Thursday, April 3, 2025
4/3/2025
Comprehensive High-Impact HIV Prevention Programs for Community-Based Organizations - The purpose of The Village South (TVS) Comprehensive High-Impact HIV Prevention (HIP) Program is to increase capacity and consistency of care in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The TVS HIP program aligns with the CDC goals, employs the CDC’s High-Impact Prevention approach, and promotes healthy equity in accordance with the nation’s Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative (EHE): A Plan for America – Diagnose, Treat, Prevent, and Respond. Through targeted initiatives in conjunction with state and local health departments in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, FL, TVS will achieve the goals set by EHE to reduce all new HIV infections by 75% in 5 years and by 90% by 2030 by diagnosing HIV as early as possible, treating HIV quickly and effectively, preventing new HIV cases, and responding quickly to HIV clusters to prevent new cases. Miami-Dade and Broward counties in South Florida have among the highest new infection rates in the country. The rate of infection in Miami-Dade County is 41.7 (2019, Florida Department of Health). The rate in Broward County is 32.4 (2019, Florida Department of Health). The TVS HIP program prevents the spread of HIV infection through the delivery of science-based, culturally sensitive HIV testing and successful linkages to prevention and medical services, including behavioral health and biomedical interventions. The proposed cooperative agreement with the CDC will increase HIV testing and referrals to Partner Services, link persons with HIV to medical care and antiretroviral therapy (ART), provide essential support services, and increase program monitoring and accountability to ensure the highest quality services for the target population. The TVS HIP priority population is heterosexual men and women age 13 years and older, including both Black and Latino high-risk heterosexual men and women. By June 30, 2026 TVS will conduct 5,400 HIV tests to increase awareness of HIV status; screen 1,913 (35.4%) persons for STDs (syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea), viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis in conjunction with PS21-2102-funded testing; identify 1,750 (32.4%) persons newly diagnosed with HIV through PS21-2102-funded testing; provide ARTAS to 1,575 (90%) persons newly diagnosed with HIV and to 90% of those previously diagnosed but not-in-care; provide CLEAR to 790 (50%) persons newly diagnosed with HIV and to 50% of those previously diagnosed; link 1,575 (90%) of persons newly diagnosed to HIV medical care within 30 days; link or re-engage 90% of persons previously diagnosed, not in care, to HIV medical care within 30 days; refer 1,750 (100%) persons newly diagnosed with HIV to Partner Services; refer 100% of persons previously diagnosed with HIV to Partner Services; refer 100% of HIV-negative persons to PrEP; and distribute 15,000 condoms throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL.
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