FY 2021 ending the HIV epidemic - primary care HIV prevention - regional health care clinic, INC

DBA katy trail community health (ktch) will implement an HIV prevention and treatment strategy in partnership with four local public health agencies covering four counties in west central missouri. These counties are: benton, morgan, pettis and saline. The initiative will address the need for expanded screening and testing for HIV risk and the need for increasing access to prep medications, counseling and care services, along with enabling services to connect patients to community-based supports. Services to be implemented include: - enhanced screening processes for all patients receiving care at the health center - enhanced screening for patients seeking testing for sexually transmitted diseases through local public health agencies - HIV testing - outreach and education on HIV prevention and treatment - improving workforce skills to address HIV prevention and treatment patients whose screening and/or testing indicates they are at risk of contracting HIV will receive supportive services to include: - comprehensive primary care - enabling services - pharmacy referral for prep or direct provision of prep medications through the health center - behavioral health care - HIV-specific care and treatment. Ktch will implement universal screening across all patient groups, with a goal of reaching patients who will benefit from HIV prevention, testing and treatment services, primarily: - any individual at risk of contracting HIV - any individual with an HIV diagnosis.