The project has now concluded. If you have any questions, please contact chipts@mednet.ucla.edu.
Generational Information
This webpage is dedicated to supporting a regionally coordinated response to the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative. The regional response includes California’s eight EHE Phase 1 jurisdictions: Alameda, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, and San Francisco Counties.
This project began in September 2019 when CHIPTS received a one-year EHE supplement award from the National Institute of Mental Health to engage a regional effort for coordinated EHE response in California. This involved:
- Bringing together stakeholders from the eight California EHE Phase 1 counties;
- working with those stakeholders to assess key needs, collaborative opportunities, and existing resources for a coordinated EHE response;
- and compiling findings and recommendations from this project to help facilitate an EHE regional response.
Learn more about the project:
A Regional Response to End the HIV Epidemic in California: January 2020 Regional Stakeholder Meeting
How to access slides?
Email us at chipts@mednet.ucla.edu for available slides.
A Regional Response to End the HIV Epidemic in CA
Summary: 150 community stakeholders, leaders, and county representatives attended the CHIPTS regional response meeting to end the HIV epidemic in CA on Friday, January 24, 2020 from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM at the LA Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Objectives:
- Gather ideas, feedback, and consensus from counties on collaborative opportunities to support Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative’s (EHE) efforts
- Identify resources, capacity building, and infrastructure needs to support these collaborations
- Identify research and policy questions to support counties in the implementation of best practices and strategies to reach the EHE goals
Recording: N/A
EHE Regional Response Next Steps
Summary: Discussion of preliminary findings from the EHE supplement project to engage an EHE regional response and next steps for the EHE regional response.
Date: 4/20/2020
Recording: N/A
Taking Strategic Actions to Address Substance Use in CA (Day 1)
Summary: Opportunity for stakeholders from our eight EHE Phase 1 counties and other partners across the state to come together to discuss how to move evidence based strategies to address substance use forward as we work together to end the HIV epidemic and related syndemics in CA. Hosted in collaboration with the California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Center.
Date: 10/26/2020
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMRACh58CcM
Taking Strategic Actions to Address Substance Use in CA (Day 2)
Summary: Opportunity for stakeholders from our eight EHE Phase 1 counties and other partners across the state to come together to discuss how to move evidence based strategies to address substance use forward as we work together to end the HIV epidemic and related syndemics in CA. Hosted in collaboration with the California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Center.
Date: 10/27/2020
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_uSInnFFa8
Regional stakeholders identified several key priorities for the EHE regional response. Identified priorities and supportive resources are listed below.
Infrastructures to support regional information sharing and collaboration
- EHE Regional Learning Collaborative (select Learning Collaborative tab to learn more!)
- End the Epidemics Statewide Working Group
- California Planning Group
- Ending the Epidemic Scientific Working Group
- California Regional Group (CARG) for quality improvement in HIV care
- Contact: Johanna Gonzalez
- America’s HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard (AHEAD): California
Addressing social determinants of health
Increasing community engagement
PrEP education
Rapid ART and linkage to HIV care
Emergency department HIV testing
Substance use and mental health issues contributing to the HIV epidemic
Service provider education and workforce development
The EHE Regional Learning Collaborative was created in response to stakeholder recommendations to develop a learning collaborative infrastructure to support the EHE regional response. The goals of the learning collaborative are to:
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and spark collaborative opportunities across California’s EHE Phase 1 counties
- Build readiness for coordinated action on EHE regional response priorities
Learning Collaborative Sessions
