Category: Policy Brief

Gaps in COVID-19 Race/Ethnicity Data in California

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 …

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Interventions to Combat the Infectious Disease Ramifications of the U.S. Opioid Crisis

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 …

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Californian Consumer Attitudes on Accessing PrEP/PEP without a Prescription via a Community Pharmacy

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 …

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PrEP Hoy y Mañana: Bajo demanda, Inyecciones y Tópicos

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 …

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PrEP Today and Tomorrow: On-Demand, Injections and Topicals

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 …

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Evaluating Trauma-Informed Care Practices Among HIV Care Providers in California

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 …

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Examining PrEP Use among Medi-Cal Beneficiaries in California: Differences at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Sex

Policy Brief Examining PrEP Use among Medi-Cal Beneficiaries in California: Differences at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Sex November 16, 2019 This Brief provides an update to the Southern California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Center policy brief Examining Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake among Medi-Cal Beneficiaries in California. It provides additional information related to PrEP utilization at the …

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Food Insecurity and HIV Health: Nutrition Program Utilization among People Living with HIV in Alameda County, CA

Policy Brief Food Insecurity and HIV Health: Nutrition Program Utilization among People Living with HIV in Alameda County, CA October 3, 2019 Food resource utilization among PLWH in Alameda County is not well understood. Project Open Hand (POH), a long-established food resource for PLWH in the Bay Area, serves medically tailored meals to PLWH in …

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