Oregon Balance of State HIV/AIDS Housing & Services Systems ...

A-38 Appendices—Oregon HIV/AIDS Housing and Services Systems Integration Plan
Question: Please rate your agency’s staff’s ability to refer clients with HIV/AIDS to the resources that
they need, on a scale from one (not confident) to four (extremely confident). (asked all agencies)
Non-HIV/AIDS providers rated their confidence lower (2.5) than HIV/AIDS providers (3.4). The
lowest scores were in Region 4, especially from non-HIV/AIDS agencies in the Bend area.
Question: What types of agencies or stakeholders would you like to see more involved in efforts to
improve the systems integration of HIV/AIDS housing and services? (asked all agencies)
Stakeholders %
Affordable housing agencies 88%
Housing authorities 69%
Mental health agencies 63%
Homeless services agencies 56%
Employment services agencies 56%
Chemical dependency agencies 50%
Hospitals and health agencies 50%
Elected officials 47%
Criminal justice / corrections agencies 44%
Questions: What outcomes are the highest priorities for systems integration to meet the needs of
people living with HIV/AIDS in Oregon? (asked all agencies)
Goals of Systems Integration %
Create more housing opportunities for people
living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)
78%
Improve access to support services for PLWHA 78%
Increase economic self-sufficiency of PLWHA 69%
Increase public awareness of the needs of
PLWHA
Increase access to mainstream federal services
(food stamps, SSI/SSDI, etc.)
Improve discharge planning form correctional
facilities and hospitals
Questions: What is the biggest challenge to improving systems integration for people living with
HIV/AIDS in Oregon? (asked all agencies)
Non-HIV/AIDS providers listed insufficient funding for systems integration work as the biggest
challenge to improving systems integration for PLWHA. HIV/AIDS agencies listed lack of staff time
to do systems integration work as the biggest challenge. The chart on the following page shows the
aggregate of all responses.
56%
56%
47%