Support and scale up of HIV prevention in sexual health clinics - the chicago department of public health (cdph) requests federal funding to support and scale up of HIV prevention services in sexual…

Support and scale up of HIV prevention in sexual health clinics - the chicago department of public health (cdph) requests federal funding to support and scale up of HIV prevention services in sexual health clinics CDC-RFA-PS-24-0003. The funds will be used to provide the human and technical resources necessary for the conducting required by funder activities for the city of chicago (city population: 2.83 million), a major urban center with a diverse population in the midwestern united states, and a jurisdiction of high HIV/STI morbidity. These activities will build upon existing electronic information systems for the collection, integration, analysis, and reporting of data across clinics and the project area. Personnel will work collaboratively to ensure that data are shared internally and with the state and county health departments so that data are translated into broad public health action. Cdph will participate in the following collaborative activities: • implement an action plan to address gaps identified by a clinic infrastructure assessment • implement evidence-based or evidence-informed approaches to increase clinic efficiency • assess patients' clinic experience and needs • adopt a whole-person approach to HIV prevention and care in the clinic • foster action-oriented and strategic partnerships with community providers, community-based organizations, health departments and other entities • actively participate in existing local HIV planning activities • build active and meaningful engagements with priority populations affected by HIV and other stis overall objectives are: 1) collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate data; 2) provide the human and technical resources necessary to address gaps identified as part of the a clinic infrastructure assessment; 3) collaborate with CDC and other sites to develop common guidelines for cdph STI specialty clinic providers; 4) provide the human and technical resources to adopt a whole-person approach to HIV prevention and care in the clinic; 5) electronically transmit data from cdph to CDC routinely; 4) establish mechanisms by which local data are shared with internal and external stakeholders; 5) participate in webinars and meetings by reporting preliminary data and the status of ongoing activities, and working with other sites to develop or revise common activity guidelines; 6) fulfill reporting requirements as specified in the grant. Data obtained from this project will be used at local, state and federal levels to support and scale up HIV prevention services in sexual health clinics in chicago, IL and nationally.