Focus

We assist in the areas of HIV Testing, Prevention for Individuals at Risk for HIV, and Policy.

Focus

We assist in the areas of HIV Testing, Prevention for Individuals at Risk for HIV, and Policy.

  • Testing

    Linkage & Partner Services: Partner Services for HIV-positive persons and their partners to connect both recently diagnosed individuals to care and HIV negative individuals at risk to prevention services.

    Internet Partner Services: Using technology such as social media apps to conduct partner services.

    Community-based Testing: Providing training and technical assistance to conduct HIV testing in non-clinical settings.

    Home Testing: Exploring options to allow clients home testing.

    Novel Testing Technologies: Evaluating rapid testing technology (such as Determine); pooled RNA testing; 4th generation lab testing.

    Featured Faculty:

    Shannon Weber, MSW

    Shannon Weber, MSW

    Director, HIVE

    Thomas B. Knoble, MSW

    Thomas B. Knoble, MSW

    Capacity Building Program Coordinator, 
Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP) Branch, SFDPH

    Charles K. Fann

    Charles K. Fann

    Primary Care Practice Manager, Tom Waddell Urban Health, San Francisco Health Network

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  • Prevention for Individuals at Risk for HIV

    PrEP Integrating PrEP into current HIV testing strategies; implementing PrEP within a STD clinic.

    PEP Implementing PEP within a public health setting.

    Personalized Cognitive Counseling Training counselors to provide personalized cognitive counseling for episodic substance use.

    Featured Faculty:

    Jonathan Fuchs, MD, MPH

    Jonathan Fuchs, MD, MPH

    Director, Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI) and the CBA Program, SFDPH; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF

    Stephanie Cohen, MD, MPH

    Stephanie Cohen, MD, MPH

    Medical Director, San Francisco City Clinic; Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF

    Tim Matheson PhD, MS

    Tim Matheson PhD, MS

    Intervention Director and Counseling/Interventionist Supervisor, Center for Public Health Research (CPHR) Branch, SFDPH

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  • Policy

    Harm Reduction Engaging with multiple community stakeholders (such as police departments and community organizations) to implement harm reduction strategies.

    Jurisdictional Planning Developing strategies to better align prevention and care planning efforts, especially for underserved population, for example utilizing evidence-based resource allocation models. 

    Data to Care Analyzing epidemiological, behavioral, and other relevant data such as HIV-related syndemics and social determinants of health to support HIV prevention program implementation.

    Featured Faculty:

    Susan Scheer, PhD, MPH

    Susan Scheer, PhD, MPH

    Director, HIV Epidemiology Section, SFDPH

    Jose Luis Guzman

    Jose Luis Guzman

    HIV/HCV Prevention & Substance Use Program Liaison, Community Health Equity & Promotion Branch, SFDPH

    Darpun Sachdev, MD

    Darpun Sachdev, MD

    Clinical Prevention Specialist, Disease Prevention and Control, SFDPH

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How can we help?

Our capacity building assistance is tailored to your needs. Whether you’d prefer to have us do an online webinar, a virtual convening of peers across the country, or an in-person training, we will work with your team to determine what you’re looking for and the best way of getting it to you.

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