No Aids Task Force

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBERS AIDS HEALTHCARE

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBERS AIDS HEALTHCARE

CRESCENTCARE CERTIFIED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC - PROJECT TITLE: CRESCENTCARE CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: NO/AIDS TASK FORCE DBA CRESCENTCARE ADDRESS: 1631 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE NEW ORLEANS, 70117 PI NAME: LUCY CORDTS, DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PHONE: 504-821-2601 FAX: 504-662-1686 EMAIL: LUCY.CORDTS@CRESCENTCARE.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.CRESCENTCARE.ORG THE PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC AT CRESCENTCARE IN NEW ORLEANS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES. IT WILL SERVE 300 CLIENTS PER YEAR FOR EACH OF THE FOUR YEARS AND $1 MILLION PER YEAR IS REQUESTED TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND STAFF AND MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE GOALS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE TO: INCREASE ACCESS TO AND AVAILABILITY OF HIGH QUALITY SERVICES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES AT CRESCENTCARE THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY; IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR CRESCENTCARE PATIENTS BY SUPPORTING RECOVERY FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CHALLENGES WITH COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND SUPPORTS; PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES THROUGH THE USE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CRESCENTCARE PATIENTS; CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES THROUGH MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION; AND ENSURE MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT BY CONSUMERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN THEIR OWN CARE AND IN CRESCENTCARE’S PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WITH A FOCUS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS, THE LGBTQ POPULATION, AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH OR AT RISK OF HIV. THESE AT-RISK POPULATIONS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE LACK OF ADEQUATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES IN NEW ORLEANS. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. THIS PROJECT COULD GREATLY ASSIST IN ADDRESSING THESE GAPS AND NEEDS FOR SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 300 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR, TOTALING 1,200 OVER THE FOUR-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD.

