Community Wellness Project

Options for Wellness Now and Information on Testing & Treatment (ownit)testing and Prevention for ST. Louis City and ST. Louis County, Mo and ST. Clair County, Il - PS21-2102: Comprehensive High-impact Hiv Prevention Projects for Community-based Organizations Project Abstractoptions for Wellness Now and Information on Testing & Treatment (ownit)organization: the Community Wellness Project (CWP) 906 Olive Street, Suite 425 ST. Louis, Mo 63101 314-421-9600 (PHONE) 314-421-9603 (FAX) Cwp_group@yahoo.com Cwpstl.org Need: African Americans in the Bi-state (mo/il) ST. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area Shoulder the Greatest Hiv Disease Burden of All Racial/ethnic Groups and Account for the Highest Number of New Infections. According to Missouri and Illinois Jurisdictional Hiv Prevention Plans, Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (BMSM) Are the Area?s Highest Priority Target Population. to Address the Hiv Prevention Needs of This Target Population, the Community Wellness Project (CWP), a 501C3 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Organization, Will Use a Culturally Competent Approach for the Proposed 5-YEAR Options for Wellness Now and Information on Testing & Treatment (OWNIT) Program. Project. This Project Will Reduce Target Population Members? Risk of Acquiring or Transmitting Hiv Infection, Increase Disease Detection, and Strengthen a Continuum of Hiv Prevention, Care, and Treatment. Target Population: Black/african American Men Who Have Sex With Men (BMSM) in ST. Louis City and ST. Louis County, Mo, and ST. Clair County, Il, Where the City of East ST. Louis Is Located. Project Overview: CWP?S Overarching Annual Objectives for the Ownit Project Are to 1) Identify and Provide Targeted Hiv Testing and Appropriate Integrated STD Screenings at Least 3000 BMSM. 2) Link or Re-link at Least 100 Newly or Previously Diagnosed Hiv-positive Persons to Hiv Medical Care and Essential Support Services. 3) Provide Partner Services to at Least 100 Hiv-positive Persons. 4) Refer a T Least 50 Hiv-negative Persons to Prep. 5) Distribute at Least 25,000 Condoms and Risk-reduction Materials. Outcomes: Project Success Will Demonstrate Successful Outcomes, Including Increases in the Provision of Prevention Information, Hiv Testing, Offerings of Condoms, Linkages to Hiv/std Medical Care, Adherence to Hiv Treatment, Prevention, and Essential Support Services. There Will Also Be an Increase in Personal Knowledge of Hiv Status, Awareness of Personal Hiv/std Infection Risk, and an Increase in the Number of Individuals Who Adopt/sustain Individual Hiv/std Risk-reduction Behaviors (i.e., Npep, Prep). Long-term Outcomes Include Reduced New Infections, Improved Health Outcomes, and Reduced Hiv-related Health Disparities.request: $470,000 Per Year for Five Years