 200 youth and 250 youth each subsequent year; Each year at least 50% of youth receiving one-to-one prevention education and/or health-risk assessments will be referred by a prevention navigator to additional services including HIV testing and/or substance misuse screening services; 100% of youth testing positive for HIV and/or identified as being in need of substance misuse treatment; Annually, provide aftercare and follow-up services to 100% of youth who were referred to HIV treatment and/or substance misuse treatment; Annually, hold 2 community awareness events promoting access to treatment and care and the risks of substance abuse for people living with HIV; Annually, provide training to 100 professionals on the importance of screening for HIV (e.g. healthcare providers, youth workers, social workers, substance abuse counselors); Annually, provide training to a minimum of 3 partner organizations on the importance of screening for HIV and assuring that clinical care needs are met if an individual is determined to be infected with HIV; Strengthen existing partnerships to provide education by attending 90% of all educator network meetings and prevention coalition meetings (2 coalitions, one focusing on sexual health the other focused on substance abuse prevention) to increase collaboration and coordination between partners. Number of Youth Served: Youth Services will serve 2000 youth through group based prevention education and 200 youth through one-to-one education/health risk assessments and 100 youth will be referred to HIV and/or substance misuse screening.
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