EPIC
Enhanced Peer Involvement in Care AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF BLACK Women
Ribbon created EPIC to address these gaps by increasing linkage and retention in HIV primary care and services among Black cisgender women living with HIV. As the Amp Grant Program Lead for the Enhancing Peer Involvement in Care (EPIC), Ribbon provides technical assistance and program support to five peer navigation programs that currently offer peer patient navigation services to Black cisgender women living with HIV.
Ribbon's primary strategy for EPIC is to integrate health literacy, health system navigation, and knowledge of the HIV Continuum of Care as the gold standard for supporting Black cisgender women living with HIV. EPIC will achieve this by using a gender-responsive health literacy tool as an innovative, evidence-based, community-informed intervention to increase the retention of Black cisgender women living with HIV in care and achieve sustainable viral suppression.
A VIIV HEALTHCARE AMP GRANT SPONSORED PROJECT.
FACT: Medical mistrust impedes Black women’s HIV-related care
(POZ Magazine, 2020).
meet our team
vanessa johnson
linda h. Scruggs
linda h. Scruggs
Project Director
linda h. Scruggs
linda h. Scruggs
linda h. Scruggs
Senior Program Advisor
adriane m. Brown
linda h. Scruggs
adriane m. Brown
Program Manager
kim moon
linda h. Scruggs
adriane m. Brown
Program Coordinator
katie mcCormick
katie mcCormick
katie mcCormick
Program Evaluator
samira b ali
katie mcCormick
katie mcCormick
Evaluation Advisor
meet the epic 2022-23 cohort
mother and child alliance
mother and child alliance
mother and child alliance
Mother and Child Alliance (MACA) provides comprehensive support to pregnant women and their families – before and up to 24 months after delivery. Prenatal and postpartum services ensure no babies are born with life-threatening and costly preventable diseases in Illinois.
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we think 4 a change
mother and child alliance
mother and child alliance
We Think 4 A Change empowers individuals and urban communities impacted by HIV/AIDS .
OUR CORE VALUES
Inclusiveness – We draw strength from centering voices of the aging HIV+ population at the forefront as key leaders and facilitators of our programming.
Collaboration – We choose to advance relationships internally and externally among individuals, organizations and communities, with a focus on centering voices and leaders of the HIV+ population.
Courage – We stand for mission and the individual’s right to self-determination even at the risk of compromising ordinary acceptance.
Trust – We promote a sense of security and hope through honesty, authenticity, openness, and healing.
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university of california at san diego- the hiv institute
university of california at san diego- the hiv institute
university of california at san diego- the hiv institute
The UC San Diego HIV Institute’s mission is to foster interdisciplinary discovery and innovation to galvanize our programs’ and members’ efforts to create an HIV-free generation. Serving as the regional nexus for scientists and clinicians to share research and new approaches, the Institute partners with the San Diego community to prevent, diagnose, treat, and one day cure HIV.
We cultivate up-and-coming researchers and care providers; nurture leading-edge, cooperative scientific research and academic exchange that contribute to new treatment methods and greater hope for a cure; champion UC San Diego’s world-class HIV/AIDS programs; foster investigators to improve prevention efforts locally and abroad; provide state-of-the-art clinical and educational resources and training to the San Diego community and international partners; and raise vital funding to support the unmet needs of critical research, clinical care and training for our members and programs.
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by his stripes
university of california at san diego- the hiv institute
university of california at san diego- the hiv institute
By His Stripes Health and Wellness Center, Inc. is a community-based grassroot organization providing education, advocacy and supportive services to address chronic health diseases and health inequities for marginalized populations. The focus population is communities of color with an emphasis on working collaboratively with faith communities.
Mission Statement:
To increase health literacy and access to quality health care and supportive services to improve health outcomes and quality of lives for marginalized populations.
Vision Statement:
To become a lead peer-based organization in the Southeastern region providing innovative and culturally responsive services addressing chronic diseases impacted by social determinants of health.