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

TCHER, TAKE CHARGE: INCREASING PREP AWARENESS, UPTAKE, AND ADHERENCE THROUGH HEALTH CARE EMPOWERMENT AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AMONG RACIALLY DIVERSE TRANS WOMEN IN THE DEEP SOUTH - ABSTRACT TRANS WOMEN ARE HIGHLY UNDERSERVED IN THE RESPONSE TO HIV, ESPECIALLY IN THE DEEP SOUTH. SOUTHERN STATES ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY HIV. AMONG STATES IN THE DEEP SOUTH, WHICH FACE THE VAST MAJORITY OF NEW HIV INFECTIONS, HIV DIAGNOSIS RATES IN LOUISIANA WERE SECOND ONLY TO GEORGIA. IN NEW ORLEANS, OUR TEAM CONDUCTED THE FIRST POPULATION- BASE HIV SURVEILLANCE STUDY OF TRANS WOMEN AND 46% TESTED POSITIVE FOR HIV. THESE FINDINGS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE MOST RECENT LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (LDH) STD/HIV ANNUAL REPORT IN 2018 THAT IDENTIFIED BLACK GAY/BISEXUAL MEN AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN AS BEARING THE LARGEST BURDEN OF HIV OF ANY POPULATION IN LOUISIANA. DESPITE THE IMPACT OF HIV ON TRANS WOMEN IN NEW ORLEANS, NO EVIDENCE-BASED PREP INTERVENTIONS OR EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. IN RESPONSE TO RFA-MH-21-151 STRENGTHENING HIV PREVENTION EFFORTS FOR WOMEN IN THE SOUTHERN U.S., OUR TEAM PROPOSES TO TEST THE T'CHER, TAKE CHARGE INTERVENTION TO INCREASE PREP AWARENESS, UPTAKE, AND ADHERENCE AMONG TRANS WOMEN IN NEW ORLEANS. T'CHER BUILDS OFF THE WORK CONDUCTED TO INFORM AND IMPLEMENT THE FIRST POPULATION-BASED STUDY OF TRANS WOMEN IN 2019 WITH THE ADAPTATION OF TWO EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR TRANS WOMEN RECENTLY COMPLETED BY INVESTIGATORS. THE INTERVENTION WILL INCLUDE A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE PREP AWARENESS AMONG TRANS WOMEN. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE PEER NAVIGATION TO BUILD TRUST AMONG TRANS PEOPLE AND PROVIDE PREP NAVIGATION. WE WILL TAILOR THE PEER NAVIGATION MODEL FROM THE STAY STUDY TO BE IMPLEMENTED DIGITALLY AND ENHANCED USING HEALTH ENAV METHODS. NAMELY, WE WILL ALSO USE MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND EMAS TO INCREASE HEALTH CARE EMPOWERMENT AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH BARRIERS TO PREP UPTAKE AND ADHERENCE. WE WILL RECRUIT 200 TRANS WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR STUDY USING METHODS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN OUR PRIOR HIV RESEARCH WITH TRANS WOMEN. TRANS WOMEN WILL BE ENGAGED IN THE INTERVENTION FOR 12 MONTHS, PROVIDING ENOUGH TIME TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO PREP AND SUPPORT ADHERENCE. THE GOALS OF THIS PROPOSED T'CHER, TAKE CHARGE INTERVENTION ARE: (1) TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND MEASURE THE IMPACT OF A T'CHER, TAKE CHARGE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN ON PREP AWARENESS AMONG TRANS WOMEN IN NEW ORLEANS, LA USING A POPULATION-BASED SAMPLE OF TRANS WOMEN; (2) TO TEST THE IMPACT OF THE T'CHER, TAKE CHARGE DIGITAL MHEALTH PEER NAVIGATION MODEL ON INCREASING PREP UPTAKE AND ADHERENCE AMONG TRANS WOMEN IN NEW ORLEANS, LA, USING A RANDOMIZED STEPPED WEDGE CROSS-OVER STUDY DESIGN; AND, (3) TO ASSESS CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE EMPOWERMENT AND SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AS MEDIATING FACTORS IN PREP UPTAKE AND ADHERENCE. OUR GOAL IS TO USED LESSONS LEARNED TO ADAPT PROMISING TRANS-SPECIFIC HIV INTERVENTIONS TO MEET THE HIV PREVENTION NEEDS OF TRANS WOMEN IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. WITH EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS, WE ARE PREPARED TO TEST THE INTERVENTION AT SCALE THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA TO STRENGTHEN PREP ACCESS AND UTILIZATION AMONG TRANS WOMEN LOUISIANA AND THROUGHOUT THE DEEP SOUTH.

