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| COBRA, or the Community Follow-up Program, is a New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute initiative, begun in 1990, establishing family-centered, community-based psycho-social case management services for Medicaid-eligible HIV-infected individuals throughout New York State. | |
| The Community Follow-up Program utilizes a team model of service delivery, including home visitation, provided by case managers and paraprofessionals who together work to provide comprehensive, intensive services. | |
| The program is designed for HIV+ persons with a variety of service needs, who often require frequent contact with care providers and have had difficulty gaining access to care and retaining services. | |
| The goals of the Community Follow-up Program are to increase universal access to HIV-related services, promote early intervention, prevent or delay institutionalization, and foster independence and self-sufficiency. | |
| There are currently 48 approved Community Follow-Up Progam providers throughout New York State (check our map here!). Providers include AIDS service organizations, community health centers, certified home health agencies, hospital outpatient centers specializing in HIV/AIDS, and other community-based social service organizations. | |