1. Early Identification of Individuals with HIV/AIDS (EIIHA)
LCDR Keisha Johnson, Project Officer Gary Cook, Deputy Director, DMHAP Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau Division of Metropolitan HIV/AIDS Programs July 30, 2013

2. Agenda
1. Legislation 2. Background 3. What’s New for EIIHA?

3. Part A Legislation Part A Grant
“…shall determine size and demographics of the estimated population of individuals with HIV/AIDS who are unaware of their HIV status”
“determine the needs of…individuals with HIV/AIDS who do not know their HIV status”
“develop a comprehensive plan…that includes – “
“a strategy, coordinated as appropriate with other community strategies and efforts, including discrete goals, a timetable, and appropriate funding, for identifying individuals with HIV/AIDS who do not know their HIV status, making such individuals aware of such status, and enabling such individuals to use the health and support services”

4. Definitions
EIIHA
Unaware
Identification
Informing
Referral
Linkage

5. What is EIIHA?
Early Identification of Individuals with HIV/AIDS (EIIHA):
Identifying, counseling, testing, informing, and referring of diagnosed and undiagnosed individuals to appropriate services, as well as linking newly diagnosed HIV positive individuals to care. 

6. Definitions Unaware of HIV Status:
Any individual who has NOT been tested for HIV in the past 12-months, any individual who has NOT been informed of their HIV result (HIV positive or HIV negative), and any HIV positive individual who has NOT been informed of their confirmatory HIV result.

7. Definitions Identification of Individuals Unaware of Their HIV Status:
The categorical breakdown of the overall unaware population into subgroups, which allow for the overall EIIHA strategy to be customized based on the needs of each subgroup, for the purposes of identifying, counseling, testing, informing, referring, and linking these individuals into care.

8. Definitions Informing individuals of their HIV status:
Informing an HIV negative individual, post-test, of their appropriate HIV screening result
Informing an HIV positive individual, post-test, of their confirmatory HIV result

9. Definitions Referral to care/services:
The provision of timely, appropriate, and pre-established guidance to an individual that is designed to refer him/her to a specific care/service provider for the purpose of accessing care/services after the individual has been informed of their HIV status (positive or negative).

10. Definitions Linkage to care:
The post-referral verification that care/services were accessed by an HIV positive individual being referred into care.
Example: Confirmation first scheduled care appointment occurred.

11. Planning Council Duties Grantee Duties
Determines size and demographics of estimated HIV+ unaware population
Determines the needs of the HIV+ unaware population
Develops a plan for organization and delivery of health and support services to HIV+ unaware population
Development and Implementation of EIIHA Strategy
Development and Implementation of EIIHA Plan to Identify, Inform, Refer, and Link Unaware Population to Care
Report Outcomes and Data associated with EIIHA Strategy and Plan

12. EIIHA vs. Unmet Need Definition Comparison
Unmet Need Definition: HIV+ individuals who are AWARE of their HIV status but not in primary medical care
EIIHA Definition: HIV+ individuals who are UNAWARE of their HIV status, and, therefore, not in primary medical care

13. Unmet Need vs. EIIHA Unmet Need EIIHA Aware of HIV status
Formula Driven
EIIHA
Unaware of HIV Status
Estimated (21%)
Both
need
care

14. EIIHA Now EIIHA Components: Strategy Plan
Identify, Inform, Refer, and Link
Reflects subgroups in EIIHA Matrix
3. Data

15. What is New for EIIHA? FOAs for Parts A and B are streamlined
2 Parts to EIIHA- FY 2014 FOA Requirements and Progress Report (same as in past)
FY 2014 FOA EIIHA Information
Overall Assessment of EIIHA Plan and Approach
Allow grantees to reflect on their EIIHA approach since its inception
Summarize how the EIIHA Plan was developed and implemented
Target Group selection
Data collection, analysis usage

16. What is New for EIIHA? FY 2014 FOA EIIHA Information (cont.)
Data collection, analysis usage
Major outcomes and challenges
EIIHA Plan connection to National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Report on testing Data will be requested from 3 populations (January 1, 2013 – June 30, 2013)
Previous Data Matrix has been removed
EIIHA Section will be scored same as in past FOAs- 33 points

17. What is New for EIIHA? FY 2013 Progress Report
Progress Report (due in summer of 2014)
Report on plan activities that occurred FY 2013
Specific outcomes activities, successes, challenges
EIIHA Plan contributions to the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Affordable Care Act
EIIHA Plan connection to addressing Unmet Need

18. What is New for EIIHA? FY 2013 Progress Report (cont.)
Testing data for calendar year 2012
Narrative about activities for three target populations from the FY13 EIIHA Plan (successes, challenges. outcomes)
Discussion of how data was used, disseminated, presented

19. Summary FOA for Parts A and B Streamlined
Duties will be the same for Planning Council and grantee
2 Parts – Plan Background Summary and Progress Report
No Data Matrix – Detailed Narrative Responses
Historical Perspective

20. Contact Information
LCDR. Keisha Johnson Phone: Gary Cook Phone:

21. Questions