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

NEW ORLEANS HIV SUBSTANCE ABUSE CAPACITY AND EXPANSION PROJECT

CRESCENTCARE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS - ABSTRACT CDC 21-2102THE NEW ORLEANS BASED NO/AIDS TASK FORCE D.B.A. CRESCENTCARE IS APPLYING UNDER FOA PS21-2102, TO ADDRESS HIV IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, TARGETING MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM) OF ALL RACIAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-70 AND THEIR PARTNERS. THE AGENCY IS PROPOSING TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAMS CURRENTLY FUNDED UNDER CDC PS15-1502. THE INTERVENTIONS WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF TARGETED HIV TESTING, INCLUDING AT THE CURRENT MAIN LOCATION OF 1631 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE, AT APPROPRIATE VENUES, AND VIA AT-HOME KITS TO PARTNERS OF HIV INFECTED CLIENTS AND HIGH RISK NEGATIVES (HRN), AND LINKAGE-TO-CARE AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SOCIAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR BOTH HIV+ AND HIV- CLIENTS. THE SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES WILL BE INCREASING THE NUMBER MSM WHO ARE AWARE OF THEIR STATUS AND TO LINK ALL NEWLY DIAGNOSED AND OUT OF CARE CLIENTS TO HIV CARE. THE AGENCY WILL IDENTIFY AT LEAST 24 NEW INFECTIONS PER YEAR, FOR A FIVE-YEAR TOTAL OF 120, AND PROVIDE 6,000 HIV TESTS FOR THE SAME PERIOD. TEN PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED OR OUT-OF-CARE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE IDENTIFIED ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL OF 50. CLIENTS WILL BE LINKED USING A RAPID START MODEL THAT LINKS CLIENTS WITHIN 72 HOURS FROM DIAGNOSIS, AND WITHIN 30 DAYS TO HIV SPECIALTY CARE, PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, HCV CARE, STI TESTING AND TREATMENT, TB TESTING AND TREATMENT, PEER NAVIGATION, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES. OVER THE 5-YEAR PERIOD THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 150,000 CONDOMS DISTRIBUTED TARGETING MSM AT LARGE SCALE EVENTS SUCH AS MARDI GRAS. THE AGENCY HAS AGREED TO WORK WITH CITY AND STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS FOR CLUSTER RESPONSES, USING AGENCY RESOURCES, INCLUDING A MOBILE UNIT AND STAFF TRAINED AND CERTIFIED IN HIV TESTING. ALL OF THESE SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LONGER TERM GOALS IN REDUCING HIV TRANSMISSION AND ACQUISITION WITHIN THE NEW ORLEANS MSM COMMUNITY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FOLLOW THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS S TRATEGY (NHAS) AND CONTINUE TO EMBED HIGH IMPACT HIV PREVENTION SERVICES INTO LOCATIONS AND AT TIMES MOST ACCESSIBLE FOR MSM IN NEW ORLEANS. THE CURRENT COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE, HIGH PREVALENCE LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE AS A SITE FOR MULTIPLE SERVICES: HIV TESTING AND LINKAGE TO CARE, COMPREHENSIVE STI TESTING AND NAVIGATION TO OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS NPEP, PREP, HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT FROM OTHER FUNDING. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO FOCUS ON VENUES SUCH AS MSM BARS TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, HIV/STI TESTING, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION AND OTHER SERVICES. A TOTAL OF $470,000 PER YEAR IS REQUESTED.

CRESCENTCARE TARGETED CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT

CRESCENTCARE 22-2203 THE MOVEMENT

CRESCENTCARE MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE - PROJECT TITLE: CRESCENTCARE MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: NO/AIDS TASK FORCE DBA CRESCENTCARE ADDRESS: 1631 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE NEW ORLEANS, 70117 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: LUCY CORDTS, DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PHONE: 504-821-2601 FAX: 504-662-1686 EMAIL: LUCY.CORDTS@CRESCENTCARE.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.CRESCENTCARE.ORG NO/AIDS TASK FORCE DBA CRESCENTCARE PROPOSES A PROJECT TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE TRAUMA-INFORMED SUD AND/OR COD TREATMENT COUPLED WITH STRENGTH-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS SERVICES FOR HIGH RISK POPULATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND YOUTH, LGBT, AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE ORLEANS PARISH IN LOUISIANA (ENCOMPASSING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS) WHICH IS ONE OF THE LOCALITIES HARDEST HIT BY THE HIV EPIDEMIC AND WHICH QUALIFIES THE PROPOSAL FOR THE PRIORITY POINTS. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS AFRICAN AMERICANS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND/OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL DISORDERS WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE OR AT RISK FOR HIV IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. IT WILL FOCUS ON THOSE WITH THE GREATEST DISPARITIES IN OUTCOMES ON THE HIV CONTINUUM OF CARE, INCLUDING MINORITY MSM, MINORITY YOUTH MSM, AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE AND WILL ALSO SERVE GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS. GOALS FOR THE PROJECT ARE TO: INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE AND RETENTION IN CARE FOR HIGH RISK POPULATIONS LIVING WITH HIV; REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SUBSTANCE USE THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO AND RETENTION IN TREATMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CONDITIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN HIGH RISK POPULATIONS LIVING WITH HIV; REDUCE THE RISK OF HIV AND HCV FOR HIGH RISK POPULATIONS THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SERVICES; AND REDUCE NEW HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS INFECTIONS BY INCREASING HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS TESTING AND DIAGNOSIS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 50 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR, TOTALING 250 OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD AND WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH/TESTING SERVICES TO AN ADDITIONAL 100 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR.

