ACCESS FOR COMMUNITY & CULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS & TRAININGS
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Mission Statement
Mission: Our mission is to empower underserved individuals and families by providing public health services and resources through community partnerships serving a multicultural population with an emphasis on at-risk communities.
About This Cause
ACCEPT was and is the only community-based organization providing HIV/AIDS prevention education, intervention, and support services targeting African Americans in Washoe County. ACCEPT was founded in 1995 by Pastor Glenn E. Taylor Sr., as an outreach ministry of the Greater Light Christian Center Church. In 1999 ACCEPT acquired its own 501c3. African Americans account for more HIV and AIDS cases than any other ethnic group in the United States. Although only 12% of the US population, African Americans account for 47% of all HIV/AIDS cases. We do not discriminate in our provision of services; we serve all ethnic groups and races. We also provide substance abuse prevention classes for children and parents, parenting education, wellness groups and training, capacity building training, and supportive care services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS in addition to HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention. We provide Non-Medical Case Management, Health Education Risk Reduction Support Groups, and Medical Transportation for People Living with HIV/AIDS. Non-Medical Case Management Services (NMCM) is the provision of a range of client-centered activities focused on improving access to and retention in needed core medical and support services. NMCM provides coordination, guidance, and assistance in accessing medical, social, community, legal, financial, employment, vocational, and/or other needed services. NMCM Services may also include assisting eligible client to obtain access to other public and private programs for which they may be eligible, such as Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicate Part D, Sate Pharmacy Assistance Programs, Pharmaceutical Manufacture’s Patient Assistance Programs, Department of Labor or Education-funded services, other local health care and supportive services, or private health care coverage plans. NMCM Services includes all types of case management encounters (e.g., face-to-face, telehealth, phone contact, and any other forms of communication). Key activities include: • Initial assessment of service needs • Development of a comprehensive, individualized care plan • Timely and coordinated access to medically appropriate levels of health and support services and continuity of care. • Continuous client monitoring to assess the efficacy of the care plan • Re-evaluation of the care plan at least every 6 months with adaptations as necessary • Ongoing assessment of the client’s and other key family members’ needs and personal support systems Medical Transportation is the provision of nonemergency transportation that enables an eligible client to access or be retained in core medical and support services. Medical transportation is provided through: • Contracts with providers of transportation Uber Rideshare • Mileage reimbursement through a non-cash system gas cards that enables clients to travel to needed medical or other support services • Twenty-four Bus Passes We provide education on Health and Risk Reduction services to people living with HIV/AIDS to encourage healthy behavior, to improve health outcomes, to increase the number of individuals who are connected and retained in care, to improve health literacy and service information, and to promote client self‐management. Health Education and Risk Reduction activities educate clients living with HIV about how HIV is transmitted and how to reduce the risk of transmission. Topics covered may include: • Counseling to help clients living with HIV improve their health status and reduction of risk to others • Education on health care coverage options (e.g., qualified health plans through the Marketplace, Medicaid coverage, Medicare coverage) • Education on risk reduction strategies to reduce transmission such as pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for clients’ partners and treatment as prevention • Health literacy • Information about medical and psychosocial support services • Treatment adherence education and reengagement of people who know their status but who are out of care into Outpatient/Ambulatory Health Services . Positive Action Drug Prevention Program for Children and Youth: Positive Action – Elementary School-age Children have a 12-week substance abuse prevention program directly targeting 4th & 5th-grade youth at Washoe County School District TEAM-UP (low-income schools) Elementary Schools. ACCEPT has been implementing this program for over 19 years and has educated over 2700 youth, free of charge due to funding from JTNN (Join Together Northern Nevada). The Positive Action for Youth is a six-week drug prevention program for youth ages 13 through 18.