Vivent Health Texas Inc

PROJECT OTTER (OUTREACH, TESTING, TREATMENT, EMPOWERMENT, RESILIENCE) FOR HISPANIC/LATINO AND BLACK YOUNG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN THE AUSTIN TGA - AIDS SERVICES OF AUSTIN DBA VIVENT HEALTH (VH-TX) WILL OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMMING TO YOUNG MEN OF COLOR WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN, AGES 13-29 (YMSM OF COLOR), AND THEIR PARTNERS REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER, AND RACE/ETHNICITY IN THE AUSTIN TRANSITIONAL GRANT AREA (TGA) OF TRAVIS, BASTROP, CALDWELL, HAYS, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JURISDICTIONAL PLANS LISTED IN TABLE 3 OF THE PROJECT NARRATIVE, THE ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC PLAN, AND THE NHAS, VH-TX WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING TO REDUCE NEW INFECTIONS, INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE, AND PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY. VH-TX WILL ACHIEVE THESE GOALS BY INCREASING TARGETED HIV TESTING, LINKING NEWLY DIAGNOSED AND OUT-OF-CARE PWH TO HIV MEDICAL CARE, INCREASING REFERRALS TO PARTNER SERVICES, PROVIDING EVIDENCED BASED INTERVENTIONS AND ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO PWH AND HRN WHO ARE UNAWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS, REFERRING NEWLY DIAGNOSED AND OUT-OF-CARE PWH WITH SERVICES OUTSIDE VH-TX SCOPE OF CARE AND SUPPORT, AND COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO RESPOND TO HIV CLUSTERS AND OUTBREAKS WITHIN THE AUSTIN TGA. THE PROGRAM WILL INTEGRATE THE STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDED UNDER COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION CORE PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL PROGRAM LISTED IN THE NOFO.PROGRAM OUTCOMES FOR THE PROJECT PERIOD INCLUDE:DIAGNOSE?TARGETED HIV TESTING: HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALISTS WILL CONDUCT HIV TESTING WITH 5,400 PERSONS.?INTEGRATED SCREENINGS: HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALISTS INTEGRATED SCREENINGS WITH 5,130 PERSONS.TREAT?LINKAGE TO CARE: HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALISTS AND CARE NAVIGATOR WILL IDENTIFY AND LINK TO CARE 67 PERSONS NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV (1.5% POSITIVITY RATE) AND LINK TO CARE 45 PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED HIV, NOT-IN-CARE PERSONS.?PARTNER SERVICE: HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALISTS AND CARE NAVIGATOR WILL ENSURE 126 PERSONS HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO PARTNER SERVICES.?MEDICATION ADHERENCE: WORKING WITH VIVENT HE ALTH?S MOODY MEDICAL CLINIC, 126 NEWLY DIAGNOSED OR OUT-OF-CARE PWH WILL RECEIVE TREATMENT ADHERENCE SERVICES THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH EBI UTILIZED BY CLINIC PROVIDERS.PREVENT?REFERRALS TO PREP: 600 PERSONS VULNERABLE FOR HIV WILL HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO PREP THROUGH REFERRALS PROVIDED BY HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALISTS AND CARE NAVIGATOR.?CONDOM DISTRIBUTION: 1,000,000 CONDOMS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE AUSTIN TGA VIA THE HEALTH PROMOTION OFFICE, OTHER VH-TX OFFICES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EVENTS, CDN SITES, VIVENT HEALTH STORE.?RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR PERSONS WITH HIV: 292 PWH WILL VIEW THE TAKING CARE OF ME VIDEO?RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR PERSONS AT RISK FOR ACQUIRING HIV: 378 PERSONS VULNERABLE FOR HIV WILL VIEW THE SIN BUSCAR EXCUSAS/NO EXCUSES VIDEO

