Federal partner update on PrEP awareness and engagement efforts by Michelle Sandoval-Rosario (PACE Region 9) and panel discussion by Reina Hernandez (San Francisco AIDS Foundation), Terry Smith, (Sexual Health and HIV Prevention Services, and Sergio Velasquez (APLA Health) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 9. The presentations focused on strategies to engage, support, and retain communities at risk for HIV in PrEP care.
Flyer for session 9 of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Join this session to learn strategies to engage, support, and retain communities at risk for HIV in PrEP care.
Flyer for session 9 of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Join this session to learn about strategies to build capacity and address burnout in our HIV workforce serving California’s EHE Phase 1 counties.
Panel discussion by Tenesha J. Lewis (Black AIDS Institute), Aunsha Hall-Everett (California Prevention Training Center), Ernelyn J. Navarro (St. Mary Health Center) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 8. The presentations discussed strategies to build capacity and address burnout in our HIV workforce serving California’s EHE Phase 1 counties.
Oral presentation by Samhita Llango & Tatyana Brown at the COVID-19 Community Leadership Summit in May 2021. The presentation discussed Vaccinate the States efforts to build the most comprehensive list of vaccination sites in the US. in partnership with Vaccines.gov and other orgs, ensuring that those with historical disadvantages have equitable access to all the information we report.
Oral presentation by Liz Schwandt at the COVID-19 Community Leadership Summit in May 2021. The Get Out the Shot: Los Angeles organization aims to support the work of CBOs and CHOs who were trying to increase equitable access to vaccine. The presentation discussed the efforts to expand and continue their work with the neighbors with ongoing and systemic barriers to access, also doing outreach and staffing of mobile clinics in partnership with Kedren Vaccines (and other community health orgs) and HACLA.
Oral presentation by Dessie Brown, Jr. at the COVID-19 Community Leadership Summit in May 2021. Pull Up Neighbor has partnered with Black Men Vote which now goes by Black Men Vax in order to provide information about the vaccine and how and where to get the vaccine in black and brown communities across the nation.
Oral presentation by Brenda Cruz and Michelle Tabajonda at the COVID-19 Community Leadership Summit in May 2021.The COVID-19 Vaccine Volunteer Crew, funded by the UCLA Health Innovation Challenge: Health Equity Grant provides clinical, data, and logistical volunteer support for Federally qualified health centers and COVID-19 vaccine clinics. Discusses is how they recruit volunteers and the types of volunteers available.
Oral presentation by Christopher Blades, Community Program Manager at the COVID-19 Community Leadership Summit in May 2021. The presentation describes the UCLA Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine effort to address the spread of HIV among meth using populations in Los Angeles and how it has since evolved into a multidisciplinary clinical trial site focusing on clinical and behavioral research.
Oral presentation by Rev. Kamal Hassan, M. Div. Faith Ambassador at the COVID-19 Community Leadership Summit in May 2021. The presentation describes the CoVPN Faith Initiative Team’s effort to establish and enhance networks of faith leaders to conduct COVID & CoVPN educational activities. This includes hosting 4 quarterly meeting in their regions annually to educate their communities about COVID-19 and CoVPN trials.