CRESCENTCARE HIV MAI SERVICE INTEGRATION - PROJECT TITLE: CRESCENTCARE MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE SERVICE INTEGRATION APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: NO/AIDS TASK FORCE DBA CRESCENTCARE ADDRESS: 1631 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE NEW ORLEANS, 70117 PI NAME: LUCY CORDTS, DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PHONE: 504-821-2601 FAX: 504-662-1686 EMAIL: LUCY.CORDTS@CRESCENTCARE.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.CRESCENTCARE.ORG THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO REDUCE THE CO-OCCURRING EPIDEMICS OF HIV, HEPATITIS, AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE, EVIDENCE-BASED, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS TREATMENT THAT IS INTEGRATED WITH HIV PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION SERVICES. CRESCENTCARE PROPOSES TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE TRAUMA-INFORMED SUD AND/OR COD TREATMENT COUPLED WITH STRENGTH-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS SERVICES FOR HIGH RISK POPULATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS, AGES 18 AND OVER, OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER OR COD LIVING WITH OR AT RISK FOR HIV AND/OR HEPATITIS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE ORLEANS PARISH IN LOUISIANA (ENCOMPASSING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS) WHICH IS ONE OF THE LOCALITIES HARDEST HIT BY THE HIV EPIDEMIC AND WHICH QUALIFIES THE PROPOSAL FOR THE PRIORITY POINTS. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS INDIVIDUALS, AGES 18 AND OVER, OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD) LIVING WITH OR AT RISK FOR HIV AND/OR HEPATITIS (HCV) IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. THESE AT-RISK POPULATIONS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY HIV AND HCV, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN NEW ORLEANS. GOALS FOR THE PROJECT ARE TO: INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE AND RETENTION IN CARE FOR HIGH RISK POPULATIONS LIVING WITH HIV; REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SUBSTANCE USE THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO AND RETENTION IN TREATMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CONDITIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN HIGH RISK POPULATIONS LIVING WITH HIV; REDUCE THE RISK OF HIV AND HCV FOR HIGH RISK POPULATIONS THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SERVICES; REDUCE NEW HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS INFECTIONS BY INCREASING HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS TESTING AND DIAGNOSIS; AND IMPROVE SERVICE INTEGRATION BETWEEN OUTREACH AND PREVENTION/EDUCATION, TESTING, AND LINKAGE TO PRIMARY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, HIV CARE, AND HCV CARE. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 50 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR, TOTALING 250 OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD AND WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH/TESTING SERVICES TO AN ADDITIONAL 100 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR.

PS10-1003 HIV PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR CBO'S

NO/AIDS IS PROVIDING HIV TESTING AND LINKAGE-TO-CARE, MPOWERMENT, AND CLEAR FOR YOUNG (13-29), BLACK MSM AND THEIR PARTNERS

