Health Net, Inc.

Fy 2021 Ending the Hiv Epidemic - Primary Care Hiv Prevention - Applicant Organization & Grant #: Healthnet, Inc., Grant # H80CS00114 Address: 3403 E. Raymond ST., Indianapolis, in 46203-4744 Project Director: Rick Diaz, President & Ceo Contact Phone Numbers: 317-957-2005 - Voice, 317-957-2050 - Fax, Email: Rick.diaz@indyhealthnet.org Website: Www.indyhealthnet.org Grant Program Funds Requested: $325,000 in Fy 2022 Ending Hiv Epidemic – Primary Care Prevention, HRSA-22-104, Funding Healthnet’s Service Area Is Comprised of 22 Zip Codes Throughout Indianapolis/marion County, Indiana. the Total Service Area Population, 659,821 Persons (both Civilian and Non-civilian) Comprises Roughly 69.10% of the Total Marion County Population. Marion County Is One of Ten Counties Located in the Ryan White Indianapolis Transitional Grant Area (tga). of the 6,604 Persons Living With Hiv/aids in the Ryan White Indianapolis Transitional Grant Area in 2019, 4,844 Persons or 84.3% Who Have Been Diagnosed Live in Marion County. There Were Also 218 People Newly Diagnosed With Hiv for an Hiv Incidence Rate of 22.7 Persons Per 100,000 Persons, Which Is Double the National Us Rate of 11.4 Persons Per 100,000 Persons. an Estimated 725 (13%) of Persons With Living Hiv Are Unaware of Their Status. Through Target Community-based Mobile Medical Outreach Throughout the Service Area, Participation in Community-based Events Such as Black Expo, Latino Expo, and Pride, Which Attract Populations at High Risk of Hiv, and Increased Hiv Counseling and Testing in the Healthnet Health Center Sites and Homeless Initiative Program/hch Shelter-based Clinic Sites, Healthnet Is Proposing to: 1) Increase the Number of Health Center Patients and Community Members Who Receive an Hiv Test Over the Two-year Project Period From 5,268 Patients in Cy 2020 to 6,131 Patients in Cy 2023; 2) Increase the Number of Patients Who Are Prescribed Prep From 25 Patients in Cy 2020 to 33 Patients in Cy 2023; and 3) for Those Testing Positive for Hiv, 65% Will Be Linked to Care Within 30 Days of Diagnosis by Cy 2023. the Program Will Be Staffed With 2.0 Fte Hiv Outreach and Engagement Specialists, 1.0 Fte Prep Navigator and 1.0 Fte Hiv Services Nurse Manager.