PrEP

Policy Brief Pharmacist-Delivered PrEP/PEP Acceptability Study June 2, 2019 Increasing access to HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP) is a high priority to achieve the goals of the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative. Broadening the scope of practice to allow pharmacists to be more involved in the delivery of PrEP/PEP may generate greater access, particularly […]

Policy Brief Addressing HIV Prevention Among Transmasculine Californians April 18, 2018 Transgender men and others on the transmasculine spectrum have been largely excluded from HIV prevention research, policy, and practice. The Transmasculine Sexual Health and Reproductive Justice Research Study was part of a community-based participatory research project that engaged diverse transmasculine people and their healthcare […]

Policy Brief HIV and Syphilis: Rising Rates for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) April 9, 2018 After years of decline, sexually transmitted infections are increasing at alarming rates. The national rate of reported primary and secondary syphilis was over four times greater in 2016 than it had been in 2000. Syphilis cases increased […]

Policy Brief Small County Perspectives on the California State Office of AIDS’ PrEP Assistance Program February 11, 2018 Our policy research center conducted a study in the summer of 2017 to understand the perspectives of frontline healthcare workers and generate recommendations for the state’s PrEP Assistance Program. We recently conducted a follow-up study to explore […]

Policy Brief Financial Assistance for PrEP September 20, 2017 To improve accessibility of PrEP services, the California Department of Public Health has been authorized to develop a PrEP financial assistance program that will be modeled after the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). We conducted a study of the current ADAP enrollment system to identify best […]