NO AIDS TASK FORCE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECTS

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR YOUNG MEN OF COLOR WHO

CRESCENTCARE HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: CRESCENTCARE HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: NO/AIDS TASK FORCE DBA CRESCENTCARE ADDRESS: 1631 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE NEW ORLEANS, 70117 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: CHRISTOPHER DAUNIS PHONE: 504-821-2601 FAX: 504-662-1686 EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.DAUNIS@CRESCENTCARE.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.CRESCENTCARE.ORG CRESCENTCARE WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN FOUR LOUISIANA SSPS BY IMPLEMENTING BULK PURCHASING, INCREASING SYRINGE AND NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION, USING PEERS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO UNDERSERVED PWID, INTENSIFYING TESTING AND OUTREACH TO ADDRESS HIGH HIV, HCV, AND STI PREVALENCE AND LACK OF ACCESS TO TREATMENT, AND BY FORMING A HARM REDUCTION ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE HARM REDUCTION SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 4,209 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1 AND A TOTAL OF 14,615 OVER THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. CRESCENTCARE WILL EXPAND AND IMPROVE HARM REDUCTION SERVICES AND STRATEGIES THROUGH ITS NEW ORLEANS SYRINGE ACCESS PROGRAM AND THREE PARTNERING SSPS IN OTHER LOUISIANA REGIONS BY IMPLEMENTING A BULK PURCHASING SYSTEM TO INCREASE SYRINGE AND NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION, USING PEER WORKERS AND PWID GATEKEEPERS TO INCREASE SSP OUTREACH EFFICACY AND ACCESS TO HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED PWID, SUCH AS BIPOC, PROVIDING MORE INTENSIVE STI TESTING AND LINKAGE TO TREATMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE HIGH PREVALENCE OF HCV AND HIV? AMONG PWID IN THE STATE, MANY OF WHOM DO NOT KNOW THEIR STATUS OR ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS TREATMENT, BY PRIORITIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NON-SYRINGE EQUIPMENT, THE LACK OF WHICH HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE A MAJOR RISK FACTOR FOR DISEASE TRANSMISSION IN LOUISIANA, AND THROUGH THE FORMATION OF A HARM REDUCTION ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT WILL GUIDE PROGRAM STRATEGIES. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA TO BE SERVED ARE FOUR PUBLIC HEALTH REGIONS IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA WHICH INCLUDE 29 PARISHES WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF 2,530,691, ENCOMPASSING 54 PERCENT OF THE STATE’S POPULATION. (THE PUBLIC HEALTH REGIONS AND THE ASSOCIATED PARISHES ARE AS FOLLOWS: REGION 1: ORLEANS, SAINT BERNARD, PLAQUEMINES, AND JEFFERSON PARISHES; REGION 2: EAST BATON ROUGE, WEST BATON ROUGE, LIVINGSTON, ASCENSION, IBERVILLE, POINTE COUPEE, EAST FELICIANA AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES; REGION 6: VERNON, SABINE, NATCHITOCHES, WINN, GRANT, RAPIDES, LASALLE, CATAHOULA, CONCORDIA AND AVOYELLES PARISHES; AND REGION 7: CADDO, BOSSIER, WEBSTER, CLAIBORNE, BIENVILLE, RED RIVER AND DESOTO PARISHES.) THE POPULATION OF FOCUS ARE PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID) WHO RESIDE IN THE FOUR PUBLIC HEALTH REGIONS. THESE REGIONS ARE SERVED BY CRESCENTCARE, CAPITOL AREA REENTRY PROGRAM (CARP), CENTRAL LOUISIANA AIDS SUPPORT SERVICES (CLASS), AND THE PHILADELPHIA CENTER. ADDITIONAL PARTNERING AGENCIES ARE THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE. THESE SSPS CURRENTLY RECEIVE ONLY PARTIAL FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND THE STATE DOES NOT ALLOW THIS LIMITED FUNDING TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF STERILE SYRINGES. THESE FOUR SSPS SERVED 3,659 CLIENTS AND DISTRIBUTED 1,504,437 SYRINGES IN 2021, WITH OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE CLIENTS SERVED ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, LGBTQ, OR LIVE IN RURAL AREAS AND CRESCENTCARE MEETS THE PRIORITY QUALIFICATION FOR THE BONUS POINTS. A TOTAL OF $400,000 IS REQUESTED EACH YEAR.

