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. 2017 Feb;107(2):224-229.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303582.

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

Gregory Rebchook  1 , JoAnne Keatley  1 , Robert Contreras  1 , Judy Perloff  1 , Luis Freddy Molano  1 , Cathy J Reback  1 , Kelly Ducheny  1 , Tooru Nemoto  1 , Royce Lin  1 , Jeffrey Birnbaum  1 , Tiffany Woods  1 , Jessica Xavier  1 ; SPNS Transgender Women of Color Study Group  1
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The Transgender Women of Color Initiative: Implementing and Evaluating Innovative Interventions to Enhance Engagement and Retention in HIV Care

Gregory Rebchook et al. Am J Public Health. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

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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