Ending the HIV Epidemic
IAJE's Objectives
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Assist the MSDH STD/HIV Office to provide rapid HIV testing, and linkage to care and early initiation of ART to HIV positive patients within MSDH required timeline.
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Sign and post on organizational website and social media platforms MS ETHE/ETE Task Force Statewide Anti-Stigma Sign-On Letter.
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CHW will provide PrEP/PEP navigation, non-medical case management, HIV screening, education, linkage to care and referral services.
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Identify a PrEP/PEP Provider Champion in each of your service area(s).
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Ensure all project staff join and be active on the MS HIV Planning Council (MHPC) or the MS ETHE/ETE Task Force.
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Document HIV Opt-out testing policy and procedures throughout service area(s).
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Increase the number of individuals screened for HIV within clinical and community settings.
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Increase the number of community engagement activities conducted by health centers
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Ensure that all project staff agree to become an active member of the MS HIV Cluster
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Purchase ETHE/ETE Marketing and Promotional items as prescribed by ETHE/ETE administrator(s).
IAJE Beliefs & Strategies
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Every person is worthy of dignity and respect.
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People are the experts of their own lives and have the right to self-determination
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Community organizing is the best way to empower people. IAJE supports organizing that builds collective power and leadership that begins with people who are most impacted
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Sexual health is health.
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Race, Class, Culture, Gender, Sexuality, and Health are inherently connected.
IAJE Spanish HIV Information Brochure PDF
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Mississippi’s Ending the HIV Epidemic Plan (English)