CRESCENTCARE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES - THE CRESCENTCARE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES PROJECT WILL USE A COMMUNITY-BASED NAVIGATION APPROACH TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AT GREATEST RISK OF HIV AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE DISORDERS IN ORLEANS PARISH. THE POPULATION SERVED WILL BE AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ORLEANS PARISH WHICH IS ONE OF THE AREAS HARDEST HIT BY THE EPIDEMIC. THE GOAL FOR CRESCENTCARE’S PROPOSAL IS TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE ACCESS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AT GREATEST RISK OF HIV AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE DISORDERS IN ORLEANS PARISH USING MULTIPLE COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIES AND NAVIGATION SERVICES. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) ENHANCE AND EXPAND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ORLEANS PARISH TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE COLLABORATIONS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND HIV PREVENTION STRATEGIES; 2) USE PUBLIC MESSAGING AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ON THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING CARE AND TREATMENT TO IMPROVE LINKAGE TO CARE AND TO REDUCE ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSIONS OF HIV; 3) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SCREENED AND TESTED FOR HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS THROUGH EXPANDED COMMUNITY-BASED TESTING; 4) IMPROVE LINKAGE TO CARE AND RETENTION IN TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV THROUGH NAVIGATION SERVICES; AND 5) IMPROVE OTHER PROVIDERS UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SCREENING FOR HIV AND ASSURING THAT CLINICAL NEEDS ARE MET FOR INDIVIDUALS TESTING POSITIVE THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES. THE PROPOSED NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS PROPOSED TO BE SERVED IS AS FOLLOWS: YEAR 1 5 YEARS EDUCATION 3,000 15,000 TESTING 1,000 3,000 HIV TREATMENT 100 500 SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT 50 250 CRESCENTCARE REQUESTS THE ADDITIONAL FIVE POINTS DUE TO ITS LOCATION IN ONE OF THE VERY HARDEST HIT LOCALITIES IN THE NATION. A TOTAL OF $200,000 PER YEAR IS REQUESTED FOR THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD.

CRESCENTCARE SEXUAL HEALTH AND STI CLINIC INFRASTRUCTURE

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

CHAT

PS04-064, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR CBO'S

PEER TO PEER OUTREACH MODEL TO CURB HIV/AIDS TRANSMISSION AMONG HIGH RISK MINORITY YOUTH AND ADOLESCENTS (CHAT)

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

CRESCENTCARE TARGETED CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT

NO AIDS TASK FORCE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECTS

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - PROJECT ABSTRACT: CRESCENTCARE RYAN WHITE PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT NO/AIDS TASK FORCE D.B.A. CRESCENTCARE 1631 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: NOEL J. TWILBECK, JR. VOICE: 504-821-2601 EXT. 228 FAX: 504-662-1686 EMAIL ADDRESS: NOEL.TWILBECK@CRESCENTCARE.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.CRESCENTCARE.ORG SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROJECT: CRESCENTCARE WILL USE THE FUNDING TO IMPROVE LINKAGES AND INTEGRATION OF ITS IN-HOUSE HIV PRIMARY CARE SERVICES WITH ITS IN-HOUSE ORAL HEALTH THROUGH THE TRANSITION THE CURRENT DENTRIX ELECTRONIC DENTAL RECORDS SYSTEM TO ITS CURRENT ECLINICALWORKS SYSTEM WHICH IS USED NOW FOR PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. HIV CARE INNOVATION: THE ACTIVITY PROPOSED IS UNDER HIV CARE INNOVATION -INTEGRATION OF HIV PRIMARY CARE WITH ORAL HEALTH. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES AND INTENDED IMPACT: THE ACTIVITY PROPOSED IS UNDER HIV CARE INNOVATION -INTEGRATION OF HIV PRIMARY CARE WITH ORAL HEALTH. CRESCENTCARE WILL USE THE FUNDING TO IMPROVE LINKAGES AND INTEGRATION OF ITS IN-HOUSE HIV PRIMARY CARE SERVICES WITH ITS IN-HOUSE ORAL HEALTH THROUGH THE TRANSITION ITS CURRENT DENTRIX ELECTRONIC DENTAL RECORDS SYSTEM TO ITS CURRENT ECLINICALWORKS ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM WHICH IS USED NOW FOR PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SUBSTANTIALLY ENHANCED INTEGRATION OF SERVICE, IMPROVED LOGISTICS AND EFFICIENCIES, AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT DATA. CRESCENTCARE SERVES OVER 2,700 HIV PATIENTS PER YEAR AND THE MAJORITY HAVE INCOMES BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THIS ONE-TIME FUNDING IS NEEDED TO IMPROVE SERVICES, PROGRAM EFFICIENCY, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR CRESCENTCARE’S HIV PATIENTS. A TOTAL OF $150,000 IS REQUESTED FOR THE ONE-YEAR PERIOD. CRESCENTCARE MEETS THE REQUIREMENT FOR FUNDING PREFERENCE FOR UNDERSERVED AREAS AS OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT 7 OF THE APPLICATION.

