The Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) is a collaboration of researchers from UCLA, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Friends ResearchInstitute, and the RAND Corporation working with the broader Los Angeles community toward a common goal: to enhance our collective understanding of HIV research and to promote early detection, as well as effective prevention and treatment programs for HIV. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, CHIPTS serves as a bridge among researchers, government, service providers, and people with HIV in responding to the changes in the HIV epidemic and in shaping sound public policy
The Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) is a collaboration of researchers from UCLA, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Friends ResearchInstitute, and the RAND Corporation working with the broader Los Angeles community toward a common goal: to enhance our collective understanding of HIV research and to promote early detection, as well as effective prevention and treatment programs for HIV. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, CHIPTS serves as a bridge among researchers, government, service providers, and people with HIV in responding to the changes in the HIV epidemic and in shaping sound public policy
Oral presentation by Oni J. Blackstock (Health Justice) that addresses medical mistrust in Black Communities and describes the implications for COVID-19, HIV, Hepatitis, STIs and other conditions. The presentation provides an understanding of the racist policies and practices that have contributed to medical mistrust in the Black community and characterizes the relationship between medical mistrust and select health care outcomes.
Oral presentation by Sheldon D. Fields, National Black Nurses Association, Inc. that discusses provider’s issues with medications and experimental treatment related to Covid-19 and understand how to approach these issues with their clients to foster trust. The presentation discusses the impact of medical mistrust on poor health outcomes in Black communities specifically with Covid-19 and the context of telemedicine and mistrust.
CHIPTS received a supplement award to engage a regional effort for coordinated EHE response in California. This award supported CHIPTS to bring together stakeholders from across the California priority counties; assess existing resources, key needs, and collaborative opportunities; and provide recommendations to help facilitate a regional EHE response. This document synthesizes the information CHIPTS gathered and offers actionable recommendations to support a coordinated regional response to the HIV epidemic in California.
Flyer for an upcoming meeting that aims to develop a multi-county regional response to ending the HIV epidemic in California on January 24, 2020 from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM PT. Public health department representatives, HIV service providers, and community advocates/stakeholders from Alameda, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, and other counties are encouraged to attend.