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Explore barriers and solutions for establishing HIV/AIDS linkages and partnerships in a rural community. Learn about Family Planning of Clallam County's HIV Reduction Program and its efforts to supplement existing HIV activities. Discuss partnership and linkage barriers, lack of access to medical providers, limited capacity of rural professionals, inadequate support for community resources, culturally respectful care, low interest, and lack of knowledge. Discover solutions such as creating provider lists, collaborating with HIV/AIDS case managers, using transportation tools, procuring community funding, implementing community promotional efforts, providing cultural competency training, and collaborating with social service organizations. Sustain contacts and repeat calls and visits for success.
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HIV Reduction ProgramBuilding Partnerships & Linkages in a Rural Community Family Planning of Clallam County Port Angeles, WA Cherie Reeves Sperr Director of Programs & Operations
Partnerships & Linkages Today’s Objectives: • Examine barriers faced in establishment of HIV/AIDS linkages & partnerships in a rural community • Describe possible solutions to these barriers
FPCC HIV Reduction Program • Family Planning of Clallam County’s (FPCC) HIV Reduction Program supplements and enhances existing HIV activities in rural Clallam County, Washington. • Provides rapid HIV testing on-site at several clinics, at the Clallam County Juvenile Detention Facility, and during Mobile Day Clinics.
Partnership & Linkage Barriers • Lack of access to HIV/AIDS medical providers
Partnership & Linkage Barriers • Lack of access to HIV/AIDS medical providers • Limited capacity of rural medical professionals to provide HIV/AIDS care
Partnership & Linkage Barriers • Lack of access to HIV/AIDS medical providers • Limited capacity of rural medical professionals to provide HIV/AIDS care • Inadequate support for HIV/AIDS community resources
Partnership & Linkage Barriers • Lack of access to HIV/AIDS medical providers • Limited capacity of rural medical professionals to provide HIV/AIDS care • Inadequate support for HIV/AIDS community resources • Culturally respectful HIV/AIDS care
Partnership & Linkage Barriers • Lack of access to HIV/AIDS medical providers • Limited capacity of rural medical professionals to provide HIV/AIDS care • Inadequate support for HIV/AIDS community resources • Culturally respectful HIV/AIDS care • Low interest by community or patients
Partnership & Linkage Barriers • Lack of access to HIV/AIDS medical providers • Limited capacity of rural medical professionals to provide HIV/AIDS care • Inadequate support for HIV/AIDS community resources • Culturally respectful HIV/AIDS care • Low interest by community or patients • Lack of knowledge
So, what do we do? Seek Solutions!
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas • Collaboration with local HIV/AIDS Case Manager to obtain care and train providers
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas • Collaboration with local HIV/AIDS Case Manager to obtain care and train providers
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas • Collaboration with local HIV/AIDS Case Manager to obtain care and train providers • Use of transportation tools
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas • Collaboration with local HIV/AIDS Case Manager to obtain care and train providers • Use of transportation tools • Procurement of community funding
Solutions Procurement of community funding
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas • Collaboration with local HIV/AIDS Case Manager to obtain care and train providers • Use of transportation tools • Procurement of community funding • Community promotional efforts
Solutions Community promotional efforts
Solutions Community promotional efforts
Solutions Community promotional efforts
Solutions Community promotional efforts
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas • Collaboration with local HIV/AIDS Case Manager to obtain care and train providers • Use of transportation tools • Procurement of community funding • Community promotional efforts • Cultural competency training
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas • Collaboration with local HIV/AIDS Case Manager to obtain care and train providers • Use of transportation tools • Procurement of community funding • Community promotional efforts • Cultural competency training • Collaboration and promotion with social service organizations
Solutions • Creation of provider list in large metropolitan areas • Collaboration with local HIV/AIDS Case Manager to obtain care and train providers • Use of transportation tools • Procurement of community funding • Community promotional efforts • Cultural competency training • Collaboration and promotion with social service organizations • Sustain contacts, repeat calls and visits
HIV Reduction ProgramBuilding Partnerships & Linkages in a Rural Community Family Planning of Clallam County Cherie Reeves Sperr Director of Programs & Operations cherie@familyplanningofcc.org (360) 452-2954 Ext. 17