Kick Off Session: Building Our Coalition to End the HIV Epidemic in California
Title: Building Our Coalition to End the HIV Epidemic in California
Date: 9/30/2020
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hD6qWm4e2o
Strategies for Community Engagement and Mobilization
Title: Strategies for Community Engagement and Mobilization
Date: 11/17/2020
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nigM_vS4K0M
At-Home HIV Testing
Community Engagement Part 2: Reaching Hardly Reached Communities
Title: Community Engagement Part 2: Reaching Hardly Reached Communities
Date: 1/19/2021
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cqganZmfCs
Strategies and Best Practices for Mobile Service Delivery
Title: Strategies and Best Practices for Mobile Service Delivery
Date: 2/16/2021
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ggNAPW-vG0
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Special Event
Title: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Special Event
Date: 3/23/2021
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vSvJly5TDY
Strategies and Approaches to Address HIV Stigma
Title: Strategies and Approaches to Address HIV Stigma
Date: 4/20/2021
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vR5mJK6gI4
Sustaining Our HIV Workforce
Date: Sustaining Our HIV Workforce
Date: 5/18/2021
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yLKXkvdjI8
Strategies for PrEP Engagement and Retention
Title: Strategies for PrEP Engagement and Retention
Date: 6/15/2021
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD_xMuRIClw
EHE Phase 1 Updates: State and County Perspectives
Title: EHE Phase 1 Updates: State and County Perspectives
Summary: This special session will feature EHE activity updates from the California Department of Public Health Office of AIDS and California’s eight county health departments serving our EHE Phase 1 jurisdictions
Date: 7/20/2021
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9E2MAEj1yQ
Grassroots Approaches to Ending the HIV Epidemic
Title: Grassroots Approaches to Ending the HIV Epidemic
Summary: This session discussed effective strategies to address HIV and related conditions from grassroots organizations run by and for communities disproportionately impacted by HIV.
Speakers:
- Gerald Garth and Jamar Moore, Arming Minorities Against Addiction & Disease (AMAAD)
- Khloe Rios-Wyatt, Alianza Translatinx
- Richard Zaldivar, The Wall Las Memorias (TWLM)
Date: 8/17/2021
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs9A_r5jJWw
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day Special Event
Title: National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day Special Event
Summary: This special session will feature EHE activity updates from the California Department of Public Health Office of AIDS and California’s eight county health departments serving our EHE Phase 1 jurisdictions
Date: 9/25/2021
Recording: N/A
Public Health Campaign Strategies to Help End the HIV Epidemic
Title: Public Health Campaign Strategies to Help End the HIV Epidemic
Summary: This session discussed public health communications and media campaign strategies to disseminate HIV-related information and connect community members to HIV services.
Speakers:
- AltaMed Health Services
- Alejandro Chavez, Health Education Supervisor
- Dr. Alicia Morehead-Gee, HIV Prevention Medical Director
- Jacqueline Nazarian, HIV Prevention Manager
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Christopher Artalejo-Price, Creative Campaign Manager
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs
- Wendy Garland, Chief Epidemiologist
Date: 10/19/2021
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpZ3W1403Yg
Innovative Linkage to Care Approaches
Title: Innovative Linkage to Care Approaches
Summary: This session discussed effective ways to link and engage community members in HIV care.
Speaker:
- Erin Antunez, LINCS Coordinator, San Francisco Department of Public Health
- Guillermo Ramos, Early Intervention Manager, DAP Health
- April Cruz, Diagnostic Testing and Outreach Manager, DAP Health
- Tiana Monteilh, Program Manager, Care Coordination Services, APLA Health
- Ruben Garcia, Project Coordinator, Options, APLA Health
Date: 11/16/2021
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVjd9fCjrvE
Providing Culturally Competent and Inclusive HIV Services for the Trans Community
Title: Providing Culturally Competent and Inclusive HIV Services for the Trans Community
Summary: This session discussed strategies for providing trans-inclusive HIV services and ensuring trans folks receive the support they need to thrive.
