Fundacion Latinoamericana De Accion Social Inc

PROJECT VIVE WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION SERVICES TO LATINO MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH OTHER MEN (LMSM) AND LATINA TRANSGENDER WOMEN, AGES 18 AND OVER IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARYFUNDACION LATINOAMERICANA DE ACCION SOCIAL (LATIN AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL ACTION), ALSO KNOWN AS FLAS, OF HOUSTON, TX, PROPOSES TO CREATE PROJECT VIVE WHICH WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION SERVICES TO LATINO MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH OTHER MEN (LMSM) AND LATINA TRANSGENDER WOMEN, AGES 18 AND OVER, WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN. THE LATINO POPULATION IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA, ACCOUNTS FOR 29% OF ALL HIV/AIDS CASES. IN 55% OF THESE CASES, THE MODE OF TRANSMISSION IS MSM SEXUAL CONTACT. SIMILARLY, IT IS ALSO ESTIMATED THAT 14% OF TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO HIV. FLAS? PROJECT VIVE WILL FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THE GULFTON (ZIP CODE 77081), SHARPSTOWN (77036), AND WESTWOOD (77036, 77074, 77099) AREAS OF SOUTHWEST (SW) HOUSTON, WITH LATINO POPULATIONS OF 72%, 60% AND 68%, RESPECTIVELY. THESE THREE AREAS WERE SELECTED AS THE TARGET AREAS BECAUSE OF THEIR SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER NUMBERS OF SPANISH SPEAKING LATINO POPULATIONS, HIGHER RATES OF HIV EXPOSURE, LOWER EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH LITERACY LEVELS, HIGHER NUMBERS OF FOREIGN-BORN RESIDENTS, HIGHER RATES OF POVERTY, LOWER MEDIAN INCOMES, AND HIGH RATES OF PEOPLE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE COMPARED TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND POPULATIONS. SW HOUSTON HAS THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF RECENT IMMIGRANT FAMILIES FROM MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA WHO HAVE SETTLED IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. PROJECT VIVE OUTCOMES:? INCREASED NUMBER OF LATINO MSM (LMSM) AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN WHO ARE AWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS.? INCREASED RECEIPT OF INTEGRATED SCREENINGS BY LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN.? INCREASED RECEIPT OF HIV MEDICAL CARE AND ART AMONG LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV.? INCREASED RECEIPT OF HIV MEDICAL CARE AND ART AMONG LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN WITH PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED HIV WHO ARE NOT IN CARE.? INCREASED MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN WITH HIV.? INCREASED ACCESS TO PARTNE R SERVICES FOR LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN.? INCREASED ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES AMONG LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN WITH HIV.? INCREASED ACCESS TO PREP FOR HIV-NEGATIVE LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN.? INCREASED ACCESS TO NPEP FOR HIV-NEGATIVE LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN.? INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF CONDOMS FOR LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER PERSONS.? INCREASED RECEIPT OF EVIDENCE-BASED RISK-REDUCTION BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS FOR LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN.? INCREASED ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR HIV-NEGATIVE LMSM AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN. ? INCREASED HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND LATINO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR CLUSTER DETECTION AND RESPONSE AND IMPROVED RESPONSE TO HIV TRANSMISSION CLUSTERS AND OUTBREAKS WITHIN THE LATINO COMMUNITY OF HOUSTON.

PROJECT SOL (SALUD/HEALTH, OPORTUNIDADES/OPPORTUNITIES Y/AND LIBERTAD/LIBERTY)

PROJECT PRIDE, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE FOR LATINO YOUNG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (LMSM) (18-29), MSM INDIVIDUALS (30+) AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN WITH SUD OR COD.

PROJECT ELIA PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE FOR LATINO MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED INDIVIDUAL WITH SUD OR COD. - THIS PROJECT IS ELIGIBLE FOR 5 ADDITIONAL POINTS AS THE ORGANIZATION IS IN HARRIS COUNTY TEXAS. FUNDACION LATINOAMERICANA DE ACCION SOCIAL INC. LATIN AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL ACTION ALSO KNOWN AS FLAS PROPOSES PROJECT ELIA TO INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE FOR LATINO MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL DISORDERS WHO ARE AT RISK FOR HIV DISEASE OR PLWHA AND RECEIVE ART RESIDING WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTONS HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF HIV-STD VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION IDENTIFIES THE FOLLOWING HIGH PRIORITY ZIP CODES 77031, 77036, 77072, 77074, 77081, AND 77099 WHERE HIV TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO OCCUR DISPROPORTIONATELY IN CERTAIN POPULATION GROUPS AND GEOGRAPHIC COMMUNITIES. FLAS PLANS TO TARGET SIX DESIGNATED HIGH PRIORITY ZIP CODES WHICH ALLOWS FLAS TO CONCENTRATE SERVICES AND RESOURCES ON THE ZIP CODES MOST IN NEED. TABLE 1 SPELLS OUT THE OVERALL GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT NAMED PROJECT ELIA. SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE SEX AND OR NEEDLE-SHARING PARTNERS OF THE POPULATION OF FOCUS. TOTAL GOALS FOR THE 5 YEARS OF THE PROGRAM: COMMUNITY AND VENUE BASED OUTREACH 3500 HARM REDUCTION SERVICES 2300 HIV TESTING SERVICES-HEPATITIS C TESTING SERVICES 2800 PREP OR ART PRESCRIBING 825 SERVICE LINKAGE AND CASE MANAGEMENT 500 PRIMARY CARE AND HIV-RELATED PRIMARY CARE 750 MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT 475 SUDS AND COD TREATMENT 475 RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES 475 PROJECT ELIA GOAL: HLMSM AND TG WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL DISORDERS WHO ARE AT RISK FOR HIV DISEASE OR PLWHA AND RECEIVE ART REMAIN ENGAGED IN CARE TO IMPROVE AND OR MAINTAIN POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. FLAS HAS AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A TEXAS LICENSED SUDS OUTPATIENT ADULT TREATMENT PROVIDER. SERVICES DIRECTLY PROVIDED BY FLAS UNDER THIS RFA INCLUDE SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT INCLUDING SBIRT, INTENSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, HIV-STI, HBV, HCV TESTING COUNSELING REFERRAL HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, PREP SERVICES AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. TWO COLLABORATORS 1. EL CENTRO DE CORAZON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 2. MONTROSE CENTER PROVIDED AN MOA AND LETTER OF COMMITMENT INCLUDING A STATEMENT ATTESTING TO THE TWO YEARS OF THE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT. THE LISTED EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICES AND OR EVIDENCED-BASED INTERVENTIONS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN PROJECT ELIA'S CARE CONTINUUM AS WELL AS ADAPTED AND OR TAILORED FOR HLMSM AND TG SEEKING SAFETY, MATRIX, IOP, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, RELAPSE PREVENTION THERAPY, IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, AND THE INDIGENOUS LEADER OUTREACH MODEL.

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