Resource Library
Our library of resources offers a wide variety of information on HIV prevention and care, capacity building and management, healthcare equity, and much more.
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Gilead Sciences 2021 HIV Age Positively Report
This report from Gilead Sciences reviews resources related to HIV and aging created by HIV Age Positively program grantees.
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Barriers and opportunities for the mental health of LGBT older adults and older people living with HIV: A systematic literature review
The study was conducted to review current literature regarding accessing mental health care among LGBT older adults and older PLWH. The results displayed a lack of provider competency in caring for LGBT patients, lower rates of insurance coverage, greater mental health burden, social and structural determinants of health, policy solutions, and technology and health literacy.
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Aging With HIV Comes With Other Health Concerns
This article from POZ notes that a large study found that heart disease and mental health conditions are driving use of multiple medications as people age. People aging with HIV develop more chronic conditions and start to take more medications.
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Aging With HIV Institute and Roundtable
This roundtable at SYNC 2021 brought together experts living and aging with HIV (15 years or more) to review and reflect upon the current capacity and future constraints of the HIV and aging care and prevention services sectors, and the discrete needs that follow.
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PrEP for Youth in Malawi
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is still a relatively new concept in the country and is not yet widespread as compared to the United States of America, but where it is available, youth face challenges to easily accessing it.
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Methamphetamine and cardiac disease among people with HIV infection
This study evaluates the association between methamphetamine use and cardiac disease among PWH. The study displayed no association between methamphetamine abuse/dependence and a diagnosis of myocardial infarction or heart failure was found among PWH.
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Factors affecting statin uptake among people living with HIV: primary care provider perspectives
This study examined clinic leadership and provider perceptions of factors associated with statin prescribing for persons with HIV receiving care in eight community health clinics across Los Angeles, California.
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Aging and on PrEP: Considerations for PrEP in People 50 Years of Age and Older
Ensuring older adults have access to PrEP is a key step towards ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S. This webinar presents considerations around medical, counseling, and educational strategies to improve the uptake of PrEP among people aged 50 and older. It highlights the benefits and opportunities of using PrEP in this population in efforts to decrease the rate of new HIV infections among people over 50.
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HIV Care Coordination Promotes Care Re-engagement and Viral Suppression among People Who Have Been Out of HIV Medical Care
This study assessed the effectiveness of a Ryan White Part A-funded HIV Care Coordination Program for short-term care re-engagement and viral suppression among people without recent HIV medical care.
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Participation, retention and uptake in a multicentre pre-exposure prophylaxis cohort using online, smartphone-compatible data collection
The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a national pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme using smartphone‐compatible data collection.
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A Malawian Perspective on Aging and HIV/AIDS
Although we live in an aging population, attention is far from focused on those 50 or older when it comes to HIV/AIDS in Malawi. HealthHIV Fellow Delroy White recently found himself asking, “What happens to older people when most medical interventions are directed towards younger populations?”
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A Walk-In Incentivized HIV Care Model: The Max Clinic
Evidence-based intervention: A high-intensity support, low-threshold care access clinic specifically for persons with HIV who have extensive barriers to HIV care.
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Many Folks Who Finally Disclose Their HIV Status Discover New Freedom
“I feel my heart releasing,” the actor Billy Porter said when he ended his 14-year silence earlier this year. Every day, folks who are newly living openly with HIV experience what he’s talking about.
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HealthHIV State of Aging with HIV™ Second Annual National Survey
This comprehensive national survey further underscores the ongoing needs and experiences of people aging, thriving, and sometimes struggling with the HIV; many of whom are among the first generation of people diagnosed with HIV.
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HIV in the United States by Age
While HIV affects all people in the United States and dependent areas, some age groups are especially affected. Get the latest data on HIV by age from the CDC.
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Current Challenges and Solutions in Research and Clinical Care of Older Persons Living with HIV
This conference summary from AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses looks at the current state of research around inflamm-aging and other age-related comorbidities in PWH.
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Positive Psychological Factors are Linked to Successful Cognitive Aging Among Older Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
This paper examines relationships between psychological factors and successful cognitive aging in PWH.
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Links Between Inflammation, Mood, and Physical Function Among Older Adults With HIV
This paper examines relationships between psychosocial factors, inflammatory markers, and age-related health outcomes among older PLWH.
