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Colorado Ryan White Care Act Funding
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GENERAL PROGRAMS OVERVIEW

Ryan White CARE Act funding dedicated for care and treatment services provided to People Living With HIV disease (PLWH) is disbursed primarily through either the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Part B funds) or the Mayor’s office of HIV Resources Coordination for the City of Denver (Part A funds). PLWH may receive assistance in several areas, including medical treatment, medication assistance, dental care, mental health, and substance abuse. This assistance is distributed through many grantees such as AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) that serve the various geographic regions of Colorado. These grantees also have various other funding sources to assist with such services as housing, transportation and food/nutrition for PLWH.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is responsible for disbursement of Part B funding for the ADAP and the four regional service providers. Part B staff is responsible for conducting assessments of the needs of PLWH; contracting with, and continuous quality management of sub-grantees; and for assuring the proper reporting of data to the federal government. Go to: http://www.hab.hrsa.gov to see the relevant federal regulations.


Agencies that can provide more information about the services available to people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in your area (see details in their Web sites):

Denver TGA Planning Council

Mayor's Office of HIV Resources (MOHR)
General 720-865-5402
Fax: 720-865-5533

MOHR- Funded HIV/AIDS Service entities (Denver Metro Area)

Or contact the appropriate Part B- funded Colorado AIDS Service Organization in your area:

Northern Colorado AIDS Project
Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Philips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, and Yuma Counties
800-464-4611

Southern Colorado AIDS Project
Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Park, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Saguache, and Teller Counties
800-241-5468

Ryan White Funded Health Facilities

There are also Part A, B, and C funded HIV Specialty Clinics in several Colorado communities. Contact the appropriate regional AIDS Service Organization above to find out more information. These HIV Specialty Clinics include:

Denver Health Medical Center
777 Bannock
Denver, CO 80204-4507
Cell line: (303) 880-5747
Message Phone:303-880-9360
Must be a Denver resident unless eligible for Medicare or Medicaid.

Infectious Disease Group Practice
University of Colorado
P.O. Box 6510, Mail Stop B-163
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0191
fax 720-848-0191

Beacon Clinic (BCAP and NCAP Service Area)
Christine Ells
Part C Program Manager
1136 Alpine
Boulder, CO 80304
Phone: (303) 938-5336
Fax: (720) 214-0267

Pueblo Community Health Center
JoAnn Grove, RN
EIS Case Manager
1302 E. 5th St.
Pueblo, CO 81001
Phone: (719) 543-8718 ext 727
Fax: (719) 542-1639
joann.grove@pueblochc.org

Western Colorado HIV Specialty Care Clinic (WestCAP Service Area)
Lucy Graham, RN, MPH
St. Mary’s Family Medicine
1160 Patterson Road
Grand Junction, CO 81506
Phone: (970) 255-1735
Fax: (970) 255-6289
lucy.graham@stmarygj.org

Other Ryan White Entities:

Part D: Enhances access to comprehensive care and research of potential clinical benefit for children, youth, women and their families with or at risk for HIV. The Part D Program in Colorado is administered by The Children’s Hospital’s Children’s HIV Immunodeficiency Program.

Part F: Includes the HIV/AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) that support training for health care providers to identify, counsel, diagnose, treat and manage individuals with HIV infection and to help prevent high-risk behaviors that lead to infection. The Colorado AETC at University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center serves Colorado. Part F also includes two dental programs. The Dental Reimbursement Program provides support to dental schools, postdoctoral dental education programs and dental hygiene programs for non-reimbursed care provided to PLWH. The goal of the Community-Based Dental Partnership is to address the unmet oral health needs of underserved PLWH and to train new generations of dental providers to manage the oral health care of PLWH. Program sites include Howard Dental Center, Marillac Clinic in Grand Junction, Salud Clinics in Fort Morgan and Longmont, and Pueblo Community Health Center. The University of Colorado School of Dentistry is the grantee for both dental programs.

Special Projects of National Significance: Supports the development of innovative HIV/AIDS service delivery models that have the potential for replication in other areas.

Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative (MHAI): Was created in 1999 to provide funding and services for African American communities as a result of an emergency declared by the Congressional Black Caucus as a response to the alarming rates of HIV/AIDS in this community. In 2000, support for the program was given by the Congressional Hispanic and Asian American Caucuses to include all communities of color. The MHAI goals are to expand the infrastructure of community-based organizations and HIV service delivery to people of color living with HIV/AIDS, expand services in historically underserved minority communities and ensure sustainability in an effort to reduce persistent health disparities. Each Part of the Care Act has a MHAI component.

Other HIV/AIDS Resources in Colorado

There are a great variety of entities (some funded by CDPHE, others not) that offer services to PLWH and their caregivers.

The AIDS Coalition for Education has provided a detailed list of these providers.