EpiC is an eight-year global initiative that provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to achieve HIV epidemic control and strengthen global health security.
The EpiC and LINKAGES projects are excited to be participating in IAS 2021, where our staff and partners will share innovative practices and programmatic evidence on a range of topics, including PrEP scale-up, decentralized ART distribution, differentiated testing modalities, and effective... Continue Reading
Brian Pedersen, Technical Advisor, Social & Behavior Change, FHI 360 Manya Dotson, Senior Technical Advisor, Marketing & Demand Generation, Jhpiego Endalkachew Melese, Senior Technical Director, Project HOPE Namibia Starting in November 2020, the CHOICE project worked with Project HOPE Namibia (PHN) to review and address gaps in its oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demand creation activities. PHN manages PEPFAR/USAID-funded DREAMS programs in three regions of Namibia,... Continue Reading
Agness John, Senior Technical Officer, Communications & Knowledge Management, HIV Programs, FHI 360 At age 14, Shakira experienced a great tragedy. Her mother left their home in Tanzania while her father was in prison, leaving her, the eldest child, with... Continue Reading
This photo story was originally published by USAID. Designed as a PEPFAR-funded HIV prevention, care, and treatment project, the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project was mobilized by USAID to respond to COVID-19 clinical care needs in 21... Continue Reading
Webinar hosted by the EpiC and LINKAGES projects as part of the Key Populations: Evidence in Action series. To access the audio recording of the webinar, please click here.To access the webinar presentation slide deck, please click here.For more information, please refer to the webinar Q&A document. On... Continue Reading
Tashi Dendup, Consultant, Save the Children BhutanKarma Doma Tshering, Project Manager, Save the Children BhutanSumita Taneja, Program Director, FHI 360 Bhutan is a small Himalayan country located in Southeast Asia. Health care services are delivered free of cost by the... Continue Reading
Lirica Nishimoto, Technical Officer, EpiCMichael Odo, Technical Advisor, EpiC LiberiaMoses Bateganya, Director, Technical, EpiCDanielle Darrow de Mora, Technical Advisor, EpiCJulia Toomey, Project Manager, National AIDS Control Program Liberia has an estimated 40,000 people living with HIV, 46 percent of whom... Continue Reading
Maly Phou, Technical Officer, EpiC CambodiaSopheap Seng, Country Representative Deputy Director, EpiC CambodiaSteve Wignall, Project Director, EpiC CambodiaVirak Vinich, Social & Behavior Change Communication Technical Advisor, EpiC Cambodia In Cambodia, people living with HIV and members of key populations have... Continue Reading
Webinar hosted by USAID and FHI 360 in collaboration with the Department of Health and the Philippine College of Chest Physicians. To access the audio recording of the webinar, please click here. The Philippines continues to face an increase in COVID-19... Continue Reading
Olga Samoilova, Project Director, EpiC Central AsiaDaniyar Shakirov, Regional Communications Manager, EpiC Central AsiaYekaterina Li, Project Manager, EpiC Kazakhstan At the time of her HIV diagnosis, Leila met Alexander, a peer navigator from the community-based organization (CBO) called “You are... Continue Reading
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Assessment
A questionnaire or “screener” meant to be used with individual patients in a clinical setting to screen for, help diagnose, or monitor progress for individual mental health conditions.
Intervention
Larger packages or broader-reaching resources that describe actions or activities to be implemented. These may be appropriate for individuals, groups, and/or programs.
Anxiety
Feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness that may occur as a reaction to stress. Anxiety can be a symptom or a feeling; it can also be a clinical diagnosis of a mental health condition.
Burnout
A state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress, typically related to one’s work, that is not managed well. Burnout is considered an occupational phenomenon.
Clinical diagnoses
Mental or neuropsychiatric disorders, or disruptive, unusual, or maladaptive behaviors that have been evaluated and diagnosed by a trained medical professional.
Depression
A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
Disability
A physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities.
Insomnia
A sleep disorder, or disordered sleep pattern, characterized by trouble falling and/or staying asleep.
Overall well-being
The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy; judging one’s own life positively; generally, “feeling good.”
Post-traumatic stress (PTS)
A normal adaptive response to traumatic or stressful life events that can result in a wide range of distressing symptoms. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) differs from PTS and is a clinical diagnosis.
Self-efficacy
An individual’s belief in their capacity to act in the ways necessary to reach specific goals.
Self-harm/suicidality
Deliberate injury to oneself as an emotional coping mechanism, ranging from cutting oneself to suicide. Expressions of self-harm and/or suicidality are usually considered an emergency and should be assessed and managed by a trained professional.
Social support
The perception that one is cared for, has assistance available if needed, and that one is part of a supportive social network.
Stress
Any type of change to one’s internal or external environment that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain. “Managing stress” is an effort to return from this state of strain or disturbance to homeostasis or well-being.
Substance abuse
Use of a substance (usually drugs or alcohol) in amounts or by methods that are harmful to oneself or others. Substance use disorder (SUD) and addiction are distinct clinical diagnoses.
Trauma
Lasting biopsychosocial and/or emotional response that often results from experiencing a terrible event such as an accident, crime, military combat, or natural disaster, or a series of chronic traumatic events like persistent abuse or neglect.
Program beneficiary
Individual who receives program services; an entire group or population may be the recipient of services.
Service provider
Individual who directly provides services to another individual, group, or population (the “program beneficiary”) through a program.