scholarly journals HPV‐associated oropharyngeal cancer: Knowledge and attitude/beliefs among non‐clinical staff at community‐based HIV/AIDS Service Organizations (ASO) in the south United States (U.S.) census region

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 2265-2272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aditi Tomar ◽  
Hannah C. Balcezak ◽  
Lisa T. Wigfall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Oropharyngeal Cancer ◽  
Clinical Staff ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Cancer Knowledge ◽  
The South ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Hiv Aids

Community-Based Organization Adaptations to the Changing HIV Prevention and Care Landscape in the Southern United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 516-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterine Shapatava ◽  
Aisha Rios ◽  
Gene Shelley ◽  
Jesse Milan ◽  
Shuenae Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
The South ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Community-based organizations (CBOs) provide HIV prevention services throughout the United States, including the South where HIV/AIDS burden is high. We assessed Southern CBO response to changes in the HIV prevention landscape, including the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) High Impact Prevention. Both strategies aim to improve outcomes for people living with or at high risk for HIV. Inductive qualitative analysis of interviews and consultations with CBOs, capacity building assistance providers, and CDC staff revealed CBOs are building clinical service capacity and cross-agency partnerships to adapt, but face inadequate or reduced funding. A holistic approach to HIV prevention and care in the South is critical, where stigma and other socio-structural factors limit health care options for persons affected by HIV. Health care organizations may benefit by partnering with CBOs because CBOs have the skillsets and community rapport to effectively improve health outcomes of persons living with HIV.

scholarly journals eHealth Communication With Clients at Community-Based HIV/AIDS Service Organizations in the Southern United States: Cross-Sectional Survey (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Tisdale Wigfall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Service Organization ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
The Future ◽  
Shared Information ◽  
Hiv Aids

BACKGROUND Providing HIV/STD testing and prevention education, medical and nonmedical case management, housing assistance, transportation services, and patient navigation are just a few examples of how community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations will help the United States realize the goals of the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy. OBJECTIVE In this study, the aim was to assess electronic data security confidence level, electronic communication behaviors, and interest in using eHealth communication tools with clients of staff at community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. METHODS Staff were recruited from 7 community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations in the southern United States (3 in South Carolina and 4 in Texas). The principal investigator used state department of health websites to identify community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. Staff were included if they provided HIV/STD prevention education to clients. A recruitment letter was sent to community-based HIV/AIDS service organization leaders who then used snowball sampling to recruit eligible staff. Chi-square tests were used. RESULTS Among staff (n=59) who participated in the study, 66% (39/59) were very or completely confident that safeguards are in place to keep electronically shared information from being seen by other people; 68% (40/59) used email, 58% (34/59) used text messages, 25% (15/59) used social media, 15% (9/59) used a mobile app, 8% (5/59) used web-enabled videoconferencing, and 3% (2/59) used other tools (eg, electronic medical record, healthnavigator.com website) to communicate electronically with their clients. More than half were very interested in using eHealth communication tools in the future for sharing appointment reminders (67%, 38/59) and general health tips (61%, 34/59) with their clients. Half were very interested in using eHealth communication tools in the future to share HIV medication reminders with their clients (50%, 29/59). Forty percent (23/59) were very interested in using eHealth communication tools to share vaccination reminders with their clients. CONCLUSIONS Community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff had some level of confidence that safeguards were in place to keep electronically shared information from being seen by other people. This is critically important given the sensitivity of the information shared between community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff and their clients, and because many staff were very interested in using eHealth communication tools with their clients in the future. It is very likely that eHealth communication tools can be used in community settings to improve health outcomes across the HIV care continuum; in the interim, more research is needed to better understand factors that may facilitate or impede community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff use and client acceptability.

scholarly journals eHealth Communication With Clients at Community-Based HIV/AIDS Service Organizations in the Southern United States: Cross-Sectional Survey

10.2196/17154 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. e17154
Author(s):  
Lisa Tisdale Wigfall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Service Organization ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
The Future ◽  
Shared Information ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background Providing HIV/STD testing and prevention education, medical and nonmedical case management, housing assistance, transportation services, and patient navigation are just a few examples of how community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations will help the United States realize the goals of the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Objective In this study, the aim was to assess electronic data security confidence level, electronic communication behaviors, and interest in using eHealth communication tools with clients of staff at community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. Methods Staff were recruited from 7 community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations in the southern United States (3 in South Carolina and 4 in Texas). The principal investigator used state department of health websites to identify community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. Staff were included if they provided HIV/STD prevention education to clients. A recruitment letter was sent to community-based HIV/AIDS service organization leaders who then used snowball sampling to recruit eligible staff. Chi-square tests were used. Results Among staff (n=59) who participated in the study, 66% (39/59) were very or completely confident that safeguards are in place to keep electronically shared information from being seen by other people; 68% (40/59) used email, 58% (34/59) used text messages, 25% (15/59) used social media, 15% (9/59) used a mobile app, 8% (5/59) used web-enabled videoconferencing, and 3% (2/59) used other tools (eg, electronic medical record, healthnavigator.com website) to communicate electronically with their clients. More than half were very interested in using eHealth communication tools in the future for sharing appointment reminders (67%, 38/59) and general health tips (61%, 34/59) with their clients. Half were very interested in using eHealth communication tools in the future to share HIV medication reminders with their clients (50%, 29/59). Forty percent (23/59) were very interested in using eHealth communication tools to share vaccination reminders with their clients. Conclusions Community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff had some level of confidence that safeguards were in place to keep electronically shared information from being seen by other people. This is critically important given the sensitivity of the information shared between community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff and their clients, and because many staff were very interested in using eHealth communication tools with their clients in the future. It is very likely that eHealth communication tools can be used in community settings to improve health outcomes across the HIV care continuum; in the interim, more research is needed to better understand factors that may facilitate or impede community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff use and client acceptability.

scholarly journals Promoting Cancer Prevention and Control in Community-Based HIV/AIDS Service Organizations: Are They Ready?

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Guidry ◽  
Erica Lubetkin ◽  
Geoffrey Corner ◽  
Jennifer Lord-Bessen ◽  
Mark Kornegay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cancer Prevention And Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Understanding Community-based HIV/AIDS Service Organizations: An Invaluable Source of HPV-related Cancer Information for At-risk Populations

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Lisa T. Wigfall ◽  
Patricia Goodson ◽  
George B. Cunningham ◽  
Idethia S. Harvey ◽  
Tamika D. Gilreath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Community Based ◽  
At Risk Populations ◽  
Hiv Aids
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