Full Report PrEP Access in the United States: The Role of Telehealth May 3, 2022 Disparities in uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) exist along racial, ethnic, and gender lines. The use of telehealth to provide PrEP and associated services (“tele-PrEP”) is a trend that began before the COVID-19 pandemic, but we find it has increased […]
Meeting Proceedings Policy and Research Priorities to End the Epidemics of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STIs, and Overdose: a California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Centers and End the Epidemics community convening December 29, 2021 On November 10, 2021, the California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Centers (CHPRC) and the statewide End the Epidemics coalition (ETE) convened a community meeting […]
Fact Sheet New California Guidance for PrEP Coverage December 15, 2021 This fact sheet provides an overview of recently released state and federal guidance implementing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Grade A recommendation for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and Senate Bill (SB) 159. The fact sheet also outlines the complaint process if a health plan […]
Fact Sheet PrEP Access in California: Updates on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Grade A Recommendation and Senate Bill 159 November 29, 2021 This policy brief is intended to help health care providers and patients better understand how the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Grade A recommendation for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and Senate […]
Policy Brief Telehealth and HIV Care Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study in California October 20, 2021 Our research center conducted a qualitative study to understand patient, provider and other key stakeholder experiences as clinics rapidly shifted to telehealth care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This brief report outlines the major findings and recommendations from […]
Policy Brief Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Organizations Providing HIV-Related Services in California July 31, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly shifted how routine medical care was delivered and disrupted all aspects of everyday life, including HIV social and medical services. Our Policy Center conducted a qualitative study to understand how organizations serving people living […]
Meeting Proceedings SCHPRC San Diego Launch Meeting July 1, 2021 On June 4, 2021, the Southern California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Center (SCHPRC) hosted a launch meeting for San Diego County, organized on the heels of a regional listening session led by the NIH Office of AIDS Research. During this launch event, we were able to […]
Policy Brief Lens: HIV Prevalence and COVID-19 Vulnerabilities A Data-Mapping Tool July 1, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has renewed concerns about social and structural factors related to health disparities, including those related to HIV. The Lens tool is a partial response to an urgent need to understand whether elevated risk of COVID-19 disease and mortality […]
Policy Brief Expanding PrEP Access for Immigrant Latino Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) in California May 31, 2021 HIV rates among Latino men who have sex with men are not decreasing at the same rate as they are decreasing among white MSM. This is a matter of concern as Latinx people are the […]
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 […]
