Program Brochures: Find out more about SH/HIP. Download the SH/HIP Program Brochure. Find out more about integrating HIV into homeless services. Download the SH/HIP HIV Integration Brochure. HIV/AIDS Related Referrals in Massachusetts. Get the June 2009 Massachusetts HIV/AIDS Service and Resource Guide. Featured Resource to View or Download: Kaiser Family Foundation's video: "AIDS at 30: The U.S. Epidemic"
| HIV Integration Programs of Health Imperatives SH/HIP’s training and technical assistance services have been used by health and human service programs and organizations across Massachusetts that work with people experiencing homelessness and who may be at risk for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and/or accidental overdose.
Our trainings can be custom designed and tailored to meet your staff needs. Trainings can be offered at your site, or conducted in a regional location. Each training offers experiences that build the participants capacity to meet the needs of their clients/patients/program participants. We engage staff in delivering improved services and creative action planning.
Trainings can be different lengths of time: - half-day (3 hours)
- full day (6 hours)
- multiple days
They can be stand alone or part of a series. Introductory discussions can be scheduled for 1-hour. We can also develop and lead individualized webinars (60-90 minutes) for organizations.
Our trainings are skills-based and rooted in principles of adult learning. They utilize the experience of our participants, and build on their expertise. We often work with organizations to assess the needs of their staff to ensure that our planned curriculum responds to staff’s real needs. Our curriculum development has a track record of success and engagement, resulting in sustainable changes within organizations and in individual practice.
Curriculum development and trainings are the centerpiece of our capacity-building services. We also provide the following consulting services to support the growing capacity of our partners: - Needs assessment
- Resource development
- Protocol development
- Evaluation
- Integration Planning for HIV/AIDS, viral Hepatitis, Overdose Prevention
- Harm reduction integration
For over a decade, our trainings and curriculum development services have benefited community-based and national organizations. We’ve worked with the following agencies:
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development
- Massachusetts Department of Corrections
- Wyoming Department of Health
- Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
- Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA)
- Office for Women’s Health, the US Department of Health and Human Services,
- National Minority AIDS Council
Please contact Mindy Domb at mdomb@healthimperatives.org to schedule a training or to get more information on any of our services.
For information on our training topics, contact Mindy Domb at mdomb@healthimperatives.org.
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