Aids Arms Inc

Ryan White Title Iii Hiv Capacity Development and Planning Grants - Project Title: Fy 2022 Rwhap Part C Capacity Development Program Applicant: Aids Arms, Inc. Dba Prism Heath North Texas Address: 3900 Junius BLVD., Ste. 300 / Dallas / TX / 75246 Project Director: Deborah Morris-harris, M.D. Contact Information: 214-521-5191 Office / 214-623-6801 Fax Email Address: Deborah.morris-harris@prismntx.org Website: Www.phntx.org Requested Funding: $150,000 Funding Category: Infrastructure Development Prism Health North Texas Is Applying for Funding Through the HRSA-22-019 Fy 2022 Rwhap Part C Capacity Development Program Under the Selected Category of Infrastructure Development: Office Dental Equipment for Expanding Dental Service Capacity to Purchase Dental Equipment for Expanding Dental Services for People Living With Hiv. for Purposes of This Project, Funding Will Increase the Capacity to Provide Dental Services at Prism Health North Texas to Help Low-income and Underserved Persons Living With Hiv Manage Oral Health Care Needs. the Program Will Support the Following Objectives. - Objective 1.1: Increase the Number of Phntx Patients Linked to Care in Dental Services by 15% - Objective 1.2: Increase the Number of Phntx Patients Retained in Care for Dental Services by 5% - Objective 1.3: Patients Concurrently Engaged in Outpatient Ambulatory Health Care and Dental Services Will Achieve 87% Viral Suppression Dental Services Remain a Significant Unmet Need for People Living With Hiv in the Dallas Eligible Metropolitan Area. Thirty-two to 46 Percent of Persons Living With Hiv Will Have at Least One Major Hiv-related Oral Health Problem and 58 to 64 Percent of Persons Living With Hiv Do Not Receive Regular Dental Care. Local Capacity for Dental Services Is an Emerging Issue in Dallas With an Unmet Need for Providers Serving Low Income, Uninsured, and Underinsured Persons Living With Hiv. Prism Health nor TH Texas Seeks to Immediately Reduce Barriers to Care by Increasing to Serve Ryan White Funded Patients Through the Addition of New Dental Equipment Which Will Allow New Time Slot Availabilities on the Daily Dental Schedule. This Will Increase the Capacity to Meet the Needs of Eligible Individuals Through Increased Access to Dental Services and the Portfolio of Prism Health North Texas Patient-centered Health Services. the Dallas Eligible Metropolitan Area Is One of the Most Highly Impacted Areas in the U.s., Individuals Served by Prism Health North Texas Meet Qualification 2: Underserved Populations. Therefore, Prism Health North Texas Is Requesting a Funding Preference for This Proposal.