No Aids Task Force

Primary medical care the organization operates two clinics that provide comprehensive medical care. Clinic services range from adult primary medical care, pediatrics, dental, and medical nutrition therapy. The organization accepts most insurance plans and offers a sliding fee scale for those who meet the financial and household requirements. During the fiscal year, the organization had 39,845 total visits serving 12,871 medical patients and had unreimbursed charges for sliding fee discounts and charity care of 772,106.

Housing and housing support services the organization provides assistance to those living with hiv and who are chronically homeless to obtain acceptable and affordable housing. The organization is funded to provide housing, case management, and support services to individuals living with hiv/aids in the houma/thibodeaux area.

Education and prevention crescentcare prevention department uses data- driven interventions and evidence-based approaches targeting those at high risk for hiv infection, hepatitis c (hcv), and other sexually transmitted infections (sti). The agency works closely with both the louisiana office of public health and the center for disease control to ensure programs align with national best practices. In addition to the more traditional methods of prevention, education, outreach, hiv testing in community settings, promotion of risk reduction, and distribution of risk reduction materials, staff also focus on the new biomedical interventions prep (pre- exposure prophylaxis), pep (post exposure prophylaxis), and tap (treatment as prevention) with services to actively link clients to prep, pep, and treatment. The agency provides many of its services in community settings and at nontraditional hours such as evenings and weekends. Prevention staff provides hlv, hcv, and sti testing at satellite locations, as well as at community locations. One-on-one, client-centered linkage programs are available to ensure as many clients as possible are linked to appropriate services and treatment. Case management the organization provides various levels of case management to all of its clients. The organization provides case managers who connect clients with community resources. Behavioral health the organization offers behavioral health counseling, substance use counseling, and psychiatry to any individual receiving medical care at a crescentcare site. Clinic support the organizations clinic support assists medical professionals in a clinical setting, which includes setting patient appointments, collecting patient data and insurance information, gathering data for analysis and research, and providing any additional support required by clinics. The organization also assists with insurance (and medical) co-payments for qualified individuals. Staff assist eligible clients in enrolling in pharmaceutical medication assistance programs for access to free or low-cost medications. Food for friends the organization operates its food for friends program, which serves home-delivered meals to patients and provides a food pantry. The organization works with a contractor to provide meals to hiv clients who are homebound due to their severe illness and have no other access to food. The organization also started a food pantry service for those clients who are able to prepare their own meals but do not have the resources to meet their nutritional needs. These individuals are unable to afford the food and personal care items needed to help maintain their health. Mental health rehabilitation program the mental health rehabilitation program assists persons with significant disabilities to obtain and maintain housing in the community. Individuals are case-managed, and support is tailored to each ones needs. Legal services the organization legal services provides civil legal assistance to incomeeligible persons in louisiana with legal issues involving matters related to or arising from their hiv status. Persons living with hiv/aids face a variety of problems requiring the assistance of legal professionals with experience in various areas of the law. Practice areas include personal and estate planning, simple successions, securing public benefits, protection of privacy, discrimination, consumer protection defense, and free notarial services.