Speaker:
- Deja Cabrera, Community Health Educator & Advocate, The San Diego LGBT Community Center
- Dr. Antonia D’orsay, Director Of Trans Services, Borrego Health
- Victoria Castro, Health Educator, El/La Para TransLatinas
Date: 1/25/2022
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPAV0ZXtCnY
Innovations to Serve Hardly Reached Communities
Title: Innovations to Serve Hardly Reached Communities
Summary: This session discussed strategies and approaches to ensure hardly reached communities at high risk for HIV receive the services they need to thrive, including individuals experiencing homelessness, individuals with problematic substance use, transmasculine individuals, and more.
Speaker:
- Dr. David Goodman-Meza, UCLA
- Luckie Alexander, Invisible Men
- Alejandra Aguilar-Avelino, East Los Angeles Women’s Center
Date: 3/15/2022
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwDziXfygHU
Strategies to Engage and Serve Youth
Title: Strategies to Engage and Serve Youth
Summary: This session discussed strategies and approaches to ensure youth with or at high risk for HIV receive the support and services they need to thrive.
Speaker:
- Jacob Rowe, Sunburst Projects
- Ashia Coleman, 3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic
- Miguel Bujanda, REACH LA
Date: 4/19/2022
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_91pVk84MQ
Addressing the HIV Epidemic in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
Title: Addressing the HIV Epidemic in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
Summary: In honor of National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, this session focused on tailored strategies and approaches to tackle HIV in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
Speaker:
- Nan Ding, APAIT, A division of Special Service for Groups, Inc
- Wei-Ti Chen, UCLA School of Nursing
Date: 5/24/2022
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKQCPk3uwrY
Community Infrastructures to Help End the HIV Epidemic
Title: Community Infrastructures to Help End the HIV Epidemic
Summary: This session discussed the development, implementation, and lessons learned of three community infrastructures working to address HIV and related conditions in California.
Speaker:
- Dr. Sami Lubega, East Bay Getting to Zero
- Ryan Clary, End the Epidemics
- Julie Tolentino, EHE Steering Committee
- Matt Brush, EHE Steering Committee
- Ty Gaffney-Smith, EHE Steering Committee
Date: 7/19/2022
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvlutpW0IQ0
Addressing The Intersection Of HIV And Substance Use
Title: Addressing The Intersection Of HIV And Substance Use
Summary: This session discussed strategies and approaches to address problematic substance use and its impact on the HIV epidemic in California.
Speaker:
- Alessandra Ross – Chief, Harm Reduction Unit, CA Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS
- Roger Sediles, Program Manager, Substance Abuse Programs, APLA Health
- Richard Zaldivar, Founder and Executive Director, The Wall Las Memorias – Act Now Against Meth Coalition
- Guilmar Perdomo, Prevention Programs Manager, The Wall Las Memorias – Act Now Against Meth Coalition
Date: 8/16/2022
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePqDlk5TrFU
Strategies to Support Individuals Aging with HIV
Title: Strategies to Support Individuals Aging with HIV
Summary: In honor of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, panelists from APLA Health, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and Let’s Kick ASS – Palm Springs shared their efforts to address the needs of older adults with HIV in California.
Speaker:
- David Jax Kelly, President, Let’s Kick Ass (Survivor Syndrome) – Palm Springs
- Vince Crisostomo, Director of Aging Services, San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Brian Risley, Manager of HIV/HepC Health and HIV-Elders Programs, APLA Health
Date: 9/27/2022
Jax Kelly recording can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hOmAol_Fr5W-K_2EqTz0fZfYYxfo-EGC/view?usp=sharing
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJa3wn1JnLw
Strategies to Support Access to HIV Services
Title: Strategies to Support Access to HIV Services
Summary: This session discussed models, approaches, and resources to help support access to HIV services in California’s EHE Phase 1 counties and beyond.
Speaker:
- Leroy Blea, California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS
- Megan Crowley, Alameda Health Consortium
- Kim Bui, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs
Date: 10/25/2022
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2EvOnjAcZM
Integrated Statewide Strategic Plan and EHE
Title: Integrated Statewide Strategic Plan and EHE
Summary: This session discussed implementation of the new Integrated Statewide Strategic Plan and how it aligns with Ending the HIV Epidemic efforts.
