Panel discussion by Gabriel Maldonado (TruEvolution), Dr. David Gere (UCLA Art & Global Health Center), Alejandra Aguilar and Karla Morales (East Los Angeles Women’s Center) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 7. The presentations discussed strategies and approaches to address HIV stigma from expert panelists serving communities in California’s EHE Phase 1 counties. HIV stigma negatively affects the health and well-being of people with HIV, and it stops people at-risk for HIV from seeking prevention and testing services.
Oral presentation by Terry L. Smith (APLA Health) that discusses sexual health services post COVID-19, highlighting the importance of routine testing for HIV and STD and prioritize PEP services and linkage to care for newly diagnosed HIV+ persons.
Panel discussion by Jorge A. Diaz (Bienestar Human Services), Charilyn Quarto, Robert Arnold, Doston Ganiyev (San Francisco Community Health Center), Brett J. Feldman (Keck School of Medicine of USC) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 5. The presentation discussed how mobile health units can help bring critical services directly to communities in need. This session discusses recommended strategies and best practices for mobile HIV service delivery from expert panelists implementing mobile health services in California.
Panel discussion by Michelle Sandoval-Rosario, Jose Ortiz (Region IX PACE), and Alonso Bautista (AltaMed Health Services), Demisha Burns (WORLD), Adriana Kimbriel (CRIHB), Jason Norelli (GLIDE Foundation), and Mallery Jenna Robinson, (The LGBTQ Center Long Beach) that discusses the importance of community engagement in hardly reached communities to reduce viral suppression rates, reduce HIV Transmission rates, and improve linkage/retention in care.
Post session question and answer document of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative entitled “Community Engagement Part 2 – Reaching Hardly Reached Communities.” This session discusses at-home HIV testing as a critical strategy for HIV prevention, particularly during COVID-19. This discussion will examine implementation stories, best practices, and lessons learned from organizations currently implementing at-home testing in California.
Panel discussion by Obiel Leyva (Contra Costa Public Health), Lucia Franco (San Ysidro Health0, Jazmine Arias (San Ysidro Health), Jen Hecht (TakeMeHome Program) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 3. The panel focused on at-home HIV testing as a critical strategy for HIV prevention, particularly during COVID-19. This discussion examined implementation stories, best practices, and lessons learned from organizations currently implementing at-home testing in California.
Panel discussion by Leroy Blea (Facente Consulting), Dr. Sophy Wong (East Bay Getting to Zero), David Coleman (Black AIDS Institute), Reyna Perez (CAL-PEP), Dr. Toni D’orsay (Borrego Health), Karla Torres (San Ysidro Health) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 2. The panel focused on effective strategies to engage hardly reached communities as we work together to end the HIV epidemic.
Agenda for the CHIPTS Community Advisory Board Meeting on January 18, 2019 from 10am to 11:30am. The meeting will include a presentation by Dr. Harawa on MEPS -Mobile-Enhanced Prevention Support for People Leaving Jail Project. The meeting will also include an infographic review, CAB announcements/updates, and CHIPTS annulments/updates.
Agenda for the CHIPTS Community Advisory Board Meeting on October 12, 2018, from 10am to 11:30am. The meeting will include a brief overview of U=U by Ace Robinson, highlights of CHIPTS CAB led initiatives, and CAB updates/announcements.
Agenda for the CHIPTS Community Advisory Board Meeting on July 20, 2018, from 10am to 11:30am. The meeting will include CHIPTS vision related to scope of research, annual retreat recap, CHIPTS CAB led initiatives (ideas, suggestions and plans).