Addressing HIV Care and Housing Coordination through Data Integration to Improve Health Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum

coordination of housing and HIV care services has the potential to improve health outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum,[1] especially among racial and ethnic minority PLWH who are unstably housed, at risk for, or experiencing homelessness.[2]  Funding will be provided in the form of a cooperative agreement to support one (1) organization for up to three (3) years to provide technical assistance (TA) and capacity building to a minimum of four (4) performance sites. The CTAC will provide technical assistance (TA) to the performance sites in the design and implementation of the integrated data systems.  In addition, the CTAC will conduct an evaluation of each integrated system and how it affects the provision of clinical practice in terms of provider acceptance, utilization, and in the coordination of housing and HIV care services to improve health outcomes along the HIV care continuum.  The CTAC will select and fund the performance sites through subawards.   Participating sites will fully collaborate with the CTAC in all aspects of the evaluation including the collection of relevant measures of housing and HIV services to properly assess the impact of the coordination of housing and HIV care.   [1] Accelerating Improvements in HIV Prevention and Care in the United States through the HIV Care Continuum Initiative. Fact Sheet, Monday, July 15, 2013. Available at: www.aids.gov/federal-resources/national-hiv-aids-strategy/hiv-care-continuum-initiative-fact-sheet.pdf [2] U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Standards. March 2010. Available at: http://www.hudhre.info/documents/FinalHMISDataStandards_March2010.pdf