APAIT

HIV/AIDS Case Management services are client-centered activities through which services for persons living with HIV/AIDS High Risk are coordinated toward improving health outcomes and facilitating client self-sufficiency. The case manager acts as a liaison and advocates for clients to access service providers while educating the client on relevant information and available resources. Case manager assess and monitor the progress of the client on an on-going basis. They identify and address needs in areas relating to the client’s medical, psychosocial, environmental, financial, health education and risk behaviors. The primary goal of HIV/AIDS Case Management is to increase client self-sufficiency by providing quality services in the most efficient and effective manner possible to individuals with multiple and complex needs. Case manager strive to: ensure, that to the fullest extent possible, clients receive and maintain access to appropriate services to promote maximum quality of life, independence, and self-sufficiency; increase the access and the utilization of medical and social services by eliminating barriers and promoting early and on-going intervention and adherence; increase access to HIV information and education as well as to foster harm-reduction activities that address high-risk behaviors; and focus on improving the health outcomes of person living with HIV/AIDS by encouraging the family and social support system to assist the client in adhering to primary medical care. HIV/AIDS Case Management services shall be provided to indigent persons living with HIV/AIDS residing within Los Angeles County. Our target population is Asian Pacific Islanders infected with HIV/AIDS. To be an eligible client, a diagnosis form completed by physician and proof of Los Angeles County residency is needed.