These resources, including websites and articles, will assist agencies interested in peer programs and access to care as they develop and refine their programs.

Websites

PEER Center (Peer Education and Evaluation Resource Center)

The PEER Center helps plan and implement successful, sustainable peer programs that improve the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS.  Their website contains valuable tools for developing a peer program, evaluation, training for peers and agencies, the value of peers and frequently asked questions.

• http://peer.hdwg.org
• Peer Program Models
• Resources for Peer Programs
• Building a Peer Program

HRSA/HAB

The Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau provides information on an array of programs to address HIV

• The Utilization and Role of Peers in HIV Interdisciplinary Teams: Consultation Meeting Proceedings, 2009 (PDF)
• Enhancing Linkages to HIV Primary Care in Jail Settings, 2007 (PDF)

TARGET CENTER

The Target Center Web Site is the central source of technical assistance (TA) and training resources for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.  The site is the one-stop shop for tapping into the full array of TA and training resources funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), which administered Ryan White services.  HRSA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

TA Topic: Engagement in Care

The resources on this page include strategies for reaching out to new clients and retaining those already in care, including ways to enhance the clinic environment.
http://www.careacttarget.org/topics/engagement.asp

National HIV/AIDS Strategy

One of the President’s top HIV/AIDS policy priorities is the development and implementation of a National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS).  There are three primary goals of the NHAS:

• Reducing HIV incidence
• Increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes
• Reducing HIV-related health disparities

• Half of North American HIV Patients Access Care Late and Are Eligible for Immediate Antiretroviral Treatment (PDF)
• Late Presentation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care in the United States and Canada (PDF)
• The Utilization and Role of Peers in HIV Interdisciplinary Teams: Consultation Meeting Proceedings (PDF)
• HIV Screening and Access to Care: Exploring the Impact of Policies on Access to and Provision of HIV Care.
  http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?recordid=13057
• Southern Exposure: Human Rights and HIV in Southern United States (PDF)
• Late Entry to HIV Care Among to Latinos Compared With Non-Latinos in a Southeastern US Cohort (PDF)
• Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the South Reaches Crisis Proportions in Last Decade (PDF)