Indigenous Peoples Task Force

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARYTHE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PICTURE PAINTS AN ALARMING IMAGE OF NATIVE AMERICA MINNESOTANS? HIV AND OTHER STI BURDEN. SINCE 2015, NEW INCIDENTS OF HIV TRANSMISSION AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS ARE TRENDING UPWARDS, OUTPACE NEW INFECTIONS AMONG ANY OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNICAL GROUP IN THE STATE, OUTSIDE OF WHITE MINNESOTANS. IN 2019, A CONFLUENCE OF FACTORS, FROM THE MASSIVE RISE IN INSTABLE HOUSING AND DISPLACEMENT ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN TO A SURGE IN OPIOID USE AND RELATING FATALITIES, HAS RESULTED IN AN 18% INCREASE IN THE NEW HIV INFECTIONS AMONG INDIGENOUS MINNESOTANS. THE RAPID RISE IN NEW HIV INCIDENTS CORRESPOND WITH AN UPWARD TREND IN THE RISE OF OTHER STIS, SPECIFICALLY HEPATITIS C, CHLAMYDIA, GONORRHEA, AND PRIMARY SYPHILIS. THESE DISMAL TRENDS ARE CENTERED GEOGRAPHICALLY WITHIN THE SEVEN COUNTIES METRO- ANOKA, CARVER, DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, RAMSEY, SCOTT AND WASHINGTON: THE TWIN COUNTIES OF HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY, AND PARTICULARLY THE CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL, ACCOUNTING FOR THE GREATER DISEASE BURDEN. IPTF PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT PREVENTION PROJECT THAT CENTERS THE TWINED RISE OF HIV AND STI AMONG INDIGENOUS MEN AND WOMEN, 18 TO 55 YEARS OLD ACROSS THE SEVEN COUNTIES METROPOLITAN AND THROUGHOUT GREATER MINNESOTA. TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HIV AND OTHER STIS TRENDS AND THEIR DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON NATIVE AMERICANS, IPTF WILL DESIGN, OPTIMIZE, AND DISTRIBUTE, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS USING A MULTIMEDIA STRATEGY THAT INCORPORATES PRINT AND DIGITAL MEDIUMS. FURTHERMORE, TO INCREASE COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE MODES OF DISEASE TRANSMISSION, LIFECYCLE, COMBAT STIGMA, AND TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDINGS OF CARE AND TREATMENT OPTIONS, IPTF WILL CONDUCT FACILITATED WEEKLY GROUP EDUCATION SESSIONS, CONSISTING OF TWENTY HIGH RISK PEOPLE. FOR INCREASED IDENTIFICATION OF NEW HIV AND STI DIAGNOSES, IPTF WILL OFFER CONFIDENTIAL HIV/STI COUNSELING, TESTING, AND REFERRAL S ESSIONS TO 1000 PERSONS PER YEAR, BOTH IN OUR OFFICES AND AT OFFSITE LOCATIONS: USING THE LATEST RAPID AND REMOTE TESTING TECHNOLOGY. INTEGRATING STI SCREENINGS WITH HIV TESTING OPPORTUNITY WILL INCREASE CLIENT STI CARE AND TREATMENT FALL THROUGH, CLOSE SERVICE GAPS, AND REDUCE COMORBIDITY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT DELAYS. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARTNER SERVICES AND INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, PERSONS WITH NEW HIV DIAGNOSIS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY LINKED TO CARE FOR INITIATION OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART). SIMILARLY, IPTF WILL REENGAGE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED, NOT-IN-CARE PLWH, PROVIDING THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE MAXIMAL CARE ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION. PARTNERING WITH CULTURALLY COMPETENT MEDICAL FACILITIES, IPTF WILL SIMPLIFY THE CARE INITIATION PROCESSES; ELIMINATING CLIENT FALL OFF AND INCREASING CARE MEDICAL ADHERENCE TO 90% OVER 5 YEARS. TO INCREASE RISK REDUCTION ENGAGEMENT, IPTF WILL DISTRIBUTE 20,0000 SAFER SEX KITS, A VARIETY OF CONDOMS AND LUBES. LASTLY, IPTF WILL REFER 1000 HIGH RISK HIV NEGATIVE CLIENTS FOR PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) INITIATION AND CARE; AND REFER 100% OF HIGH RISK CLIENTS, WITH SELF-IDENTIFIED HIV EXPOSURES FOR NON-OCCUPATIONAL POSTEXPOSURE PROHYLAXIS (NPEP) CARE. TOGETHER, THE COMBINATION OF THESE STRATEGIES AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WILL REVERSE THE TIDE OF NEW HIV AND STI INFECTIONS AMONG INDIGENOUS MINNESOTANS. TOGETHER, WITH THESE STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES, IPTF WILL CLOSE CRITICAL REFERRAL GAPS, DECREASE CLIENT FALL OFFS, INCREASE CLIENT INITIATION OF CRITICAL BIOMEDICAL INTERVENTIONS. AND THE INTEGRATION OF A ROBUST PUBLIC AWARENESS WILL LEAVE TO A DECREASE IN HIV STIGMA AND INCREASE AWARENESS UNDERSTANDING OF HIV AND STI RISK, AND RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS.

