Cascade Aids Project

Comprehensive High-impact Hiv Prevention Program Focused on MSM and Racial/ethnic Minorities - Under PS21-2102, Our Goals Are Achieved Through Short- and Intermediate-term Outcomes Including: Increased Knowledge of Hiv and Perception of Risk; Increased Numbers of People Who Have Been Tested for Hiv; Increased Numbers of Persons Who Are Aware of Their Hiv Status; Increased Access to Health Care and Social Support Services; Increased Receipt of Hiv Medical Care and Art Among Persons With Newly Diagnosed Hiv & Previously Diagnosed With Hiv; Increased Numbers of Persons From a Racial or Ethnic Minority Have Been Tested for Hiv; Increased Numbers of Persons Who Receive Integrated Screening; Increased Access to Prep; Increased Receipt of Medication Adherence Services; and Increased Viral Suppression. We Achieve These Goals With the Following Strategies: 1) Providing Accessible, Low-barrier Hiv and Sti Testing Services Designed for Those at High-risk for Hiv, Especially MSM; 2) Linkage to & Re-engagement in Care Through Hiv Navigation Services for Persons With Hiv; 3) Service Navigation & Referral for Hiv-negative Clients, Including Providing the Effective Intervention Personal Cognitive Counseling (PCC), and 4) Culturally-specific Service Provision Model to Reach Latino and Black/african American Communities, Including Using Social Networking Strategy (SNS) Recruitment. Performance Will Be Measured Through the Tracking of Certain Key Performance Measures Including: Number of Tests Conducted, # of Personal Cognitive Counseling Sessions Provided, # of Network Associates Recruited Into Testing Through Social Networking Strategy Program Recruiters, % of Services Provided to People Who Are From a Racial or Ethnicity Minority, % of Newly Diagnosed Linked to Medical Care, % of Newly Diagnosed Clients Referred Into Partner Services, % of Hiv Testing Events That Include Integrated Screening for STDS, % of High-risk Hiv-negative Clients (HRN) Provided Integrated Screening, % of HRN Referred to Prep, Number of Condoms Distributed.