LINK4HEALTH

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Description:
  Link4Health is a multicomponent intervention that uses five evidence-based strategies targeting structural, biomedical and behavioral barriers. The first component consists of point-of care CD4 count testing performed immediately after an HIV-positive test in the same physical location as the HIV testing site. The second component involves accelerate d ART initiation for eligible patients that involves two counseling sessions and ART initiation within the first week after linkage to care. The third component uses short-message service (SMS) appointment reminders sent from a central server. SMS reminder s are sent 3 days prior to the appointment and after a missed appointment. The fourth component consists of a health education package that includes health information and supplies such as soap, a toothbrush, and a pillbox. The fifth component involves financial incentives of modest amount (i.e., prepaid mobile phone card valued at US$8) that are provided to reimburse patients for expenses or lost wages or transportation costs for clinic attendance .
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Epidemiology Data Interpretation, Statistical Epidemics Epidemiological Monitoring HIV Public Health Surveillance Statistics Tables
• Keywords:
  DHP_HIV_Reports PRS Project HIV Compendium
• Series:
  Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP)
• Division:
  DHP - Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:182d8fd30fd453d462b5ae013e460dce73528031891d21ba00d03656c64724b220c33117cac6129a8e08a90c5de065154e686fae53d94cd7fe2bd84ae02e757a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/149615/cdc_149615_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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