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MONTANA. HIV INTEGRATION PROJECT IN BIG SKY COUNTRY. Title X Coverage by Montana Town. Eureka. Troy. Libby. Browning. Columbia Falls. Havre. Malta. Kalispell. Glasgow. Sidney . Thompson Falls. Polson. Great Falls. Glendive . Lewistown. Missoula. Helena.
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MONTANA HIV INTEGRATION PROJECT IN BIG SKY COUNTRY
Title X Coverage by Montana Town • Eureka • Troy • Libby • Browning Columbia Falls • Havre • Malta Kalispell • Glasgow Sidney • Thompson Falls • Polson Great Falls Glendive Lewistown • Missoula Helena Deer Lodge Miles City Baker Anaconda Hamilton Butte Billings Bozeman • Broadus Dillon Title X Clinic Title X Satellite Clinic
15 Sites Across the State 4 Planned Parenthood Clinics • Billings • Helen • Great Falls • Missoula
6 HIV Prevention Sites • Bozeman • Butte • Glendive • Kalispell • Lewistown • Polson
5 Family Planning Clinics • Dillon • Hamilton • Havre • Libby • Miles City
IMPACTS on TESTING • Year 1 – 1,435 total tests • 550 rapid tests – 38% • 885 serum tests – 62% • Year 2 – 2,176 total tests - 52% increase • 1,350 rapid tests – 62% • 826 serum tests – 38%
Impacts on Testing • Year 3 - 2,384 tests (est) • Rapid tests – 66% • Serum tests – 34 %
Impacts on TrainingYear 1 • Training attendance • 136 hours of training available • 52 staff attended at least one of these trainings • 552 total staff training hours • Topics • ABC Skills Building • Cultural Competency • Age Appropriateness • HIV Prevention Skills Building
Year 2 Training • Training attendance • 69 hours of training available • 58 staff attended at least one of these trainings • 924 total staff training hours • Topics • ABC Skills Building • Cultural Competency • Age Appropriateness • HIV Prevention, Risk Assessment Skills Building • HIV & Meth Use
Year 3 Training • One Quarter’s Data • 12 hours training available • 12 staff attended at least one of the trainings • 72 total staff training hours • Topics • Cultural Competency • Age Appropriateness • HIV Prevention Skills Building • Current Topics in Women & HIV
Clinic Comments • Planned Parenthood Sites • Attracted younger clients; more gay men • Testing numbers increased • Ability to provide sliding scale fee • Integration = normalizing HIV testing • Increase in training and networking opportunities • Moving into rapid testing
Family Planning Sites • Noticed no change in numbers, clients • Best = able to offer the test for free
Combo Sites (HIV/FP) • Increased testing numbers • Normalization, attitudinal changes • All said that this funding was essential to providing this service on a sliding fee scale or free.