Saturday, April 26, 2025
4/26/2025
High-Impact HIV Prevention Project for YTG of Color in Newark - The North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI) is proposing to implement a comprehensive high-impact HIV prevention program under Category B. NJCRI’s program will address health disparities among YTG of color (ages 14 to 34) and their partners in the Newark EMA. NJCRI is targeting this population because rates of HIV/AIDS among the YTG of color population are disproportionately high within the service area. The purpose of NJCRI’s program is to implement a comprehensive high-impact HIV prevention program to address health disparities among YTG of color and their partners in the Newark EMA with the goal of reducing HIV transmission and HIV-associated morbidity and mortality. Funding will increase NJCRI’s capacity to increase HIV testing and integrated STI/viral hepatitis screenings, linkage to HIV prevention and care services, and providing/referring clients to essential support services, regardless of HIV status, and increase program monitoring and accountability. NJCRI’s High-Impact HIV Prevention Program model for will consist of the following program components: Prioritized HIV Testing; Status Neutral Comprehensive High-Impact HIV Prevention for Priority Populations (including Prevention Services for Persons Regardless of HIV Status and Status Neutral Prevention & Essential Services); Program Collaboration, Promotion, and Recruitment; Enhancing its existing Consumer Advisory Board (CAB); and participation in the jurisdiction’s HIV Planning Group (HPG). NJCRI expects to achieve the following outcomes. Short-term Outcomes. Prioritized HIV Testing. 1) Increased HIV testing among priority populations. 2) Increased HIV diagnoses among persons in the PP who are unaware of their HIV status. NJCRI will conduct 500 HIV tests per year, and diagnose 6 new HIV cases (1.2% seropositivity). Prevention and Essential Support Services. 1) Increased access to prevention and essential support services by the PP. 2) Increased receipt of integrated STI/VH screenings and services. 3) Increased access to condoms among the PP. Prevention Services for Persons regardless of HIV Status. 1) Increased screenings, referrals and linkage PrEP and HIV treatment services among the PP. 2) Increased linkage to HIV care among persons with newly diagnosed HIV ≤30 days. 3) Increased re-engagement to HIV care among persons with previously diagnosed HIV, not in care ≤30 days. 4) Increased access to Partner Services among persons with newly diagnosed HIV or qualifying STI. 5) Increased access to appropriate medication adherence services. 6) Increased access to safe spaces among the PP. Intermediate Outcomes. Prioritized HIV Testing. 1) Increased knowledge of HIV status among the PP. Status Neutral Comprehensive HIP. 1) Increased engagement in prevention and essential services. 2) Increased use of condoms. 3) Increased PrEP use. 4) Increased viral suppression among persons with HIV. Collaboration, Promotion, and Recruitment. 1) Increased use of safe spaces among the PP to address SDH-related barriers. Long-term Outcomes. NJCRI’s long-term outcomes will include: 1) Reduced HIV incidence among the PP. 2) Reduced death rate among the PP with diagnosed HIV infection. 3) Reduced HIV-related disparities in incidence, morbidity, and viral suppression among the PP. 4) Improved health outcomes for all persons regardless of HIV status.
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