title: The Village AIDS Day Treatment Program: a model of interdisciplinary and interdependent care.
abstract: This article describes the Village AIDS Day Treatment Program, a program for people living with HIV/AIDS that provides health care by using a full range of interdependent services. Opened in 1988, this program was the first of its kind in the country. It has provided leadership in developing a model of care that addresses the full spectrum of health care--promotion, prevention, maintenance, and treatment. Along with describing the program and its services, this article includes the program's history and its influencing philosophies.
authors.affiliation: Village AIDS Day Treatment Program, New York, New York 10011, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Messina
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Getter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gutterman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rincon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011314:Preventive Health Services