TY - JOUR
T1 - Comment on Project THANKS
T2 - Examining HIV/AIDS-Related Barriers and Facilitators to Care in African American Women: A Community Perspective
AU - Amutah-Onukagha, Ndidiamaka
AU - Mahadevan, Meena
AU - Opara, Ijeoma
AU - Rodriguez, Monica
AU - Baxter, Aminah
AU - Trusdell, Megan
AU - Kelly, Jessica
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The aim of Project THANKS (Turning HIV/AIDS into Knowledge for Sisters) was to provide resources for African American women living with a dual diagnosis of HIV and associated comorbidities such as a chronic illness, and substance use disorder. HIV self-management is viewed within a larger context that addresses HIV and comorbidities concurrently. Project THANKS is an evidence-based, culturally competent curriculum that provides African American women with the necessary knowledge and tools to manage their complications associated with having multiple chronic diseases. The intervention was piloted in 2015 and later conducted in 2018 in 3 community-based health centers in New Jersey. Future interventions of Project THANKS will address the social support, mental health, and health literacy needs expressed by participants as well as incorporating a licensed social worker to further improve their physical and mental health outcomes.
AB - The aim of Project THANKS (Turning HIV/AIDS into Knowledge for Sisters) was to provide resources for African American women living with a dual diagnosis of HIV and associated comorbidities such as a chronic illness, and substance use disorder. HIV self-management is viewed within a larger context that addresses HIV and comorbidities concurrently. Project THANKS is an evidence-based, culturally competent curriculum that provides African American women with the necessary knowledge and tools to manage their complications associated with having multiple chronic diseases. The intervention was piloted in 2015 and later conducted in 2018 in 3 community-based health centers in New Jersey. Future interventions of Project THANKS will address the social support, mental health, and health literacy needs expressed by participants as well as incorporating a licensed social worker to further improve their physical and mental health outcomes.
KW - African America women
KW - community health
KW - community-based intervention
KW - comorbidities
KW - health equity
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - urban health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089466598&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/2325958220936406
DO - 10.1177/2325958220936406
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85089466598
SN - 2325-9574
VL - 19
JO - Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
JF - Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
ER -
