Creation of a Healthy Partnership: A Pilot Study

ABSTRACT

The Ryan White Program at Augusta University (AU RWP) collaborated with community partner, Golden Harvest Food Bank (GHFB), and conducted a food insecurity assessment for the program’s client population as well as interviews with the Ryan White medical case managers on the feasibility of incorporating food assistance into the Ryan White Program’s services. The duel assessments provided insight into ways to meet the food access needs of the clients at the clinic. Further, the pilot allowed AU RWP and GHFB to approach the creation of a partnership without wasting additional funds and effort that would be unsustainable for either organization.

KEYWORDS:

• Community health
• provider – community partnerships
• food insecurity
• qualitative
• food access
• HIV

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, Nicole Peritore, upon reasonable request.