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - PROJECT ABSTRACT NO/AIDS TASK FORCE D.B.A. CRESCENTCARE 1631 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: ALICE RIENER VOICE: 504-821-2601 FAX: 504-662-1686 EMAIL ADDRESS: ALICE.RIENER@CRESCENTCARE.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.CRESCENTCARE.ORG AMOUNT REQUESTED: $150,000 CATEGORY: HIV CARE INNOVATION PROJECT TITLE: FY 2025 RWHAP PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY AND ITS INTENDED IMPACT AND ITS INTENDED IMPACT TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO RESPOND TO THE CHANGING HEALTH CARE LANDSCAPE: THE PROJECT WILL BE AN INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PARTNERSHIP PLAN WITH STRATEGIC AND NON-TRADITIONAL PARTNERS THAT FOCUS ON SERVING UNDERSERVED AND HARD TO REACH POPULATIONS IN ORLEANS PARISH TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIV CARE. PARTNERSHIPS WOULD BE DEVELOPED WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN AREAS OF NEW ORLEANS WHERE A FEBRUARY 2025 REPORT BY THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A HIGH INCIDENCE OF HIV IN CERTAIN ZIP CODES IN ORLEANS PARISH. THAT REPORT ALSO NOTES THAT YOUTH ARE EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST INCIDENCE OF NEW CASES AND THERE IS ALSO HIGH INCIDENCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS 20-29 AND THESE GROUPS WILL BE THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT. CRESCENTCARE WILL USE ITS MOBILE UNIT TO PROVIDE TARGETED EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES, SUCH AS HIV AND STI TESTING AND LINKAGE ACTIVITIES AT PARTNER SITES IN THE HIGH INCIDENCE ZIP CODES AND WILL ENGAGE OR RE-ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS TESTING POSITIVE IN CARE TO PROVIDE LINKAGE TO MEDICAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES AT CRESCENTCARE. THE PARTNERSHIPS WILL HELP ADDRESS OBSTACLES TO CARE AND WILL STRENGTHEN CRESCENTCARE’S CAPACITY TO MEET CONTINUUM OF SERVICE NEEDS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV BY LEVERAGING INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS IN HIGH-IMPACT COMMUNITIES AND TO RESPOND TO THE CHANGING HEALTH CARE LANDSCAPE. THE PROJECT IS NOT AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUSLY FUNDED ACTIVITY. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED: THE PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS THE SHARP RISE IN HIV DIAGNOSES AMONG NEW ORLEANS RESIDENTS AGED 15-19. WHILE THIS GROUP ACCOUNTS FOR LESS THAN 1% OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV, NEW DIAGNOSES INCREASED BY 200% BETWEEN 2022-2023, CHANGING FROM 3 NEW CASES TO 9 CASES. OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN 32 NEW CASES OF HIV AMONG 15–19-YEAR-OLDS. THE REPORT NOTES THAT THIS RISE IN CASES AMONG ADOLESCENTS MAY POINT TO EMERGING RISK BEHAVIORS OR GAPS IN YOUTH-TARGETED PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH INCIDENCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS 20-29 YEARS OLD. PROPOSED SERVICES: CRESCENTCARE WILL USE ITS MOBILE UNIT TO PROVIDE TARGETED EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES, SUCH AS HIV AND STI TESTING AND LINKAGE ACTIVITIES AT PARTNER SITES IN THE HIGH INCIDENCE ZIP CODES AND WILL ENGAGE OR RE-ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS TESTING POSITIVE IN CARE TO PROVIDE LINKAGE TO MEDICAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES AT CRESCENTCARE. POPULATION GROUPS THAT WILL BE SERVED: THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS INDIVIDUALS 15-19 AND 20-25 IN HIGH RISK ZIP CODES IN NEW ORLEANS.

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