Improving Retention in HIV Care Through New York's Expanded Partner Services Data-to-Care Pilot.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Data to Care (DTC) represents a public health strategy using HIV surveillance data to link persons living with diagnosed HIV infection (PLWDHI) to HIV-related medical care.

Objective

To investigate the feasibility of the DTC approach applied to a Partner Services program serving a geographically diffuse area of New York State.

Design

Disease intervention specialists received training to function as Expanded Partner Services (ExPS) advocates. HIV surveillance data identified PLWDHI presumed to be out of care (OOC). ExPS advocates attempted to locate and reengage OOC individuals in HIV-related care. The pilot ran from September 1, 2013, to August 31, 2014.

Setting

Four upstate New York counties, home to one-third of all PLWDHI in upstate New York.

Part

SUBMITTER: Tesoriero JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5381495 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May/Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature