As CHIPTS welcomes a new year and renews our commitment to ending the HIV epidemic, we reflect on the 2022 content that sparked the most engagement from our community. Through our website and social media accounts, we were able to share valuable information about the latest developments in HIV research, enriching learning opportunities, Center news, and more through our blog content, social media postings, video uploads, and new downloadable materials.
Website
In 2022, the CHIPTS website featured nearly 40 blog posts on the latest Center news as well as local, state, and national news from our research and public health partners. In 2022, our most popular blog topics included:
- FDA Permits Marketing of First Condom Specifically Indicated for Anal Intercourse (https://bit.ly/3XM1QWU)
- UCLA’s HIV prevention and treatment center receives $7.5 million grant from NIH (https://bit.ly/3wGDBOc)
- New Funding Awarded to CHIPTS and the UCLA-CDU CFAR to Support the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative (https://bit.ly/4083bsR)
- HIV Risk Reduction & Earned Income Tax Credit (https://bit.ly/3HJ4dUS)
- 2022 CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Virtual Conference (Recap) (https://bit.ly/3HmSzNU)
The CHIPTS website also featured reflections from three of our CHIPTS scientists to commemorate HIV awareness days in 2022. These popular pieces highlighted current issues facing populations disproportionately impacted by HIV and innovative research to help address them:
- Dr. Michael Li – National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2022 (https://bit.ly/3JrD0r5)
- Dr. Wei-Ti Chen – National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2022 (https://bit.ly/3Dtev9g)
- Dr. Dilara Uskup – National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2022 (https://bit.ly/3wE1N3J)
The resource library housed on the CHIPTS website includes a wide range of downloadable materials to support HIV researchers and community partners, from assessment tools to research project reports to policy briefs. Check out our most popular downloads of 2022 below:
- Examining Interest in HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Delivery Modalities Among Ghanaian Immigrant Women in the US - Slides
- Impact of Resilience, Social Support, and Healthcare Empowerment on HIV Care Engagement and Viral Suppression among Young Black Sexual Minority Men with HIV in the US South: Overcoming Social and Structural Barriers - Slides
- Sexual Risk Among Pregnant Women at Risk of HIV Infection in Cape Town, South Africa: What Does Alcohol Have to do with it? - Slides
- I Want to See What Thats About: Black Womens Insights on Accessing PrEP via a Telehealth App - Slides
- Promoting Resistance and Resilience for Holistic Health: The Power of LGBTQIA+ Youth
Social Media
CHIPTS had an active presence across our social media platforms in 2022, sharing relevant content with local, national, and global partners. Here is our most popular content posted on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube in 2022:
Twitter:
- NEW Infographic from @CHIPTS and @ca_hiv_policyrc: Single mothers in U.S. states with a more generous EITCs engaged in significantly less #HIV risk behaviors… (https://bit.ly/3Dqoo7x)
- Join us for the next #HIVGrandRounds session on September 20, 2022 at 11am PST! Dr. Ifeoma C. Udoh, Senior Research Scientist at @ETRorg, will be speaking on ETR’s health equity framework and how it can be applied and integrated into HIV research… (https://bit.ly/3wGzjpO)
- Check out this issue brief by @CDCgov that describes the role of HIV self-testing in #EndingtheHIVEpidemic… (https://bit.ly/3XOU8LM)
- Join @Alisonh3, @annaslau, and @LBrookmanFrazee on Friday, May 6, at 11 AM PT for our upcoming #impsci beachside chat on “Developing Careers as Implementation Scientists through Partnerships”… (https://bit.ly/3RjRFGL)
- Join our #impsci hub for an upcoming methods workshop on designing semi-structured interview guides for implementation research… (https://bit.ly/3XQqZzG)
Facebook:
- It was great to see so many members of the CHIPTS community yesterday at our end-of-the-year social! We are so grateful for the dedication of our amazing scientists… (https://bit.ly/3HoVWnA)
- CHIPTS very own Methods Core Director, Dr. Jae Lee, visited Chiang Mai University last week to meet with collaborators and trainees from the UCGHI GloCal training program… (https://bit.ly/3Yf7bGi)
- Excited to be partnering with APLA Health, Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center, & San Francisco AIDS Foundation on a new California Statewide #HIV & #Aging Educational Initiative… (https://bit.ly/40cALxX)
- Check out our “U=U for Women” infographic created by the CHIPTS Community Advisory Board! Maintaining an undetectable viral load helps prevent #HIV transmission to partners … (https://bit.ly/3HJLqZI)
- Check out the latest publication in ScienceDirect’s International Journal of Drug Policy by CHIPTS Policy Core Director Dr. Nina Harawa! This article explores the psychosocial and structural barriers driving the disproportionate #HIV incidence among young Black MSM… (https://bit.ly/3YuO6Qz)
YouTube:
- Beyond Research for Research Sake: Centering Equity and Community Engagement to Advance HIV Research (https://youtu.be/rciyhM88TpM)
- Improving Access to Tuberculosis Care and HIV Prevention in South Africa presented by Andrew Marino (https://youtu.be/pV9omHCEYFw)
- Designing Semi-Structured Interview Guides for Implementation Research (https://youtu.be/vMgS0IaHXtg)
- Proposal Basics: Preparing Applications for Research Funding (https://youtu.be/UGHOxvFvJ_8)
- People Aging With HIV In The US: A Simulation Modeling Approach (https://youtu.be/zvhDrzat2e4)
We look forward to bringing more relevant, engaging content to the CHIPTS community in 2023.