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Community-Engaged Research

This Quick-Start Guide is intended for community-based organizations that may be interested in partnering with academic researchers at UCSF to conduct community-based research. The Guide is a product of the Community Engagement Program of the UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI).

Culturally Relevant HIV Prevention for Transgender Women

Transgender women (people who were assigned ‘male’ at birth but identify as female) are disproportionately impacted by HIV, especially transgender women of color. The specific aims of this research are: Conduct 15 qualitative interviews to describe the influence of transgender women’s unique 1. cultural context on their HIV-related risk and behaviors and protective factors. Create new and adapt existing quantitative measures to more accurately assess psychosocial 2.

Developing, Maintaining, and Sustaining Partnerships

Launched in 2003, Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.(Plan, Link, Act, Network with Evidence-based Tools) and its satellite site, Research-tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs), were developed to address the needs of public health professionals seeking evidence-based resources for their cancer control planning activities. A collaboration between AHRQ, CDC, SAMHSA and NCI was established and as a result the “one stop shop” of Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. was born.

Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center (ETAC) for the SPNS Culturally Appropriate Interventions of Outreach, Access and Retention among Latino/a Populations Initiative

The Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center (ETAC) at UCSF will provide leadership and support to demonstration sites implementing interventions to enhance HIV testing and diagnosis among out-of-care Latina/os, and to link and retain these populations in high quality HIV care. Over the course of the five year Initiative, the ETAC will:

Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies (TAPS) [summary]

The Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies (TAPS) program trains scientists for academic and public health careers. TAPS has been in existence since 1989 and has trained nearly 100 scientists focusing on various aspects of HIV/AIDS prevention, both domestically and internationally. The graduates of the program hold positions at universities around the US, at the CDC, NIH, several foundations, and health departments in California and in San Francisco in particular.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - 2012

What is pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and is it effective in preventing HIV? Prepared by Stephanie Cohen, MD & Al Liu, MD; SF DPH | Gabriel R. Galindo DrPH; CAPS

MAMAS Study: Effects of HIV/AIDS Stigma on Use of Services by Pregnant Women in Kenya

The Maternity in Migori and AIDS Stigma Study (MAMAS Study) aims to understand the effects of HIV/AIDS stigma on service use by pregnant women in rural Kenya, and to use the knowledge gained to develop stigma reduction interventions for this vulnerable group.

Evaluation of Patient and Provider Perspectives on Routine HIV Screening in Emergency Departments

Routine HIV screening in all health facilities has been recommended by the CDC as a critical strategy to reach undiagnosed HIV patients in order to facilitate linkage to care and enhance HIV prevention efforts. Offering HIV testing in hospital emergency departments is viewed as a particularly important mechanism to reach patients who may not have health insurance or access to regular medical care.

Context and Correlates of Health Behaviors in South India

This five-year study is being conducted in collaboration with three Indian NGOs: YRGCARE in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, SHADOWS in Chirala, Andhra Pradesh, and Shelter in Calicut, Kerala. The overall goal is to obtain a better understanding of HIV risk-taking in the context of alcohol consumption among male migrant workers and female sex workers in South India through formative work as well as qualitative and qualitative interviews.

HIV Prevention Intervention for HIV-Positive Men in China

In China, sexual transmission has become the major driving force behind the HIV epidemic, accounting for more than half (52%) of the estimated 700,000 people currently living with HIV. Men who have sex with men (MSM) may contribute to the rapid acceleration of the epidemic throughout China.

Hombres gays Latinos en los Estados Unidos

El panorama siempre cambiante de los antecedentes demográficos de los latinos radicados en EE.UU. nos plantea retos singulares para resolver las disparidades de salud de esta población, especialmente con respecto a sus necesidades de prevención del VIH. Los latinos son el grupo etno-racial minoritario más numeroso y con mayor velocidad de crecimiento en EE.UU., con un crecimiento del 43% entre el 2000 y el 2010.

Latino gay men in the US

What are the HIV prevention needs of Latino gay men in the US? Fact Sheet 28, March 2012

Latino gay men in the US

The ever changing mosaic of Latino demographics in the US creates unique challenges to address health disparities of the population, especially when it comes to HIV prevention needs.

Howdy, Partner! Using the PARTNER Tool to Track and Analyze Community Partnerships

A major challenge facing public health researchers and practitioners today is how to partner with other organizations, agencies, and groups to collaboratively address public health goals while effectively leveraging resources. The process by which organizations have engaged partners in collaboration has varied, with few ways to measure the success of these partnerships.

Mpowerment Evaluation and Monitoring (MEM)

The aim of this project is to better understand the capacity of CBOs to conduct outcome monitoring of the Mpowerment Project (MP) for the purpose of improving their implementation of the intervention. To this end, we will collaborate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the three CBOs funded under the CDC FOA 09-947 to participate in this project.

Ballroom Community Project: Social Networks and Social Support for Young African American MSM

This research investigates the relationship between social networks, social support, and HIV-related risk behavior among young African American MSM who participate in the Ballroom community. The Ballroom community consists of houses, figurative and sometimes literal homes, for queer youth of color, and the elaborate balls they host and compete in.

Community-Based Research Toolkit: Resources and Tools for Doing Research with Community for Social Change

The tools, templates and resources in this toolkit were compiled and developed by the CBR team at Access Alliance based on half a decade of implementing CBR projects. The CBR team at Access Alliance realized early on that having solid CBR training and tools was crucial to the success of its CBR projects. Thus, the team made it a priority to build CBR training and tools.

Community-Level HIV Prevention Intervention for Young Black MSM

This project will test the efficacy of a community-level intervention (an adaptation of the Mpowerment Project) in reducing sexual risk behavior and increasing testing among young Black men who have sex with men. We will implement the Black Mpowerment Project for two years in Dallas, TX. Houston, TX will be the comparison community.

Evaluation of SFAF’s Magnet Program

In this project, funded as a community collaborative by the California HIV/AIDS Research Program (CHRP), CAPS and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) seek to evaluate Magnet, a clinic and community center located in the Castro District of San Francisco, the City’s primary gay and lesbian neighborhood. The primary study will consist of a large survey of gay men in San Francisco.

HIV Prevention Intervention for HIV-Positive Men in China

In China, sexual transmission has become the major driving force behind the HIV epidemic, accounting for more than half (52%) of the estimated 700,000 people currently living with HIV. Men who have sex with men (MSM) may contribute to the rapid acceleration of the epidemic throughout China.