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Event Series: LGBTQ Health Track

Fostering Community within the Community: The Long-Term Survivors Hub for Older Adults Living with HIV

March 20 @ 10:45 am12:15 pm

There is limited programming focused on the health and wellness of long-term survivors of HIV. With people living longer and their needs shifting, the number of resources that are available and accessible to seek care or even social interactions becomes scarce. The Long-Term Survivors Hub (LTS Hub) was created to continue to nurture and foster social engagement among older adults who have lived, worked, and fought for this community. LTS Hub addresses the services gap with 1:1 engagements, workshops and social/enrichment activities for the 50 years and older living with HIV. As individuals are participating in the program’s activities, staff also actively work on building self-efficacy and facilitating linkages to other services. These components work in concert because the participants are in community with each other and encouraged to build social networks. Then, they can provide themselves with social support as well as our service support, increasing connection and retention.

Commercial Support Acknowledgement

This conference is supported, in part, by independent educational grants from ineligible companies. A full list of supporters is available here. All accredited content has been developed and delivered in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence and the criteria of Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education™, and is free of commercial bias.