Tuesday, April 29, 2025
4/29/2025
HART (HIV AIDS Resources of Texas) - Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation (CBWF), in partnership with the San Antonio AIDS Foundation (SAAF), will enhance and expand Targeted HIV testing services aimed at reaching minority MSM who are at greatest risk for HIV and unaware of their HIV status. CBWF proposes to implement HIV/AIDS Resources of Texas (H.A.R.T.), a carefully tailored Comprehensive HIV Prevention Core Program and an Operation Program based on the four pillars (Diagnose, Treat, Prevent, Respond). This will include promotion, outreach/engagement, community engagement and formal partnerships with the Nueces County Health Department, San Antonio Metro Health, HIV Planning Group, and other local community stakeholders. The expected outcomes, in line with the four pillars, are detailed as follows: H.A.R.T. will increase persons who are aware of their HIV status by providing a total of 4,000 HIV tests; as well as increasing receipt of integrated screening by offering screenings for other STD’s during all HIV testing and at all testing events. Regarding treatment, H.A.R.T. plans to increase receipt of HIV medical care and ART among persons newly diagnosed with HIV or previously diagnosed, not-in-care, within 30 days by utilizing ARTAS and HIV Navigation Services. H.A.R.T. will further support HIV positive persons by providing increased access to partner services and other support services for newly or previously diagnosed individuals. H.A.R.T. prevention efforts will be centered around increased access to PrEP/nPEP; increasing availability of condoms; and providing evidence-based risk-reduction behavioral interventions. Specifically, 80% of MSM’s who are repeat HIV testers will engage in Personalized Cognitive Counseling and 6,000 individuals (1,200/yr) with or at risk for acquiring HIV will engage in PROMISE. To improve response to HIV clusters and outbreaks, H.A.R.T. will formalize collaboration with local Health Departments in both regions to facilitate Data-to-Care efforts and rapid response to cluster detection H.A.R.T. will follow a comprehensive evaluation and performance measures plan to assess the effectiveness of the program strategies and perform quality assurance and improvement activities. The plan will be finalized in close collaboration with partners, local health departments, members of the consumer advisory board, and the representative from the HIV Planning Group. Program Staffing plan consists of one Outreach Specialist and one Patient Navigator hired by SAAF and a Principal Investigator, Project Manager, two Prevention Navigators (PN); 1 Outreach Specialists, and 1 Social Media Specialist hired by CBWF.
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