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RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - PROJECT TITLE: FY 2023 RWHAP PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: AIDS SERVICES OF AUSTIN D/B/A VIVENT HEALTH-TEXAS ADDRESS: 6505 AIRPORT BLVD., SUITE 100, AUSTIN, TX 78752 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: DR. ANTONIO MENCHACA, DDS CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: VOICE: (512) 458-2437; FAX: (877) 770-9910 EMAIL ADDRESS: ANTONIO.MENCHACA@VIVENTHEALTH.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.VIVENTHEALTH.ORG FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION: $149,695. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SELECTED CATEGORY AND ACTIVITY - VIVENT HEALTH IS SEEKING FUNDING TO UPGRADE THE DIAGNOSTIC AND HIGH-VOLUME EVACUATION (HVE) EQUIPMENT AT ITS JACK SANSING DENTAL CLINIC IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. THESE CHANGES WILL RESULT IN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF DENTAL CARE PROVIDED TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES FALL UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY. A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY AND ITS INTENDED IMPACT - VIVENT HEALTH’S DENTAL CLINIC IN AUSTIN, TEXAS REQUIRES UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC AND HIGH-VOLUME EVACUATION (HVE) EQUIPMENT. VIVENT HEALTH IS SEEKING RYAN WHITE PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY TO ENHANCE DENTAL CARE SERVICES TO PLWH THROUGH EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES BY: PURCHASING ONE (1) NEWTOM GO 3D PANORAMIC STANDARD PANORAMIC X-RAY MACHINE WITH 3D CEPHALOMETRIC IMAGING AND CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CBCT) CAPABILITIES; PURCHASING ONE (1) NOMAD 2 PORTABLE X-RAY UNIT; PURCHASING THREE (3) MOUTHWATCH+ INTRAORAL CAMERA COMPATIBLE WITH CURRENT X-RAY AND EDR SOFTWARE; AND PURCHASING THREE (3) PUREVAC HVE SYSTEMS. OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, VIVENT HEALTH HAS SEEN A 117% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DENTAL PATIENTS SERVED IN AUSTIN (GOING FROM 442 PATIENTS IN 2020 TO 268 PATIENTS IN 2022). DURING THE SAME PERIOD THE AUSTIN DENTAL CLINIC HAS SEEN A 275% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VISITS, GOING FROM 867 DENTAL VISITS IN 2020 TO 3,251 DENTAL VISITS IN 2022. MUCH OF OUR DI AGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT IS AGING AND BECOMING OBSOLETE WITH TIME, UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE BEST DIGITAL IMAGERY NEEDED FOR DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING. ADDITIONALLY, THEY DON’T MEET THE STANDARDS NOW REQUIRED BY SOME DENTAL INSURERS TO JUSTIFY COVERAGE. HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT FROM THE PROPOSED EQUIPMENT UPGRADES. THE NEWTOM GO 3D PANORAMIC STANDARD PROVIDES DIGITAL PANORAMIC IMAGES INTENDED TO PRODUCE ORTHOPANORAMIC AND TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES TO CARRY OUT DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION ON TEETH, DENTAL ARCHES, STRUCTURES IN THE ORAL CAVITY, AND SOME CRANIAL BONES. THE NOMAD PRO 2 X-RAY UNIT PROVIDES PRECISE, REPEATABLE EXPOSURES AND SHARP, CLEAR RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES, AND ALLOWS FOR THE OPERATOR TO MOVE FREELY BETWEEN OPERATORIES. THE MOUTHWATCH+ INTRAORAL CAMERAS WILL ALLOW STAFF TO HAVE AN INTRAORAL CLOSE-UP ANALYSIS INSIDE THE PATIENTS’ MOUTH TO ASSESS AND DIAGNOSE PLAQUE FORMATION, DENTAL CAVITIES, GUM DISEASES, CHIPPED OR CRACKED TOOTH, BROKEN DENTAL FILLINGS AND OTHER ORAL CONDITIONS. THE DENTIST CAN ASSESS WHETHER DENTAL TREATMENTS IN THE PAST HAVE MADE A POSITIVE PROGRESSION IN THE DENTAL HEALTH OF THE PATIENT, SCREEN FOR ORAL CANCER, AND PROVIDE PATIENT EDUCATION/TREATMENT PLANNING. THE PUREVAC HVE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ORAL HIGH-VOLUME EVACUATION, VISUALIZATION, ILLUMINATION, AND RETRACTION DURING DENTAL PROCEDURES. FUNDING AMOUNT REQUESTED - VIVENT HEALTH IS REQUESTING A ONE-YEAR RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $149,695 IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATUTORY PREFERENCE REQUESTED. NOT APPLICABLE.

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