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS(HIV) PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGS

NATIVE CONNECTIONS: TRIBAL BEHAVIOR HEALTH - NATIVE AMERICAN YOUNG ADULTS, AGED 18-24, ARE AT HIGHER RISK THAN THEIR PEERS TO USE OPIOIDS, EXPERIENCE AN OVERDOSE, AND DIE BY OVERDOSE OR DIE BY SUICIDE. THIS PROGRAM IS TAKING AN INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL APPROACH TO INCREASE THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR PREVENTING DEATH. THE HEALING CIRCLE AND NATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TASK FORCE IS A LONG-TERM INTERVENTION BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG THIS HIGH-RISK GROUP. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TRAINED IN QPR, NARCAN, THE MENDING BROKEN HEARTS CURRICULUM, AND AS PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAPACITY OF 25 NATIVE AMERICAN SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA WILL BE INCREASED. THE HEALING CIRCLE AND NATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TASK FORCE WILL DECREASE RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDE AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG TWIN CITIES METRO AREA NATIVE AMERICAN ADULTS 18-24 YEARS OLD THROUGH DEVELOPING CULTURAL STRENGTHS, EDUCATION ON DANGERS OF OPIOID USE, CONNECTION TO RESOURCES FOR TREATMENT, MENTAL HEALTH, AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING THROUGH JOB TRAINING, PAID INTERNSHIP, AND CONNECTION TO SUSTAINED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. AT LEAST 75 NATIVE AMERICAN YOUNG ADULTS WILL COMPLETE 237 HOURS OF TRAINING, AND INTERNSHIP OVER 5 YEARS. THE 75 PARTICIPANTS WILL REFER AT LEAST 225 OTHER PEERS TO TREATMENT AND OR RESOURCES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION. THE 75 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL MOVE CLOSER TO FINANCIAL WELLNESS AND MANAGING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT AN ESTIMATED 300 FAMILY MEMBERS (SIBLINGS, CHILDREN, RELATIVES) WITHIN THEIR HOMES. ACCURATE AND CURRENT INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED ABOUT THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON CURRENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT A POSTVENTION PROTOCOL WILL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED.

INDIGI-BABY FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVE- BUILDING BACK BETTER HEALTH, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

INDIGI-BABY INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY NATIVE FOODS

RETURN TO FIRST MEDICINES PROJECT

CHAT

NATIVE CONNECTIONS: KEEPING THE FIRE ALIVE; IPTF BASES ITS PROGRAMS IN NATIVE VALUES AND TRADITIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE WELLNESS OF OUR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY

FIRST MEDICINES PROJECT

INDIGI-BABY MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION INITIATIVE

NATIVE CONNECTIONS: KEEPING THE FIRE ALIVE; IPTF BASES ITS PROGRAMS IN NATIVE VALUES AND TRADITIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE WELLNESS OF OUR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY.

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS(HIV)PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR CBO

TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS

TBH COVID-19

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE