The Transgender Women of Color Initiative: Implementing and Evaluating Innovative Interventions to Enhance Engagement and Retention in HIV Care.

Am J Public Health

Gregory Rebchook is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). JoAnne Keatley is with the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, UCSF. Robert Contreras is with BIENESTAR Human Services, Los Angeles, CA. Judith Perloff is with Chicago House & Social Services, Chicago, IL. Luis Freddy Molano is with the Community Healthcare Network, New York, NY. Cathy J. Reback is with the Friends Research Institute, Los Angeles. Kelly Ducheny is with Howard Brown Health, Chicago. Tooru Nemoto is with the Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. Royce Lin is with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco. Jeffrey Birnbaum is with the Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Brooklyn. Tiffany Woods is with the Tri-City Health Center, Fremont, CA. Jessica Xavier is with the Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD.

Published: February 2017

To improve health outcomes among transgender women of color living with HIV, the Health Resources and Services Administration's Special Programs of National Significance program funded the Enhancing Engagement and Retention in Quality HIV Care for Transgender Women of Color Initiative in 2012. Nine demonstration projects in four US urban areas implemented innovative, theory-based interventions specifically targeting transgender women of color in their jurisdictions. An evaluation and technical assistance center was funded to evaluate the outcomes of the access to care interventions, and these findings will yield best practices and lessons learned to improve the care and treatment of transgender women of color living with HIV infection.

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