National Minority AIDS Council Building Healthier Communities
Building Leadership in Communities of Color to Address HIV/AIDS
Recruitment and Retention into Care Program
Recruitment and Retention into Care Program
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HHS Region 6 – Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
Overview
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The Recruitment and Retention into Care program is a national training program designed to develop, improve and expand comprehensive services targeting communities severely impacted by HIV/AIDS. With challenges growing everyday of maximizing services to communities most impacted, there is need to diversify service delivery strategies. The recent global recession has had its impact on the AIDS community, with many states slashing or completely cutting off funding to agencies. Agencies can no longer have the luxury of working independently. There is a need to network and maximize resources. At the same time, agencies need to quickly grasp the emerging trends in HIV/AIDS among the most vulnerable communities.
Therefore, the goal of this program is to improve access, quality of care and coordination of health care services for people living with HIV/AIDS who are multiply diagnosed, located in or around rural areas, and/or racial ethnic minorities who are collectively categorized as hard-to-reach high-risk populations. The training underscores barriers and strategies for service providers to effectively respond to the needs of the target populations, which include:
Multiply Diagnosed Persons with HIV: People who are doubly or triply diagnosed (HIV/AIDS, alcohol and other drug addiction, mental health and/or homelessness) make up a larger segment of persons with needs and are often the most difficult to recruit and retain into care.
Persons with HIV living or working in marginalized areas including the rural setting: As the epidemic continues to spread across the nation, there are significant challenges in bringing appropriate care to persons with HIV in rural areas of the U.S.
Racial/ethnic minorities and high risk populations with HIV: HIV/AIDS continues to have a devastating impact on underserved racial/ethnic minority populations and subpopulations in the U.S.