Resources
These resources are designed to supplement the work of Maryland’s infectious disease and primary care workforce.
Maryland Engagement in HIV Care
This live infographic uses Maryland surveillance data for current residents to describe the number and percentage of persons living with diagnosed HIV who belong to select stages of the HIV continuum.
Provider Perspectives
To commemorate the program and its work over the past three years, we spoke with two of the faces behind Alive! Maryland – Tawanna Davis, MA, who works on behalf of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), and Melissa Kelley, EdD, CHES, who works on behalf of HealthHIV – about their backgrounds, their hopes for the future of Maryland’s healthcare workforce, and more.
Testing and Services Locator from HIV.gov
Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Indicator Progress: Diagnoses in Baltimore City
This PDF infographic describes progress toward the EHE goal of decreasing HIV diagnoses in the City of Baltimore.
HRSA’s Area Health Resources Files Diversity Dashboard
The Bureau of Health Workforce has released the Area Health Resources Files Diversity Dashboard. The Area Health Resources Files provide data on health care professions, health facilities, population characteristics, economics, health professions training, hospital utilization, hospital expenditures, and environment at the county, state, and national levels from over 50 data sources.
The Facts About Monkeypox
This fact sheet from the Maryland Department of Health provides important information about Monkeypox, including how the virus is spread and what to do if you have symptoms. For more […]
Urgent MADAP Repeal Update – June 10, 2022
Update on the Notice of Final Action for COMAR 10.18.10, repealing Urgent MADAP effective June 13, 2022.
MADAP Operations Update: 6/2/2022
Update on the network outage that impacted the MDH information technology systems, including the MADAP client database and network.
Provider Perspective: Megan Buresh, MD, DFASAM, AAHIVM
Reducing harm, eradicating stigma, and facilitating equitable access to care is key to building a healthier state of Maryland. Megan Buresh, MD, DFASAM, AAHIVM contributes to this effort through her […]
Community Health Workers in HIV Care Training Toolkit
A resource collection of tips, training materials, and evidence-based recommendations for community health workers (CHWs), and collaborative clinical team members such as peer navigators, case managers, outreach workers, and CHW programs in HIV care settings.
Provider Perspective: Brittany Yerkes, Physician Assistant
Brittany Yerkes, a Physician Assistant at the Chesapeake Health Care and a member of the Alive! Maryland Inter-professional Advisory Board, aims to improve the quality of life for all of her patients. She does so by first believing that they cannot be defined by an illness or condition.
TLC: Testing and Linkage to Care Training Program
Brought to you by the Maryland Department of Health and Alive! Maryland, the TLC: Testing and Linkage to Care program is required for anyone wishing to provide HIV testing services at a Maryland Department of Health-funded entity in Maryland.
MADAP Operations Update: 4/14/22
Update on the network outage that impacted the MDH information technology systems, including the MADAP client database and network.
Provider Perspective: M. Tica Torres, Care Navigator
We spoke with M. Tica Torres about his endeavors as a Care Navigator, the motivations behind their work, and their advice on how other providers can advance impact in their own fields.