People of Color

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 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 […]

Full Report Interventions to build capacity of the HIV healthcare workforce: Lessons learned from practice transformation projects in California October 30, 2019 The HIV care workforce is facing a shortage of providers. This guide provides an overview of two safety-net clinics in California that aimed to improve HIV care workforce capacity and patient access to […]

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 […]

Policy Brief Examining PrEP Uptake among Medi-Cal Beneficiaries in California: Differences by Age, Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Geographic Region February 5, 2018 Despite large increases in PrEP use across California, there are sharp differences in uptake by age, gender, race/ethnicity and geographic region among Medi-Cal beneficiaries. DOWNLOAD Authors Southern California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Center Background California […]

Full Report HIV Criminalization and Sex Work in California October 13, 2017 The vast majority of all HIV-specific criminal incidents in California involve people engaged in sex work or those suspected of engaging in sex work. A new report finds that women—and Black women, in particular—are the most disproportionately impacted by California’s sex work laws, […]

Policy Brief Social Security Changes HIV Disability Rules and Institutes Periodic Reviews of HIV Claims July 5, 2017 The California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Centers are pleased to post this update on Social Security disability benefits, including the revised medical listings for HIV-related disabilities as well as the agency’s intent to now conduct Continuing Disability Reviews […]