In an effort to support the National HIV/AIDS strategy goals of promoting the health of PLWHA by maximizing resources from across funding streams, The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) invested significant resource in the L.I.F.E. program, a Group Level Intervention for HIV-positive individuals proven to decrease transmission rates and increase healthy outcomes. The program is a CDC-funded intervention being implemented in a Ryan White-funded setting, maximizing opportunities to access HIV-positive individuals and reinforcing adherence to medication, linkage to care, healthier lifestyle choices, etc. The implementation of a prevention model by care providers is atypical, requiring new systems to support agencies; however outcomes indicate the model is successful in reinforcing prevention messages within the care setting.
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