
HIV/AIDS Care Integration
From 2014-2017, the proportion of new HIV diagnoses in Massachusetts that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health attributes to injection drug use exposures increased from 5 to 17 percent. Additional spikes are being investigated in Lowell, Lawrence, Boston, and Worcester.
This training introduces the history of HIV including stigma surrounding the epidemic, how HIV progresses and disrupts a healthy immune system, and how to support clients at risk of living with HIV/AIDS. To learn more about this training, review the agenda.
At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:
- Explain how HIV disrupts a healthy immune system
- Identify how HIV is transmitted
- Describe the disease progression of HIV & AIDS
- Identify the demographics of new HIV cases and factors that affect it
- Identify harm reduction strategies to reduce risk of HIV transmission
- Review the process and benefits of HIV testing
- Explain the treatment mechanism of HIV medications and the role they play in protecting the immune system and reducing transmission
- Employ key discussion points for educating clients on HIV & AIDS treatment and prevention
"Learning about healthcare and how Massachusetts infrastructure supports the prevention of HIV." –Grenada House training participant on the best thing about the Praxis HIV/AIDS Care Integration training
Praxis Resources
- HIV/AIDS: Prevention, Testing & Treatment (PowerPoint Presentation)
- HIV/AIDS Care Integration Fact Sheet
- Talking about Sexual History and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Provider’s Guide
- Harm Reduction Café Menu
- Sexual Behaviors & Harm Reduction Strategies
- HIV/AIDS and Incarceration
- Program Inventory
Massachusetts Resources
- Local HIV Data for the State of Massachusetts (AIDSVu, December 2021)
- Statewide Outbreak of HIV Infections among Persons who Inject Drugs (February 5, 2019)
- Increase in Newly Diagnosed HIV Infections among Persons who Inject Drugs in Boston (January 29, 2019)
- Outbreak of HIV Infection Among Persons Who Inject Drugs in Northeastern MA: 2015-2018
- HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) at a Glance: May 2018
- HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Locations (Interactive map)
- Syringe Service Program Locations (Interactive map)
- AIDS Action Committee
Educational Resources
- Supporting Clients in Sexual Health: A Provider Action Brief
- HIV/AIDS Fact Sheets (CDC)
- HIV Among People Who Inject Drugs: The Numbers (CDC)
- HIV Risk Reduction Tool (CDC)
- HIV & Harm Reduction from Injecting Drugs (Avert)
- PrEP Fact Sheet: For Patients
- PrEp Fact Sheet: For Providers
- Video: HIV/AIDS Replication Animation
- HIV.gov