Getting to Zero: Resolving Transportation Barriers to Participation in Services Among Unstably Housed PLWH
The Aliveness Project
Summary
The goal of this trial is to learn if providing an unlimited transit pass will improve the health of people living with HIV that are experiencing unstable housing. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Do participants who are provided the transit pass manage their HIV better? 2. Do participants who are provided the transit pass use other social services more that could improve their health and quality of life? Researchers will compare the group that is provided with the transit pass to a control group that is not provided with the pass. Participants will fill out a baseline survey and a follow-up survey after 6 months. Researchers will also look at participant's HIV lab tests to see how well their HIV is being managed.
Description
People living with HIV who are homeless or unstably housed often face significant barriers to accessing essential health services, including regular medical appointments critical for managing their condition. The current standard of care provides these individuals with limited transportation support - specifically, two $10 bus cards per month - which are quickly expended and often insufficient to meet their basic needs. The proposed trial aims to address this gap by assessing whether providing unlimited transit passes can enhance health outcomes compared to the current standard. The intervent…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * • Member of The Aliveness Project * • Live, reside, or stay regularly outside within the 13 county area surrounding the Twin Cities known in the Ryan White system as the MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL TRANSITIONAL GRANT AREA or TGA. This is the same general area as the area where Metro Transit serves, which makes it a convenient reference. * • Be a person experiencing unstable housing or homelessness * Because the residence and housing status of this group rapidly shifts -hence unstable--the following definition of unstable housing was developed in collaboration with Aliveness\…
Interventions
- OtherMetro Transit Pass
A transit pass that enables riders to use the Minneapolis Metro Transit system that will paid for by the study for 6 months
- OtherStandard of Care
The current standard of care for Ryan White eligible clients is to receive two $10 bus cards a month from a case manager
Location
- The Aliveness ProjectMinneapolis, Minnesota