Wednesday, May 15, 2024
5/15/2024
Project Abstract Community Rehabilitation Center (CRC) proposes to implement Project AIM am HIV/Hepatitis prevention model, specifically targeting males who have sex with other males (MSM), men who have sex with men and women (MSMW, and other LGBTQI+ individuals who are at high-risk for HIV/Viral Hepatitis (VH) infection and are not in stable housing in Duval County, Florida. Duval County is listed as one of the localities hardest hit by the HIV epidemic by the Department of Health and Human Services. Project AIM will utilize a prevention navigation approach aimed at expediting and enhancing outreach, access, and linkage to services. Project AIM will serve 360 at-risk minority MSM/MSMW/LGBTQI+ adults who are not in stable housing and reside in the Duval County over the span of five years. Project AIM will execute the work-plan by recruiting, hiring/reassigning and training competent staff comprised of the following: Project Director (PD), Lead Navigator (LN), two Prevention Navigator (PNs), Prevention Support Specialist (PSS), and External Evaluator (Eval). The following are the Overall project goals following the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF): 1) Conduct a thorough needs assessment of targeted population HIV/VH prevalence, substance abuse incidence, gaps in services, and identification of priorities. 2) Develop and enhance local capacity and mobilize community resources to implement a Prevention Navigator model to prevent and reduce the onset of SA and transmission of HIV and VH among minority youth and young adult 3) Develop a data-driven, comprehensive, strategic plan resulting from the documented community needs assessment that articulates the proposed project’s vision for minority young adults targeted by Project AIM. 4) Implement culturally-appropriate, evidence-based, Prevention Navigation program targeting outreach, SU/HIV/VH prevention, testing, and identification of high risk individuals to prevent and reduce the onset of SU, HIV, and VH transmission among high-risk individuals 5) Provide ongoing monitoring and performance assessment of project activities.
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