Organization

Aids Service Association of Pinellas Inc

Clearwater, FL
Mission

See schedule o.The mission of aids service association of pinellas, Inc. Is to serve the community and improve the lives of all those affected by HIV/aids through prevention education, direct services, and advocacy.

  • EIN
    EIN: 592862537
  • Revenue: $15,752,122
  • Assets: $3,172,205
  • Expenses: $15,955,426

Aids Service Association of Pinellas Inc

Clearwater, FL 33760

Categories HIV/AIDS

All Programs

See schedule o.The ryan white part a program includes medical case management and mental health counseling. The program links epic clients to community services designed to provide improved health and enhance quality of life. Clients enrolled in this program must participate in primary care and disease management. Epic clients achieved a 98 percent success rate with these requirements, which resulted in slowing disease progression and accounts for lower chance of opportunistic infections, which are detrimental to those with compromised immune systems. Further, it means fewer visits to emergency rooms, lower general medical care costs (including prescriptions), and reduced mental health issues, resulting in better overall wellness. Ryan white part a medical case management served 1,430 unduplicated clients over the past year and part a mental health counseling served 102 unduplicated clients over the past year.

See schedule o.The ryan white part b program includes medical case management, non-medical case management programs, along with local pharmacy services to provide both emergency HIV medications (18 unduplicated clients) and non-HIV medications (329 unduplicated clients). This program is a "wrap around" of the state of florida aids drug assistance program (adap) and is used to prevent a lapse in treatment. The program links epic clients to community services designed to provide improved health and enhance quality of life. Clients enrolled in this program must participate in primary care and disease management. Epic clients achieved a 97 percent success rate with these requirements, which resulted in slowing disease progression and accounts for lower chance of opportunistic infections, which are detrimental to those with compromised immune systems. Further, it means fewer visits to emergency rooms, lower general medical care costs (including prescriptions), and reduced mental health issues, resulting in better overall wellness. Medical case management served 682 unduplicated clients over the past year and ryan white part b non-medical case management served 1,200 unduplicated clients over the past year.

See schedule o.The department of health (doh) grant provides high impact prevention services, through outreach, testing, condom distribution, prep, clear and home and community based intervion programs. The programs target those who are practicing high-risk behaviors. Clients May be HIV positive or high-risk negative. The program seeks to educate clients on safer sex options and ways to reduce risky behaviors and link individuals to care. The program staff coordinates with our case management program and other community providers. High risk behaviors such as substance abuse and mental health issues, sex addiction, having sex for money, homelessness, etc., Are directly correlated with increased HIV infections. Staff must service 72 clients in clear (HIV non-reactive) and 72 clients through the home and community based intervention (HIV reactive) each year. Staff must test a minimum of 1,200 individuals throught the year as well as participate in a minimum of 12 outreach/testing events in the calendar year.