Create an alternative pathway to HIV care through holistic approaches and health practices in addition to HIV medications

Pillar: Treat
Goal: Improve access to care and treatment for 75% of PWH by 2025.
Strategy: Create an alternative pathway to HIV care through holistic approaches and health practices in addition to HIV medications.
Target: Families who have an association with (+) persons, HIV(+) women and those interested in alternative (natural) HIV care, MSM, PLH providers, Transwomen and Transmen.

Key Activities:

High Priority and Disruptively Innovative

  1. Utilize partnerships with dieticians, naturalists, other alternatives/mental health providers as access points for treatment and care.
  2. Create a series of classes and resources (for example—meditation, spiritual guidance, nutrition, yoga) on the benefits of using the holistic approach to help boost the immune system.
  3. Provide training for all people (regardless of job title) who work with people with HIV—to help workers to provide culturally competent customer service in linking patients to care and helping them to find resources.
  4. Offer providers competency training on trauma-informed care.
  5. Create an alternative pathway to HIV care through holistic approaches and health practices in addition to HIV medications.

High Priority

Create a list of resources that will support holistic health that will be distributed to clients and organizations as a resource guide.

Key Partners

Alliance Health, Champion Pharmacy and Herb Store, Local community garden groups, Community-supported agriculture, and local food organizations/co-ops, Dietician, Family Safety Center, FFL dietician, HIV care providers, Love Doesn’t Hurt, Medical case managers, Mental Health Services, OM, PEAS, Physical trainers, Rape Crisis Center, Social work programs, Somas Un, Trap Garden (Nashville), universities, community college, yoga (FFL)

Potential Funding Sources

Estimated Funding Allocation

  • Support for HIV (+) individuals and families who need financial assistance for alternative care similar to Ryan White
  • Adding cost to services through Ryan White
  • Support for holistic care providers
  • Farm to Table Skills (Instructor and Supplies) 5 events at $50k over 2 years
  • Mental Health Services $15,000 per year
  • Trauma-informed care competency trainings, 1 per quarter over 2 years $5,000 per training x4 = $20,000
  • Resource Guide $15,000 to create
  • Healthcare provider services at $200k per year
    Total: $300,000

Outcomes

(Reported annually, locally monitored more frequently)

  • # of new access points for treatment and care
  • # of new complementary and alternative medicine classes
    and attendees
  • # of provider competency training on trauma-informed
  • # of attendees trained in culturally competent customer service
  • # of providers in competency training

Monitoring Data Source

  • Create spreadsheet for tracking
  • Pre-Survey
  • ASO/CBO annual reporting data
  • Ryan White H-CAP annual data report