Infectious Disease

In Focus: HIV/AIDS among Persons Experiencing Homelessness (2012)

This issue of In Focus provides a synthesis of recent literature on HIV/AIDS among persons experiencing homelessness in the United States. Special attention is given to literature on HIV risk behaviors, predictors of HIV testing utilization, and promising HIV testing strategies for both youth and adult populations experiencing homelessness. Download Newsletter (PDF)

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Addressing Viral Hepatitis in People With Substance Use Disorders (2011)

This manual, produced by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), assists behavioral health professionals who treat people with substance abuse problems in understanding the implications of a diagnosis of hepatitis. Discusses screening, diagnosis, and referrals and explains how to evaluate a program’s hepatitis practices Download Research (Link)

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HIV/AIDS Care & Treatment in Health Centers: Program Assistance Letter 2011-06

This Health Center Program Assistance Letter (PAL) provides information and resources regarding the treatment and care of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). In alignment with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) (https://aids.gov/federal-resources/national-hiv-aids-strategy/overview/), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) will continue to support efforts to prevent new HIV

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HIV Testing in Health-Care Settings: Program Assistance Letter 2010-13

The purpose of this Program Assistance Letter (PAL) is to provide grantees information regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings.” The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Bureau of Primary Health Care continue to support reducing the number

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Healing Hands: The Specter of Liver Disease (2008)

HCH providers see many patients with liver disease, mainly secondary to hepatitis C (HCV). While the incidence of newly acquired HCV infection has decreased in the United States, over 4 million Americans are estimated to have been infected.1 A disproportionate number of homeless people (22%–53%) have the virus2,3– indeed, incarcerated and homeless individuals are not

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