The History of HIV/AIDS: Remembering and Applying Lessons Learned to the Present

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HIV.gov's June 5, 2018 blog reminded us that this was the day when the first AIDS cases were reported, in a CDC a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on five cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) among gay men in Los Angeles. There is value in such recollections: commemoration of loss, inspiration from struggles lost and won, and perhaps to pick up on the lessons learned and apply them to the present. It is in this spirit that HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau has produced over the years a number of resources to capture the history of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP). Below are highlights. 

See our Library of tools produced over the years on topics like how best to engage people in HIV care and HIV community planning and our 2021 blog, AIDS at 40: Envisioning a Future We Never Imagined.

Living History provides a historical overview of the RWHAP with a timeline, video and audio stories, and focus stories on populations served by the program.

30 Years of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program presents videos, infographics, and a look back at the history of the RWHAP.

Ryan White Planning Councils: You Make the Difference is a 1996 orientation video that almost got lost. It's back.

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Topic Areas
Clinical Quality Management, Health Coverage, HIV Care Continuum, Key Populations, Medical & Support Services, People with HIV & Community Involvement, Planning, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program & Parts, Part A - Hard Hit Urban Areas, Part A - Planning Councils, Part B - States/Territories, Part B - AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), Part C - Community-Based Early Intervention, Part D - Women, Infants, Children, Youth, Part F - Dental Programs, Part F - HIV/AIDS Clinical Training, HRSA Global HIV/AIDS Program, Part F - SPNS Models of Care

Somewhat Old, Still Good

Below are select technical assistance and training resources produced over the years for RWHAP agencies and consumers. They have a few years on them but still have value in training consumers and new and seasoned staff on essential issues, from care delivery, quality improvement, planning and more.

Clinical Quality Management

Quality improvement has long been a focus of the RWHAP. Among the oldies-but-goodies are A Guide to Consumer Involvement: Improving the Quality of Ambulatory HIV Programs (2006), Measuring Clinical Performance: A Guide for HIV Health Care Providers (2006); and Patient Satisfaction Survey for HIV Ambulatory Care (2006), a validated tool. See more Clinical Quality Management tools. 

People with HIV

HRSA has funded multiple programs with best practices where consumers help others engage in HIV care, like Building Blocks to Peer Program Success: Toolkit for Developing HIV Peer Programs (2009). See more in Peer Programs and People with HIV & Community Involvement.