Policy Brief

Policy Brief The Implementation of Culturally Appropriate Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Cisgender Women of Color in California February 8, 2021 Approximately a third of all women in the U.S. 16 years or older identify as Black and Latina; they are at increased risk for poorer sexual and reproductive health outcomes compared to their […]

Policy Brief Using Microsimulation Modeling to Inform County EHE Efforts in California December 21, 2020 Eight California Counties have been prioritized in the Ending the Epidemics: A Plan for America–Alameda, Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, and San Francisco. Additional federal funding in the hardest hit areas is intended to address barriers […]

Policy Brief Gaps in COVID-19 Race/Ethnicity Data in California December 20, 2020 The spread of SARS-CoV-2 has been accompanied by troubling disparities in infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. This issue brief underscores lessons from the HIV/AIDS epidemic, outlining the need for comprehensive data to design and carry out appropriate mitigation measures. It draws comparisons to the […]

Policy Brief Interventions to Combat the Infectious Disease Ramifications of the U.S. Opioid Crisis June 20, 2020 In the second of a two-part series, we explore the impact of the opioid epidemic on HIV and other health conditions in California and Nevada. Downstream consequences of the U.S. opioid epidemic, including the many lives left in […]

Policy Brief Californian Consumer Attitudes on Accessing PrEP/PEP without a Prescription via a Community Pharmacy June 20, 2020 The California Legislature passed Senate Bill 159 (SB159) in 2019 allowing pharmacists to initiate and furnish HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to eligible patients without a prescription. The law goes into effect on July […]

Fact Sheet PrEP Today and Tomorrow: On-Demand, Injections and Topicals March 20, 2020 Given the low uptake of daily oral PrEP, exploration of safe alternative agents (e.g. medications) and alternative modalities to deliver PrEP (e.g. alternative dosing, injectables, topical agents, and long-acting treatment) are integral to address PrEP disparities moving forward. The purpose of this […]

Fact Sheet PrEP Hoy y Mañana: Bajo demanda, Inyecciones y Tópicos March 20, 2020 Download Authors Ian W. Holloway Ayako Miyashita Ochoa Craig Pulsipher Matthew R. Beymer Heliud Garcia Raphael J. Landovitz PrEP Oral Diario Usando TDF/FTC La Profilaxis Pre-exposición (PrEP, siglas en inglés) es una estrategia de prevención del VIH muy eficaz en la […]

Policy Brief Homelessness and HIV in Alameda County February 13, 2020 Housing has a major influence on health outcomes. The link between housing and health is of heightened concern in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Alameda County, because of a growing housing crisis. There is currently a shortfall of almost 60,000 affordable homes in […]

Policy Brief Evaluating Trauma-Informed Care Practices Among HIV Care Providers in California December 31, 2019 People living with HIV (PLWH) experience a disproportionate rate of trauma compared to the general population and trauma’s association with poorer treatment adherence, health outcomes and increased risk behavior has long been known. Current literature examines sources and experiences of […]

Policy Brief HIV and Opioid Use in California and Nevada December 23, 2019 In the first of a two-part series, we explore the impact of the opioid epidemic on HIV and other health conditions in California and Nevada. This brief outlines the intersections between the HIV and opioid epidemics in two heavily impacted western states: […]