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. Find more information about the EHE regional response, upcoming regional response events, and useful resources below.
New Resource! EHE Regional Meeting Summary Report: "Taking Strategic Action to Address Substance Use in California"
CHIPTS received a one-year EHE supplement award from the National Institute of Mental Health in September 2019 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:
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
- Leadership team: Erica Washington and Marcy Fenton
- 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 - 9/30/2020, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Building Our Coalition to End the HIV Epidemic in California
Flyer: EHE Regional Learning Collaborative Kick-Off Session
Slides:
Kick-Off Session - Part 1
Kick-Off Session - Part 2
Kick-Off Session - Part 3
Q&A Chat Summary: EHE Regional Learning Collaborative Kick-Off
Strategies for Community Engagement and Mobilization - 11/17/2020, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Session 2: Strategies for Community Engagement and Mobilization
Flyer: Strategies for Community Engagement and Mobilization
Slides: Strategies for Community Engagement and Mobilization
Post-Session Q&A Responses: Strategies for Community Engagement and Mobilization
At-Home HIV Testing - 12/15/2020, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Session 3: At-Home HIV Testing
Flyer At-Home HIV Testing
Slides: At-Home HIV Testing
Post-Session Q&A Responses At-Home HIV Testing
Community Engagement Part 2: Reaching Hardly Reached Communities - 1/19/2021, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Session 4: Community Engagement Part 2: Reaching Hardly Reached Communities
Flyer: Community Engagement Part 2 - Reaching Hardly Reached Communities
Slides: Community Engagement Part 2 - Reaching Hardly Reached Communities
Post-Session Q&A Responses: Community Engagement Part 2 - Reaching Hardly Reached Communities
Strategies and Best Practices for Mobile Service Delivery - 2/16/2021, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Session 5: Strategies and Best Practices for Mobile Service Delivery
Flyer: Strategies and Best Practices for Mobile Service Delivery
Slides: Strategies and Best Practices for Mobile Service Delivery
Post-Session Q&A Responses: Strategies and Best Practices for Mobile Service Delivery
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Special Event - 3/23/2021, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PST
Session 6: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Special Event
Flyer: Eliminating HIV Disparities and Inequities in Native Communities
Strategies and Approaches to Address HIV Stigma - 4/20/2021, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Session 7: Strategies and Approaches to Address HIV Stigma
Flyer: Strategies and Approaches to Address HIV Stigma
Slides: Strategies and Approaches to Address HIV Stigma
Sustaining Our HIV Workforce - 5/18/2021, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Session 8: Sustaining Our HIV Workforce
Flyer: Sustaining Our HIV Workforce
Slides: Sustaining Our HIV Workforce
Strategies for PrEP Engagement and Retention - 6/15/2021, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Session 9: Strategies for PrEP Engagement and Retention
Flyer: Strategies for PrEP Engagement and Retention
Slides: Strategies for PrEP Engagement and Retention
EHE Phase 1 Updates: State and County Perspectives - 7/20/2021, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Session 10 – EHE Phase 1 Updates: State and County Perspectives
A Regional Response to End the HIV Epidemic in CA - Jan. 24, 2020
EHE Regional Response Next Steps - April 20, 2020
Discussion of preliminary findings from the EHE supplement project to engage an EHE regional response and next steps for the EHE regional response.
Taking Strategic Action to Address Substance Use in CA - Oct. 20 and Oct. 27, 2020
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 Centers.
Day 1 – The Current Landscape
Day 1 Opening Remarks
Data Landscape: HIV and Substance Use in CA
Evidence-Based Strategies to Address Substance Use
Substance Use Policy Landscape
Strategies to Address Substance Use Panel Q & A
Day 2 – Action Planning
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Strategies in Action: Overdose Prevention
Strategies in Action: Meth Stimulant Use
Strategies in Action: Opioid Use
Strategies in Action: Harm Reduction
Strategies in Action: Panel Q & A
California Department of Public Health Office of AIDS
- Program website
- EHE contact: Kevin Sitter, Ending the Epidemics Program Manager
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, Division of HIV and STD Programs
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: Lea Morgan, HIV/STD Branch Chief
Sacramento
- Program website
- EHE contacts:
- Paula Gammell, Human Services Program Planner, Ryan White CARE Program
- Kyle Lafferty, Health Program Coordinator, HIV/STD Prevention
- Chelle Gossett, AIDS Director and Senior Health Program Coordinator
San Bernardino
- Program website
- EHE contacts:
- Cynthia Turk, Health Education Specialist II, HIV Prevention Program
- Heather Cockerill, Public Health Program Coordinator
San Diego
- Program website
- EHE contact: Lauren Brookshire, Assistant Medical Services Administrator, HIV, STD and Hepatitis Branch
San Francisco
- Program website
- EHE contacts:
- Hanna Hjord, HIV/HCV/STI Behavioral Health Coordinator
- Bill Blum, Director of Programs and Primary Care Director, HIV Health Services
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)
If you have any questions about the EHE regional response or would like to join our email list, please contact CHIPTS EHE Coordinator Elena Rosenberg-Carlson at erosenberg-carlson@mednet.ucla.edu.