Tuesday, April 29, 2025
4/29/2025
Ryan White Title III HIV Capacity Development and Planning Grants - Project Abstract: FY 2022 RWHAP Part C Capacity Development Program Project Title: Extending Horizons Telehealth Program Organization Name: Five Horizons Health Services – Starkville Address: 807 MS-12 W; Starkville, MS 39759 Project Director: Jamil Dawson, MBA Contact Phone: (662) 268-6278 Contact Fax: (662) 320-8575 Email Address: jdawson@fivehorizons.org Website Address: https://www.fivehorizons.org/starkville Funds Requested: $84,040 Funding Preference: Rural Population Project Category: Infrastructure Development Project Activity: Telemedicine A. Summary of Request Five Horizons Health Services – Starkville (FHHS-S), located in Starkville, Mississippi, is requesting funding in the amount of $84,040 from the Health Services Resource Administration’s (HRSA) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Capacity Development Program. FHHS-S proposes to build a telemedicine infrastructure through which medical and social services may be provided to PLWH across a 16-county area in rural Mississippi where barriers-to-care such as a lack of transportation prevent PLWH from accessing HIV services and prevention effective retention in care. B. Target Population FHHS-S provides HIV testing and treatment services across a 9,515 square mile area of East Mississippi. Poverty in this area is significant as the median income is lower than that of the whole of Mississippi. PLWH in this area face additional barriers to HIV care such as stigma, low health literacy, geographic isolation/distance, and lack of public transportation services. The percentage of the population in this service area who are either Black/African American, women, or young adults are higher than the state averages. This is noteworthy as each of these populations are traditionally underserved and disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. C. Needs to be Addressed A primary reason cited by PLWH for their inability to access and remain in HIV care is a lack of transportation. The proposed project will allow FHHS-S to eliminate that barrier to care by leveraging technology to ensure all PLWH receive the HIV services they need. This project will lead to a) improved appointment adherence, b) improved viral suppression rates, c) and prevention of hew HIV cases through the concept of undetectable = untransmittable. D. Proposed Services The proposed project will allow FHHS-S to HIV primary medical care, medical and non-medical case management services, outreach services, and linkage and retention services to PLWH in high-risk communities via telehealth hardware/software.
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