Capacity Building Assistance for Health Departments

CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE

FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENTS Challenges Facing Health Departments The dynamic HIV/AIDS environment presents new challenges for health departments including: ■ Expanding work with community health centers and primary care providers ■ Breaking down silos between programs ■ Scaling-up high impact prevention programs ■ Strengthening HIV infrastructure, particular community based organizations These challenges create new capacity building needs for health departments and the agencies they work with as they strengthen their response to HIV.

Comprehensive Approach HealthHIV has a distinct approach to capacity building that supports the achievement of measurable, sustainable outcomes. HealthHIV: ■ E ngages health departments and partner organizations through personal contact and ongoing coaching ■ E nsures support for the process across the organization ■ R ecognizes need for multi-disciplinary collaborations and stakeholder partnerships

Capacity Building Assistance For Health Departments For more information contact michael@healthhiv.org

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HealthHIV 2000 S Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 Tel. 202.232.6749 Fax 202.232.6750 www.healthhiv.org

■ C onducts upfront assessments, takes into account multiple needs, and implements the best methods for CBA delivery

Cross Organizational Support

Stakeholder Partnerships

Organizational Engagement

■ F ocuses on performance improvement and organizational transformation

Organizational Transformation

Tailored Approach to CBA Delivery

Extensive Reach HealthHIV is able to reach diverse audiences with its capacity building services. We focus on the needs of medically underserved populations and racial/ethnic minority communities.

In addition to working with State and City Health Departments, HealthHIV works with their partner organizations in the community including: ■ Community Based Organizations (CBOs) ■ AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) ■ Community Health Centers (CHCs) ■ Primary Care Providers (PCPs) ■ Mayors and Municipal Leaders

CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE

FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENTS What We Offer Health Departments HealthHIV offers specially trained capacity building assistance to health departments and their partner organizations through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as other sources. This can be offered on-site, or long distance through webinars and video conferencing. Areas of capacity building include but are not limited to:

■ Fiscal Health

■ Program Integration

■ Organizational Development

■ Public-Private Partnerships

■ Community Engagement

■ Healthcare Reform Planning

■ CHC/PCP Capacity Building

■ Biomedical Prevention

■ Routine HIV Screening

■ High-Impact Prevention

Goals for your health department include:

■ Fiscally and organizationally sound organizations

■ Better fiscal and organization structuring

■ Dynamic public-private partnerships

■ Strong engagement with community partners, including primary care providers

Requesting Capacity Building Capacity Building Assistance For Health Departments For more information contact michael@healthhiv.org

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HealthHIV 2000 S Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 Tel. 202.232.6749 Fax 202.232.6750 www.healthhiv.org

To request capacity building services or to learn more about what HealthHIV has to offer, contact: Michael D. Shankle, MPH Prevention and Policy Manager michael@healthhiv.org 202.507.4730

About HealthHIV HealthHIV’s mission is to advance effective prevention, care, and support for people at risk for or living with HIV by providing education, capacity building, health services research, and advocacy to organizations, communities, professionals and health departments. As a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, HealthHIV supports primary care providers treating HIV, as well as community and faith based organizations involved in HIV prevention, care, and treatment. HealthHIV also serves as the AIDS Education and Training Center National Center for HIV Care in Minority Communities, one of the federal government’s largest efforts to support integration of HIV into community health centers and primary care. For more information, visit www.healthhiv.org.