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Community Health Advisory & Information Network (CHAIN)

The Community Health Advisory & Information Network (CHAIN) is an ongoing prospective study of representative samples of persons living with HIV in New York City (NYC) and the Tri-County region. As part of the evaluation, planning and quality management activities supporting local Ryan White Part A services, the mission of CHAIN is to supply data from the perspective of persons living with HIV about their needs for health and human services, their encounters with the continuum of HIV services, and their physical, mental and social well-being.

CHAIN is conducted through a contract with the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in collaboration with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Public Health Solutions, Inc., the Westchester County Department of Health, the HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council of New York, and the New York State Department of Health. A Technical Review Team (TRT), with representation from each of the collaborating institutions, oversees the work of CHAIN. With input from the Planning Council and its committees, the TRT selects topics for investigation, provides feedback on study plans and reviews reports for dissemination. CHAIN collects data through in-person interviews that are designed to capture the diverse views and experiences of people living with HIV.

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Reports

CHAIN Report 2022-1 – Service Needs and Gaps in NYC and Tri-County
CHAIN Briefing Report 2019-3 – Substance Use by PWH in the CHAIN Study
CHAIN Report 2021-2 – COVID-19 Check In: Tri-County
CHAIN Report 2020-2 – COVID-19 Check-in
CHAIN Report 2019-7 – Economic Hardship Among People with HIV
CHAIN Report 2019-6 – Tri-County Housing & Transportation Needs
CHAIN Report 2020-1 – Stigma and Discrimination
2013-3 – 9/23/19 – Models of Care: Service Linkages and HIV Outcomes
CHAIN Report 2018-1 – 8/29/19 – Housing and Engagment in HIV Medical Care
CHAIN 2018-1 – 9/19/19 – Place of Residence and Location of Services
CHAIN 2018-1b – 3/20/2019 – Tri-County Service Needs and Utilization
CHAIN 2018-1a – 1/22/2019 – Service Needs and Utilization NYC: 2015-17
CHAIN Report 2017-1 – The Impact of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A on Access to Health and Social Services
CHAIN 2017-2 – 11/25/2019 – Determinants of Viral Suppression
CHAIN 2016-1 – 5/29/18 – Adherence Support Services Report
CHAIN 2016-2 – 4/9/18 – Predictors of Long-Term Survival for PLWHA
CHAIN 2016-3 – 2/1/18 – Trauma Exposure and HIV in NYC
CHAIN 2015-4 – 8/7/17 – CHAIN: Dropping Out of HIV Medical Care
CHAIN 2013-4 – 8/19/16 – CHAIN : HIV and Aging
CHAIN 2012-1 – 8/4/16 – CHAIN : Delayed Entry Into HIV Care
CHAIN 2016-1 – 5/18/16 – CHAIN : Community Briefing on Housing Need
CHAIN 2015-3 – 2/24/16 – CHAIN : Hepatitis C Lifetime Prevalence and Treatment Report
CHAIN 2015-1 – 6/25/15 – CHAIN : Service Location Report Final
CHAIN 2013-6 – 3/15/16 – CHAIN REPORT: Prevalence of Non-HIV Comorbid Health Conditions
CHAIN 2013-5a – 12/30/14 – CHAIN New York City: Service Needs and Utilization Report Final
CHAIN 2013-5b – 12/30/14 – CHAIN Tri-County: Service Needs and Utilization Report Final
CHAIN 2014-1 – 2/27/14 – CHAIN New York City and Tri-County: Trends Over Time from Published Reports
CHAIN 2012-4 Report – 10/30/15 – Employment & Economic Wellbeing
CHAIN 2012-3 Report – 10/27/15 – Food Insecurity FN Services Outcomes
CHAIN 2012-2 Brief Report – 1/21/14 – Home Care Service Need and Utilization

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Committee Minutes

Planning Council36 Executive Committee27 Consumers Committee39 Integration of Care Committee40 Needs Assessment Committee29 Priority Setting and Resource Allocation Committee33 Tri-County Steering Committee28

Community Health Advisory & Information Network (CHAIN)

Reports

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