HIV/STD Program Improvement Resources
The Texas HIV Syndicate built this toolkit to help regional stakeholders improve HIV/STD programs. The toolkit includes ways to address the various needs of our communities living with or without HIV:
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Public Awareness – Learn about social determinants of health and how to use social media to promote awareness.
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Focused Prevention – Learn how environmental and systemic issues can intensify HIV in vulnerable populations.
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Full Diagnosis – Learn about routine HIV screening and why it's important for medical care. Understand common client barriers and how to address them.
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Successful Linkage – Get tips for supporting linkage systems to fit the unique needs of clients.
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Continuous Participation in Care – Learn how to create systems to identify and respond to individuals at risk of dropping out of care.
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Viral Suppression – Learn about viral suppression and the tools available to help maintain medical adherence.
About the Texas HIV Syndicate
The Texas HIV Syndicate serves as the statewide HIV/STD community planning group for Texas.
Syndicate members make policy, system, and practice recommendations from broad recommendations in the Texas HIV Plan and related planning documents. They also create tools to help regional stakeholders address HIV and other STDs with evidence-based strategies tailored to meet regional needs.
The Syndicate advises DSHS staff and helps Texas maintain an inclusive and participatory planning process for the delivery of prevention and care services.
- About the DSHS HIV/STD Program
- Contact Us
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- HIV Administrative Agencies
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Abilene – Amarillo – Arlington – Austin
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Beaumont – Belton – Bryan
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Cameron – Cleveland – Corpus Christi – Cotulla
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Dallas – Denton
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Eagle Pass – El Paso
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Farmers Branch – Fort Worth
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Galveston
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Hallettsville – Harlingen – Hillsboro – Houston
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Killeen – Kingsville
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Laredo – Longview – Lubbock – Lufkin
- HIV/STD Service Providers – McAllen – McKinney – Midland
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Nacogdoches – Odessa
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Palestine – Plano – Richmond – Robstown
- HIV/STD Service Providers – San Angelo – San Antonio – San Marcos – Sherman
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Temple – Texarkana – Texas City – Tyler
- HIV/STD Service Providers – Uvalde – Victoria – Waco – Wichita Falls
- HIV and STD Testing in Texas
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- Epi Profile – Data Sources and Notes
- Epi Profile Section 1 – Executive Summary
- Epi Profile Section 2 – Texans Living with HIV in 2018
- Epi Profile Section 3 – Texans with New HIV Diagnoses
- Epi Profile Section 4 – New Diagnoses in MSM
- Epi Profile Section 5 – Texans with Newly Acquired HIV
- Epi Profile Section 6 – Deaths in Texans Living with HIV
- Epi Profile Section 7 – Comorbidities in Texans Living with HIV
- Epi Profile Section 8 – HIV Testing in Programs Funded by the Department of State Health Services
- Epi Profile Section 9 – Sex and Substance Use in PLWH
- Epi Profile Section 10 – Sex and Substance Use in People at Increased Risk for HIV in Dallas, Texas
- Epi Profile Section 11 – HIV Treatment Cascade
- Epi Profile - Table Appendix
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- Border Report Section 1 – Executive Summary
- Border Report Section 2 – HIV, STDs, and TB in the Texas-Mexico Border Region
- Border Report Section 3 – Population and Demographics of the Texas-Mexico Border Region
- Border Report Section 4 – HIV Diagnoses and People Living with HIV
- Border Report Section 5 – Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Border Report Section 6 – Tuberculosis
- Border Report – Table Appendix
- HIV and Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment Resources in Texas
