Latinas Involved in Full Treatment (LIFT)

Funded by: Health Resources and Services Administration / HIV/AIDS Bureau, Special Projects of National Significance Program and the Danellie Foundation

Project Duration: 2009 to present

Geographic Focus: Cumberland County, New Jersey

Partners: Community Health Care Incorporated; Community United for Rehabilitation of the Addicted, Inc.; Migrant Clinicians Network

Overview

CHS hosts this referral network, which is designed to ensure that Latinas living with HIV and AIDS in Cumberland County, New Jersey, have access to and continue to be actively engaged in quality HIV/AIDS treatment and care. We use a linguistically and culturally appropriate case management system and provide interpreter services for those who have limited English proficiency. Outreach workers identify and re-connect women living with HIV/AIDS to local services. Our partner, the Migrant Clinicians Network, ensures continuity of care once migrant women leave the Cumberland County area. To bridge gaps in languages and culture, we employ female, former migrant and seasonal farmworkers as interpreters. For many LIFT participants, transportation is a major barrier to remaining engaged in HIV/AIDS care. Danellie Foundation funding allows CHS to provide these women with transportation to their medical appointments.