Webinar: Integrating IS Methods into Health Dept. HIV Programs: Case Studies from NYC & Philadelphia

RAISE and NASTAD’s webinar, “Integrating Implementation Science Methods into Health Department HIV Programs & Evaluation,” took place on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. This webinar featured the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s efforts to incorporate implementation science methods into HIV programming & evaluation.

Speakers:
Tigran Avoundjian, PhD MPH
Senior Implementation Scientist - HIV Care and Treatment Program Research and Evaluation Unit, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Talk: Strengthening the Safety Net: Data to Suppression (D2S) in the Ryan White Part A Program

Tanner Nassau, PhD MPH
EHE Evaluator/Epidemiologist - Division of HIV Health, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Talk: Determinants and Outcomes: an integrated framework for implementing and evaluating low-threshold sexual health sites in Philadelphia

The RAISE hub aims to advance the implementation of EHE initiatives through the promotion of evidence-based interventions; support EHE-funded implementation research projects; connect health departments with researchers to respond to health department needs; and provide technical assistance to EHE Phase 1 Jurisdictions on IS methodologies, frameworks, strategies, and outcomes. In this work, RAISE collaborates with NASTAD to host a series of webinars on IS in public health practice.