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Project Citation: 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 were Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau's (HAB) Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) between 1994 and 1999. Each project was partially supported by a SPNS grant from the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau. Click the Model Programs button above for descriptions of the projects that contributed to this Knowledge Item, a list of key staff at each project, and project grant numbers.

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 as "The Measurement Group Knowledge Base on HIV/AIDS Care. Available online at www.TheMeasurementGroup.com."

Cooperative Agreement Steering Committee (1998-1999): George Huba, Ph.D. (EDC Director, The Measurement Group); Trudy Larson, M.D. (Chair, University of Nevada School of Medicine); Katherine Marconi, Ph.D. (Health Resources and Services Administration, Special Projects of National Significance); Donna Anderson, Ph.D., M.P.H. (University of Colorado Health Science Center); John Bartlett, M.D. (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine); Vivian Brown, Ph.D. (PROTOTYPES); Paul Chase, J.D. (Indiana Community AIDS Action Network); David Cherin, Ph.D. (Visiting Nurse Association Foundation); Humberto Cruz (New York State Department of Health/Health Research); Mary Driscoll, R.N., M.P.H. (Hektoen Institute for Medical Research/Cook County HIV Primary Care Center); Tracey Gallagher (The Fortune Society); Victor German, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio); Harold Henderson, M.D. (University of Mississippi Medical Center); Ron Henderson, M.S. (Health Initiatives for Youth); Eustache Jean-Louis, M.D. (Center for Community Health Education and Research/Haitian Community AIDS Outreach Project); Jay Kaplan, J.D. (Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service); Sandra McDonald (Outreach, Inc.); Mary Menges (Missouri Department of Health); Karen Meredith, M.P.H., R.N. (Washington University School of Medicine); Peter Reis (AIDS Healthcare Foundation); Karen Richardson-Nassif, Ph.D. (University of Vermont & State Agricultural College); Catherine Rohweder, M.P.H. (SUNY–Health Science Center at Brooklyn); Geoffrey Smereck, J.D. (Well-Being Institute); Anne Stanton, M.S.W, C.S.W. (Larkin Street Youth Center); Judith Steinberg, M.D. (East Boston Neighborhood Health Center); James Tierney (Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons); Karina Uldall, M.D., M.P.H. (University of Washington); Leslie Wolfe, Ph.D. (Center for Women Policy Studies); Jacqueline Zalumas, Ph.D. (Emory University).

Further Information: If you would like further information about this Knowledge Item or its use, contact Dr. George Huba via email at ghuba@TheMeasurementGroup.com.

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 authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HRSA or HRSA/HAB's Special Projects of National Significance.

Last Updated: July 08, 2004; data through June 15, 1999; analyses conducted December 1999.