Speaker:
- Leroy Blea, CDPH Office of AIDS
- Ashley Dockter, CDPH STD Control Branch
- Sara Durán, Facente Consulting
- Ryan Clary, EtE Coalition
- Rhodri Dierst-Davies, California HIV/AIDS Research Program
- Patrick Loose, San Diego County Public Health
- Thomas Knoble, San Francisco County Public Health
Date: 2/28/2023
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxpCiCmml88
Strategies and Approaches to Address Viral Hepatitis
Title: Strategies and Approaches to Address Viral Hepatitis
Summary: This session discussed effective strategies to address viral hepatitis and its intersection with the HIV epidemic in California.
Speaker:
- Brian Risley, MA, APLA Health
- Shubha Kerkar, MD, AAHIVS, FACP, FIDSA, DAP Health
- Rachel McLean, MPH, California Department of Public Health
Date: 5/23/2022
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubKyhwn_3x0
HIV and Incarceration
Title: HIV and Incarceration
Summary: This session discussed the intersection of HIV and incarceration in California and approaches to addressing HIV in carceral settings.
Speaker:
- Felipe Findley, PA-C, MPAS, AAHIVS, Watts Healthcare Corporation
- Barry Zack, MPH, Corrections & Health, The Bridging Group
- Cajetan Luna, Center for Health Justice team
- Marissa Cameras, Center for Health Justice team
- Jair Walker, Keeping it Safe and Sexy (KISS)
Date: 6/20/2023
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv84B2A-faM
Policy Action to End the HIV Epidemic
Title: Policy Action to End the HIV Epidemic
Summary: Policy action is critical to ensuring our communities most impacted by HIV receive the support and resources they need to thrive. Participate in this session to learn about approaches to engaging in policy action to support EHE goals in California’s EHE Phase 1 counties and beyond.
Speaker:
- Ayako Miyashita Ochoa, JD, Associate Director, Southern California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Center
- Katja Nelson, MPP, Local Affairs Specialist, Government Affairs, APLA Health
- Ande Stone, Senior Community Mobilization Manager, San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Date: 9/26/2023
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTtE0LEwB-g
California Department of Public Health Office of AIDS
- Program website
- EHE Contact: Leroy Blea, Ending the Epidemics Manager
Capacity Building Partners
- Region IX Prevention through Active Community Engagement (PACE) program
- Contact: Commander Michelle Sandoval-Rosario, Region IX PACE Director
- Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center (PAETC)
- California HIV/STI Prevention Training Center (CAPTC)
- Technical Assistance Provider-Innovation Network (TAP-in)
County Health Departments
Alameda
- Program website
- EHE contact: Steve Gibson, Director, Office of HIV Prevention
Los Angeles
- Program website
- EHE contact: Julie Tolentino, Ending the HIV Epidemic Program Manager
Orange
- Program website
- EHE contacts:
- Matilde Gonzalez-Flores, Program Manager, HIV Planning and Coordination
- Mindy He, Grant Manager, HIV Planning and Coordination
- Alexa Viramontes, EHE Staff Specialist, HIV Planning and Coordination
Riverside
- Program website
- EHE contact: Kiana Dobson, Ending the HIV Epidemic Coordinator
Sacramento
- Program website
- EHE contacts:
- Kyle Lafferty, Health Program Coordinator, HIV/STD Prevention
- Paula Gammell, Human Services Program Planner, Ryan White CARE Program
San Bernardino
- Program website
- EHE contacts:
- Cynthia Turk, Health Education Specialist II, HIV Prevention Program
- Heather Cockerill, Public Health Program Coordinator
San Francisco
- Program website
- EHE contact:
- Thomas Knoble, Ending the Epidemics Manager
San Diego
- Program website
- EHE contact: Felipe Ruiz, EHE Program Manager