Medicine & Health

HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau

Published October 2, 2020 Partnered Collections, Special Issues

This Special Collection from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau and its partners, highlights the dynamic role of HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) in ending the HIV epidemic in the United States. The articles focus on leveraging innovation, data, and partnerships to maximize the RWHAP’s impact, inform programs, and address barriers to optimal HIV outcomes.

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Introductory Blog Post
Innovation in Practice/Infrastructure
RWHAP Providers and the Priority Populations They Serve
New Methodology for Better Data Utilization
Using data and partnerships to frame the role of the RWHAP

Introductory Blog Post

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Marco Verch _Flickr

PLOS Collections Blog Introducing the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Special Collection
July 27, 2020 Laura Cheever

Innovation in Practice/Infrastructure

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Fig 1. Sensitivity analysis. by Shade et al., CC BY 4.0

PLOS Medicine Health information technology interventions and engagement in HIV care and achievement of viral suppression in publicly funded settings in the US: A cost-effectiveness analysis
April 7, 2021 Starley B. Shade, Elliot Marseille, Valerie Kirby, Deepalika Chakravarty, Wayne T. Steward, Kimberly K. Koester, Adan Cajina, Janet J. Myers

Background: The US National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) emphasizes the use of technology to facilitate coordination of comprehensive care for…
PLOS Medicine Implementation science and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s work towards ending the HIV epidemic in the United States
November 6, 2020 Demetrios Psihopaidas, Stacy M. Cohen, Tanchica West, Latham Avery, Antigone Dempsey, Kim Brown, Corliss Heath, Adan Cajina, Harold Phillips, Steve Young, April Stubbs-Smith, Laura W. Cheever

Demetrios Psihopaidas and co-authors discuss the implementation science framework of an HIV/AIDS program in the United…
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10.1371/journal.pone.0239190

PLOS ONE Pathways to housing stability and viral suppression for people living with HIV/AIDS: Findings from the Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV positive Homeless Populations Initiative
October 1, 2020 Serena Rajabiun, Kendra Davis-Plourde, Melinda Tinsley, Emily Quinn, Deborah Borne, Manisha Maskay, Thomas Giordano, Howard Cabral
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10.1371/journal.pmed.1003079

PLOS Medicine Practice transformations to optimize the delivery of HIV primary care in community…
March 26, 2020 Wayne T. Steward, Kimberly A. Koester, Mary A. Guzé, Valerie B. Kirby, Shannon M. Fuller, Mary E. Moran, Emma Wilde Botta, Stuart Gaffney, Corliss D. Heath, Steven Bromer, Starley B. Shade

RWHAP Providers and the Priority Populations They Serve

PLOS ONE Assessing the health status and mortality of older people over 65 with HIV
November 5, 2020 Gina Turrini, Stephanie S. Chan, Pamela W. Klein, Stacy M. Cohen, Antigone Dempsey, Heather Hauck, Laura W. Cheever, Andre R. Chappel

Background: Nearly half of people with HIV in the United States are 50 years or older, and this proportion is growing. Between 2012 and…
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10.1371/journal.pone.0230121

PLOS ONE The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS…
March 23, 2020 Pamela W. Klein, Tanya Geiger, Nicole S. Chavis, Stacy M. Cohen, Alexa B. Ofori, Kathryn T. Umali, Heather Hauck
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10.1371/journal.pmed.1003125

PLOS Medicine HIV-related outcome disparities between transgender women living with HIV and…
May 28, 2020 Pamela W. Klein, Demetrios Psihopaidas, Jessica Xavier, Stacy M. Cohen

New Methodology for Better Data Utilization

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10.1371/journal.pone.0237635

PLOS ONE Methodology for linking Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services Report (RSR) client level data over multiple years
August 21, 2020 Julia Zhu, Miranda Fanning, Laura Sheehan, Kerry Grace Morrissey, Stan Legum, Sigurd Hermansen
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10.1371/journal.pone.0234652

PLOS ONE A mathematical model to estimate the state-specific impact of the Health Resources…
June 22, 2020 Pamela Klein, Stacy Cohen, Evin Uzun Jacobson, Zihao Li, Glenn Clark, Miranda Fanning, Rene Sterling, Steven Young, Stephanie Sansom, Heather Hauck

Using data and partnerships to frame the role of the RWHAP

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10.1371/journal.pmed.1003072

PLOS Medicine Pre-exposure prophylaxis for preventing acquisition of HIV: A cross-sectional study…
April 10, 2020 Stephanie S. Chan, Andre R. Chappel, Karen E. Joynt Maddox, Karen W. Hoover, Ya-lin A. Huang, Weiming Zhu, Stacy M. Cohen, Pamela W. Klein, Nancy De Lew