Delivering care out of the box: the evolution of an HIV harm reduction medical program.
Disparities in HIV health care continue to exist among New York City's marginalized populations. We describe the evolution and development of a unique collaborative program that blends harm reduction and medical care. This program addresses disparities and needs of a particularly marginalized population: unstably housed substance users with HIV infection.
Mund
Pamela A
PA
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. pmund@montefiore.org
Heller
Daliah
D
Meissner
Paul
P
Matthews
David W
DW
Hill
Michael
M
Cunningham
Chinazo O
CO
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009519:New York City; D016730:Program Development; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014504:Urban Health; D035862:Vulnerable Populations