Table 1 Evidence Informed interventions bundled for Improving Care and Treatment Coordination: Focus on Black Women with HIV (Black Women First Initiative) (2020–2024)
Intervention | Description | Number of sites |
|---|---|---|
Enhanced Patient/Peer navigation, engagement and enhanced case management | Aims to use peer and patient navigators to provide education, coaching and social support and address the multiple needs of cisgender and transgender women of color in HIV care and treatment. | 9 |
Red Carpet Experience | Aims to use care coordinators to reduce barriers and costs of care among “superutilizers” of health care services addressing social and medical services in HIV supporting women who are out of care and newly diagnosed | 6 |
Stigma reduction | Aims to address stigma and the environment, use of performance arts, groups interventions and media to show HIV has a human face, engage the community, help institutions recognize stigma, educate about stigma and HIV | 3 |
Trauma-Informed Care | Use of trauma-informed interventions, at the patient and/or organizational levels and includes training on guiding principles to a trauma-informed care approach | 12 |
Addressing Intimate Partner Violence or other behavioral health needs | Provider/organizational level training for addressing intimate partner violence, sexual violence prevention and other behavioral health needs | 6 |
Self-efficacy, resilience and health literacy | Group and individual interventions that increase motivation and empower women to link and engage in HIV care and improve overall physical, mental and social well-being | 7 |