The HIV/Syphilis Care Incentive Program enables pregnant individuals to receive non-cash incentives (e.g., gift cards to local stores) to support engagement in HIV/syphilis medical care and adherence to antiretroviral therapy and/or syphilis treatment regimens and reduce the risk of perinatal infection. This incentive program may be utilized by all local public health authorities (LPHA) and is funded by the Oregon Health Authority HIV/STD/TB Section (OHA HST).
STD/HIV Prevention Nurse Consultant at Oregon Health Authority and local health department STD staff
To support engagement in HIV/syphilis medical care and adherence to antiretroviral therapy and/or syphilis treatment regimens and thereby reduce the risk of perinatal infection.
Administrative barriers to the state storing/sending stored value cards; barriers at local level to obtaining gift cards as needed
Have a seamless system in place for obtaining and providing incentives to eligible clients. Consider using e-cards, such as Amazon, that can be provided by phone or email in place of physical gift cards that need to be sent or picked up.