MPOX

An infographic explaining what substance use modeling is and how it can inform policy in a simple, digestible way.

Una infografía que explica qué es el modelado del uso de sustancias y cómo puede informar las políticas de una manera sencilla y digerible.

El contenido de esta infografía se basa en los resultados de la investigación del Estudio Nuestras Vidas Importan (dirigido por el Dr. Orlando Harris) y en datos recopilados por el Centro Comunitario LGBTQ+ de Oakland.

The content of this infographic is sourced from research findings from the Our Lives Matter Study (led by Dr. Orlando Harris) and data collected by the Oakland LGBTQ+ Community Center.

The Mpox epidemic disproportionately impacted Black and Latino sexual minority men (BLSMM) in the United States, with them having the highest prevalence of disease and the lowest rates of vaccination. Despite this disparity, BLSMM perspectives on the disease, Mpox-related stigma, and inequitable rollout of and distrust in the Mpox vaccine are absent from the literature. […]

The brief provides an update of the local mpox situation and vaccinations as of November 2024.

The infographic shows the results of a survey given to people, attending Pride and other community events, who have been vaccinated against mpox.