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Durham County HIV/STD / Hepatitis C Network Model

Durham County HIV/STD / Hepatitis C Network Model. Co-Leads: John Bartlett, MD, Duke Global Health Institute and Arlene Sena, MD, MPH, Durham, County Health Department and UNC-CH Division of Infectious Diseases

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Durham County HIV/STD / Hepatitis C Network Model

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  1. Durham County HIV/STD / Hepatitis C Network Model Co-Leads: John Bartlett, MD, Duke Global Health Institute and Arlene Sena, MD, MPH, Durham, County Health Department and UNC-CH Division of Infectious Diseases Co-Project Directors: Mary DeCoster, MPH, Durham County Health Department and Marc Kolman, MSPH, Piedmont Health Care Consortium • Key Functions of our Coordinated Model of Care should include: • Care Bridge Coordinators who remove obstacles to care and ensure that all diagnosed HIV+ persons follow-up in care • A shared database / electronicmedical record system that is accessible to care providers throughout the Durham community • Community-based clinics that are easily accessible including attention to cost, location, hours of operation, physical design, cultural respect and sensitivity and that include integrated care (“one-stop shopping”) with particular focus on co-morbidities of substance abuse and mental health as well as chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular disease) and that includes focus on secondary prevention of infections (e.g., STDs in HIV-infected persons, HIV infection in hepatitis C-infected persons) • Integrated clinic and community-based testing for HIV, STDs, and hepatitis with screening for other infectious and chronic diseases • Combined approaches to education for the public, faith-based organizations, healthcare providers and patients that is “bundled” with education about other chronic or communicable diseases • Coordinated public information activities for HIV, STDs, and hepatitis to increase awareness and acceptance of these diseases and impacts primary prevention activities HIV/STD/Hepatitis Coordinated Model of Care HIV/STD/Hepatitis Team includes representatives from:Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina, CAARE, Inc., Duke Center for AIDS Research, Duke Center for Health Policy, Duke Community Health Network, Duke Center for Community Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Hepatology, Duke Infectious Diseases, Duke Medical Center, Duke Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke Pastoral Services, Duke Primary Care Research Consortium, Duke School of Law, Duke School of Nursing, Duke Translational Medicine Institute, Durham County Health Department, El Centro Hispano, Lincoln Community Health Center, NC Central University, Piedmont Health Care Consortium, RTI International, UNC-CH Center for Infectious Diseases This project was made possible by Grant Number 5UL1-RR024129-03 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCCR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research.

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