Young Scholars For Academic Empowerment

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - INTRODUCTION YOUNG SCHOLARS FOR ACADEMIC EMPOWERMENT DBA TRUEVOLUTION, INC. (“TRUEVOLUTION”) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA. OUR ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND RESOURCES FOR RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES. SERVING THE INLAND EMPIRE—RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES—WE OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING HIV TESTING, LINKAGE AND RETENTION TO CARE, HOUSING, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. WITH THE UPCOMING GRAND OPENING OF OUR MEDICAL CENTER THIS YEAR, WE WILL PROVIDE HIV AND PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL SERVICES IN JULY 2025. OUR PROJECT SEEKS $150,000.00 IN FUNDING TO DEVELOP OUR TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE SIGNIFICANTLY TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HIV CARE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE REGION. WE ARE APPLYING FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORY AND ACTIVITY: • CATEGORY: INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT • ACTIVITY: TELEHEALTH PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UPGRADE OUR TELEHEALTH SERVICES THROUGH ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. OUR PRIORITY WILL BE TO SERVE LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN RURAL AREAS. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) PROCURE AND INSTALL QUALITY TELEHEALTH EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE, UTILIZING CARECONNECT. 2) DELIVER EFFECTIVE TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING FOR STAFF. 3) MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES AND IMPACT OUR PROJECT AIMS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS SUCH AS GEOGRAPHICAL ISOLATION, TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES, AND LIMITED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AVAILABILITY. THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WE EXPECT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HIV CARE FOR RURAL AND REMOTE POPULATIONS AND PROMOTE IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. CONCLUSION IN CONCLUSION, THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUR TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS CRITICAL HIV HEALTHCARE ACCESS CHALLENGES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE. OVERALL, WE AIM TO BRIDGE EXISTING SERVICE GAPS AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV, ULTIMATELY INCREASING CAPACITY AND REACH OF HIV CARE IN RURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.