Metro DC Collaborative Knowledge Item 01 Knowledge Item Results from HRSA/HAB's SPNS Innovative Models of Care

Knowledge Item: CA-Metro DC Collaborative-01
A Model for Reducing Cultural, Linguistic, and Organizational Barriers to Care for Women with HIV/AIDS in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Area

The Center for Women Policy Studies (CWPS), in a collaborative project with PROTOTYPES, Centers for Innovation in Health, Mental Health, and Social Services, was funded under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as a Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) for five years (1994 – 1999) for the Metro DC Collaborative for Women with HIV/AIDS. The primary goal of this project was to reduce cultural, linguistic, and organizational barriers to care for women with HIV/AIDS in the metropolitan Washington DC area (including parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia as well as the District of Columbia). Various mechanisms were employed to accomplish project goals, including conducting comprehensive assessments of service needs, gaps, and barriers, encouraging capacity building, disseminating information, and shaping policy related to the system of care for women with HIV/AIDS.

The Metro DC Collaborative for Women with HIV/AIDS: Final Project Evaluation Report shows that the activities of the project were well-received. Guidelines are also given within the report for potential replications in other locations.

Knowledge Item Citation: Huba, G. J., Melchior, L. A., Panter, A. T., and the HRSA/HAB SPNS Cooperative Agreement Steering Committee (1998-2001). Knowledge Item: CA-Metro DC Collaborative-01 from HRSA/HAB's SPNS Cooperative Agreements on Innovative Models of Care, The Measurement Group Knowledge Base on HIV/AIDS Care, Online at www.TheMeasurementGroup.com.

Last Updated: March 25, 2005

Knowledge Base Citation: The Knowledge Base and this Knowledge Item were designed and authored by G. J. Huba, Ph.D.; in collaboration with Lisa A. Melchior, Ph.D.; A. T. Panter, Ph.D.; and the staff of The Measurement Group. Cite this work as "Huba, G. J., Melchior, L. A., and Panter, A. T. (1998 - 2001). The Measurement Group Knowledge Base on HIV/AIDS Care. On the World Wide Web: http://www.TheMeasurementGroup.com."

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Collaborators from Participating Projects: Cooperative Agreement Steering Committee 1999.

Participating Projects: This Knowledge Base is based on the service delivery experiences of 27 Cooperative Agreement Projects on Innovative Models of HIV/AIDS Care. These projects and the Evaluation and Dissemination Center which produced this Knowledge Base were funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) as Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) between 1994 and 1999. Click the Model Programs button above for descriptions of the projects that contributed to this specific Knowledge Item, a list of key staff, and project grant numbers.

Why This Evaluation was Conducted: Editorial.

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Work on the Knowledge Base and the cross-cutting evaluation was supported in part by Grant Number 5 U90 HA 00030-05 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau's (HAB) Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS). The contents of this Knowledge Base are solely the responsibility of The Measurement Group and do not necessarily represent the official views of HRSA or HRSA/HAB's Special Projects of National Significance nor may they represent the positions of the individual grantees whose projects are included in the cross-cutting evaluation.