The results of a multi-year initiative aimed at improving HIV health outcomes for Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are published in a new Supplement in the journal AIDS Patient Care and STDs.

Black MSM have higher rates of HIV infection than their White counterparts and face a number of comorbidities and challenges that impact their ability to engage or remain in care.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s (RWHAP) Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program launched a multiyear initiative called “Implementation of Evidence-Informed Behavioral Health Models to Improve HIV Health Outcomes for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.” The goal of this initiative was to adapt and implement evidence-based approaches for linking, engaging, and re-engaging, and retaining Black MSM with HIV in medical care and supportive services.

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