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Contractor Resources – HIV Medical and Psychosocial Support Services Open submenu links Close submenu links
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- Outpatient/Ambulatory Health Services
- Home and Community-Based Health Services
- Referral for Health Care and Support Services
- Non-Medical Case Management
- Home Health Care
- Rehabilitation Services
- Early Intervention Services
- Oral Health Services
- Hospice Services
- Respite Care
- Food Bank – Home Delivered Meals
- Other Professional Services
- Housing Services
- Health Education/Risk Reduction
- Outreach Services
- Linguistic Services
- Health Education-Risk Reduction – Minority AIDS Initiative
- Outreach Services – Minority AIDS Initiative
- Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Health Insurance Premium and Cost Sharing Assistance
- Psychosocial Support Services
- Medical Transportation Services
- Emergency Financial Assistance
- Child Care
- Medical Case Management (including Treatment Adherence Services)
- Mental Health Services
- Substance Abuse Outpatient Care
- Substance Abuse Services (Residential)
- Universal Standards
- Telemedicine Guide Resources
- Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth for HIV Core and Support Services
- Primary and Secondary Service Categories
- Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
- HIV Services Program Reports
- Technical Assistance
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- THISIS Help Desk
- THISIS Training Manuals
- THISIS Resources and Forms
- THISIS Training Videos
- THISIS Tip Sheets
- THISIS Workflows
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- THISIS FAQ – Labs
- THISIS FAQ – System Access
- THISIS FAQ – Clinical
- THISIS FAQ – Event
- THISIS FAQ – Follow-Up
- THISIS FAQ – Workflows
- THISIS FAQ – HIV Surveillance
- THISIS FAQ – Notes
- THISIS FAQ – Partner-Clusters
- THISIS FAQ – Public Health Follow-Up
- THISIS FAQ – Reporting-Morbidity
- THISIS FAQ – Reports
- THISIS FAQ – Risk Factors
- THISIS FAQ – Syphilis
- THISIS FAQ – Case Assignment Field Record
- THISIS FAQ – Co-Infection Management
- THISIS FAQ – Congenital Syphilis
- THISIS FAQ – Facilities
- THISIS FAQ - General
- THISIS FAQ – Assigning and Tracking Cases-Field Records
- THISIS FAQ – Helpful Tips
- THISIS Glossary
- DSHS TB/HIV/STD Security and Database Account Management
- Medical Monitoring Project (MMP)
- Texas HIV Surveillance Procedure Manual
- HIV/AIDS Data Changes 2010
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- Core Training
- Care Services Training
- Ongoing HIV/STD Training and Educational Resources
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- Training - HIV Navigation in Texas
- Training - Social Determinants of Health
- Training – Trauma Informed Care
- Training - Health Equity
- Training – Foundations of HIV Testing and Navigation
- Training – Gender and Sexual Diversity
- Training - Healthy Options
- Training – Advanced Motivational Interviewing
- Training – Unconscious Bias
- HIV/STD Planning
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- 700.006 Multi-Month and Special Circumstance Medication Supply and Coverage
- 700.007 Texas Insurance Assistance Program
- PMCY01 Prescription Medication Shortages
- 591.000 Limitations on Ryan White and State Services Funds for Incarcerated Persons in Community Facilities
- 700.003 HIV/STD Medication Pharmacy Eligibility Criteria
- 700.004 HIV Medications Ordering Process for Pharmacies
- LIDS 2021.001 Program Income
- 2013.01 Ryan White Part B/State Funded Services in Special Care Facilities
- 2012.01 Overall Responsible Party for TB/HIV/STD Surveillance Data
- 2011.04 Breach of Confidentiality Response
- 2011.01 Confidential Information Security
- 035.001 Model Education Program for use by Employers to Educate Employees About the HIV Disease and its Progressive Stages
- 090.001 Roles and Responsibilities of the Section Regarding Contractors
- 090.020 Model Policies for Handling, Caring and Treating Persons Infected with a Sexually Transmitted Disease (Including HIV/AIDS) while in the Custody, Supervision or Care of Correctional, Law Enforcement, and/or Emergency Services Entities
- 090.002 HIV Client Services Funding Allocation Formula
- 090.010 Contract Monitoring
- 090.021 HIV/AIDS Model Workplace Guidelines for Businesses, State Agencies, and State Contractors
- 120.100 HIV Testing of Pregnant Women
- 302.001 Release of Tuberculosis (TB), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and Viral Hepatitis Data
- 530.002 Section Expectations and Provider Rights Regarding the Delivery of Client Service
- 530.003 How to Deal With Clients Who Threaten to Harm Themselves or Others
- 590.001 DSHS Funds as Payment of Last Resort
