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A novel condom distribution program for county jail prisoners

Correctional facilities concentrate populations that are at risk for HIV infection: persons of color, persons with substance abuse histories, and persons living in poverty.1,2 As a result, the prevalence of HIV among US incarcerated populations is five to seven times that of the general US population.3,4 Furthermore, about 25% of people living with HIV in the US have been incarcerated.5 These statistics support the need for access to effective means of HIV prevention and harm reduction strategies in correctional facilities. Condoms are highly effective at preventing the transmission of HIV.6 Despite the fact that there is a growing consensus that in-custody HIV transmission is not trivial,7 condoms are made available to only a minute fraction of the US prisoner population. The manner in which condoms are currently made available to prisoners in California varies widely. In the Los Angeles County Jail, the Center for Health Justice distributes condoms to a segregated gay male population only, one condom per week by request. In San Francisco, prior to this project, condoms were distributed by request through the Forensic AIDS Project’s public health staff in one-on-one health counseling sessions, one per person, per request.

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National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – September 27, 2016

This brochure lists research projects with gay men and helpful resources produced by CAPS/PRC. You might use it to:

  • Stay up-to-date on research and learn what we found out from research
  • Provide materials in trainings/presentations
  • Advocate for services/funding
  • Write grants
  • Develop new or modify existing HIV prevention programs
  • Evaluate current programs
  • Connect with CAPS/PRC to develop new projects.

Lead researchers (PIs) are listed for each study. Contact us below to connect. Questions? Comments? This brochure was prepared by the CAPS Community Engagement (CE) Core, which is previously known as the Technology and Information Exchange (TIE) Core.

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Spring 2011 [E-Newsletter]

In This Issue:
  • California budget cuts
  • Seroadaptation
  • Kenya, China
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Explanation of Consent Form standards by Committee of Human Research, UCSF

As part of the Committee on Human Research (CHR) process improvement project analysis, we discovered that poorly-prepared submissions negatively impacted the review and approval times of well-prepared submissions by diverting significant time and resources to a small fraction of poorly prepared submissions. Consequently, the CHR office is implementing consistent minimum submission standards. Instituting this new procedure will enable CHR staff to focus on well-prepared applications, resulting in faster reviews and approvals overall.
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Using Systems Thinking and Tools to Solve Public Health Problems

Public health researchers and practitioners often work to solve complex population and health issues, such as obesity and chronic disease, which are deeply embedded within the fabric of society. As such, the solutions often require intervention and engagement with key stakeholders and organizations across many levels ranging from local entities (schools, churches, and work environments) to regional systems (health departments and hospital networks) to entire countries (national agencies). This multi-level, multi-participant view is at the heart of systems thinking, a process of understanding how parts influence one another within a whole.