Living your best life with HIV 1 recommendations

Optimal health - cbhos Living your best life with HIV RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED HIV ORGANIZATIONS BACKGROUND Over the past 25 years, for people living with HIV who have access to combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), HIV has evolved from a progressive condition with a high fatality rate into a manageable chronic condition that many will live with into older age. [...] Our goal is to better understand the supports and circumstances that contribute to optimal health and wellbeing for people living with HIV as well as the issues, barriers, and gaps that interfere with attaining it. [...] This process has included: consensus-building activities with researchers, and health professionals; holding community consultations with people living with HIV; and co-hosting a series of meetings with subject matter experts and people living with HIV to conceptualize optimal health and wellbeing for this population. [...] Despite the indisputable role of community-based HIV organizations, some issues and corresponding recommendations emerged as to how these organizations could better contribute to optimizing health and well-being for people living with HIV: 1 People living with HIV are experts on the programsand services they need to optimize their health and recommendationswellbeing. [...] Continue to meaningfully involve people living with HIV in decisions about programming related to HIV, health and wellbeing 2Older adults and long-term survivors (includingyouth) have unique needs that aren’t always met by recommendationscurrent programs Work with older adults and long-term survivors to ensure that programming meets their needs Actively engage with older adults and long-term survi.