Accessing care for U.S./Mexico border populations living with HIV/AIDS: The role of HRSA’s HIV/AIDS bureau and the special projects of national significance

Lois Eldred, Laura Cheever, Deborah Parham-Hopson

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Abstract

The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) provides health-care to underserved areas in the U.S. and addresses disparities in health-care among U.S. populations. HRSA’s Ryan White CARE Act provides HIV care and supportive services for persons with HIV and AIDS in the U.S. and its territories. Five projects were funded as Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) from 2001-2005, to improve care and access to HIV services along the U.S.-Mexican Border. These projects developed culturally appropriate and innovative outreach strategies, expanded counseling and testing in border communities, assured continuity of care through intensive case management services and increased clinical capacity through provider training.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOutreach and Care Approaches to HIV/AIDS Along the US-Mexico Border
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages7-13
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781317954484
ISBN (Print)9780789034663
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cultural
  • HIV outreach
  • HIV services
  • HRSA
  • Ryan White Care Act
  • SPNS
  • U.S.-Mexican Border

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Health Professions
  • General Medicine
  • General Social Sciences

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