- 110.002 HIV and STD Prevention Activities in State Prisons and Jails, State Juvenile Justice Facilities, Municipal and County Jails, Federal Prisons, and Private Prisons
- 130.001 Condom Distribution Non-Contracting Prevention Sites
- 220.001 Eligibility to Receive HIV Services
- 231.001 TakeChargeTexas (TCT) Security
- 231.000 TakeChargeTexas (TCT) Users
- 231.002 Administrative Agency Data Managers’ Core Competencies
- 231.003 TCT Data Improvement Plan
- 241.001 Administrative Agency Roles and Responsibilities
- 241.003 Subcontracting HIV Health and Support Services
- 241.004 Administrative Agency Requirements for Community Input
- 241.005 Conflict of Interest in Administrative Agencies
- 241.006 Reallocation of HIV Client Services Funds
- 260.002 Health Insurance Assistance
- 270.001 Calculation of Estimated Expenditures on Covered Clinical Services
- 280.001 Sub-Contracting HIV Core and Support Services by an Administrative Agency
- 420.002 Provider Selection Criteria and Requirements for the Texas Infertility Prevention Project
- 700.001 Texas HIV Medication Program Requests to Change State HIV Medication Formulary
- 700.002 Rights of the Texas HIV Medication Program to Limit the Number of Clients Assigned to a Pharmacy
- 700.005 Medicare Part D
- 2020.02 DSHS Central Pharmacy to Dispense Medications to THMP Participants
- 2016.02 TB/HIV/STD Section Section-Wide Purchasing
- 2015.02 TB/HIV/STD Section Meeting Planning
- 2009.01 TB/HIV/STD Section Procedure for the Review of New Grant Applications, Grant Renewal Applications, Grant Progress Reports and Technical Review Responses
- 2015.03 Creating E-Learning Products for the TB/HIV/STD Section
- 2016.03 Children in the Workplace
- 2019.02 Encrypted USB Flash Drive Assignment
- 410.003 Accelerated HIV Intervention Program, Addressing the Potential for Recalcitrant Transmission of HIV in Texas
- 2023.004 340B Patient Eligibility
- 2023.005 Covered Entity Eligibility and Central Distribution Model Participation
- 2023.006 Prevention of Diversion of 340B Medication
- 2023.008 Covered Entity Ordering and Inventory Tracking
- 2023.009 340B Material Breach Policy
- 2023.010 340B Database Registration, Recertification, and Review
- 2023.011 Penicillin G Benzathine (Bicillin) Treatment
- 2023.013 340B Authorizing Official Back-up
- 2023.007 Prevention of Duplicate Discounts
- 2023.016 340B Roles, Responsibilities, Training and Education
- PIOS User Access
- Repealed Policies and Procedures
- Model Workplace Guidelines
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- 2016.01 HIV/STD Section Confidential Information Security
- 2021.01 Appeals Requests Related to the Texas HIV Medication Program
- 020.050 Public Complaints Related to the Delivery of Section Programs
- 900.002 Completing the Contractor Risk Assessment Tool
- 2020.01 Quality Assurance for the Texas HIV Medication Program’s Eligibility Processes
- HIV/STD Security Policies and Procedures
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- POPS Chapter 1 – Focused HIV Testing, Counseling, and Linkage to Care for HIV Prevention
- POPS Chapter 2 – Quality Assurance for Focused HIV Testing, Counseling, and Linkage to Care for HIV Prevention
- POPS Chapter 7 – HCV Testing
- POPS Chapter 8 – HIV/STD Surveillance
- POPS Chapter 9 – Disease Intervention Specialist Performance Standards
- POPS Chapter 3 – HIV/STD Partner Services and Seropositive Notification
- POPS Chapter 4 – HIV Testing in STD Clinics
- POPS Chapter 13 – Administrative Agency Core Competencies
- POPS Chapter 10 – First-Line Supervisors Performance Standards
- POPS Chapter 11 – Regional and Local Health Department HIV/STD Program Manager Performance Standards
- POPS Chapter 12 – STD Clinical Standards
- POPS Chapter 16 – Routine HIV Screening in Healthcare Settings
- POPS Chapter 19 - Individual and Group HIV Prevention Interventions
- POPS Chapter 15 – Client Referral Standards
- POPS Chapter 17 - Health Insurance Program Standards
- POPS Chapter 18 – Pick-Up And Delivery Of Prescription And Over-The-Counter Medications Standards
- POPS Chapter 14 – Client File Organization, Content, and Security Standards
- POPS Chapter 22 – Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Non-occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP)
- POPS Chapter 20 – Direct Client Services Volunteer Programs Standards
- POPS Chapter 24 – Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention
- POPS Chapter 23 – Congenital Syphilis
- POPS Chapter 25 – Tangible Reinforcements for HIV Prevention
- POPS Appendix F – CDC Surveillance Case Definitions
- Laws, Rules, and Authorization
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- Records Retention