UCSF Prevention Research Center

https://youtu.be/olp_bd9D-aU - VIDEO. The OC-Light Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) is widely used in colorectal cancer screening, and UCSF researchers studied results from over 35,000 tests performed on nearly 21,000 patients. The test seems to effectively identify high-risk individuals, resulting in high-yield colonoscopy procedures. The study provides health systems with a perspective on the colonoscopy demand and performance characteristics of OC-Light as a screening tool in large, diverse patient groups. (M. Somsouk, PRC/SIP) More here - http://ow.ly/KTkm50vmyQ9 Title: Yield of Colonoscopy After a Positive Result From a Fecal Immunochemical Test OC-Light.

http://ow.ly/9h8C50CHbCf - HIV among black gay men in Dallas Texas. We found that HIV prevention interventions must address syndemics and include structural factors and the wider social environment of black gay and bisexual men. Title: Substance use, intimate partner violence, history of incarceration, and vulnerability to HIV among young Black men who have sex with men in a Southern US city. (A Maiorana, S Kegeles, S Brown, R Williams, A Arnold CAPS/PRC) UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

http://ow.ly/9h8C50CHbCf - HIV among black gay men in Dallas Texas. We found that HIV prevention interventions must address syndemics and include structural factors and the wider social environment of black gay and bisexual men. Title: Substance use, intimate partner violence, history of incarceration, and vulnerability to HIV among young Black men who have sex with men in a Southern US city. (A Maiorana, S Kegeles, S Brown, R Williams, A Arnold CAPS/PRC) UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

Find culturally appropriate interventions of outreach, access, and retention among Latino populations. Here are individual intervention monographs for download. - Engagement in Care - Awareness of HIV status - Improvement of health outcomes ... https://targethiv.org/library/spns-latino-access-initiative UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

http://ow.ly/Jxh350CERSK - Our research found that gender-affirming services are critical to addressing pervasive health disparities experienced by transgender women of color living with HIV. Title: "She is Like a Sister to Me." Gender-Affirming Services and Relationships are Key to the Implementation of HIV Care Engagement Interventions with Transgender Women of Color. (A Maiorana, J Sevelius, J Keatley, G Rebchook)

http://ow.ly/Jxh350CERSK - Our research found that gender-affirming services are critical to addressing pervasive health disparities experienced by transgender women of color living with HIV. Title: "She is Like a Sister to Me." Gender-Affirming Services and Relationships are Key to the Implementation of HIV Care Engagement Interventions with Transgender Women of Color. (A Maiorana, J Sevelius, J Keatley, G Rebchook)

NEW FACTSHEET https://bit.ly/33TfiON - Research and Practice with LGBTQ+ Populations: What You Need to Know. LGBTQ+ people are more likely to experience a host of mental, behavioral, and physical health inequities as a result of stigma and misunderstanding. This document is meant to provide researchers and service providers basic information on sexual orientation and gender identity, the LGBTQ+ community, and the health needs of LGBTQ+ people. Topics... * Why is it important to consider LGBT!+ status in your research and practice? * How to be aware of LGBTQ+ status in your work * Language 101 * Helpful Resources Made in collaboration with University of Maryland Prevention Research Center - University of Maryland School of Public Health and UCSF Prevention Research Center

NEW FACTSHEET https://bit.ly/33TfiON - Research and Practice with LGBTQ+ Populations: What You Need to Know. LGBTQ+ people are more likely to experience a host of mental, behavioral, and physical health inequities as a result of stigma and misunderstanding. This document is meant to provide researchers and service providers basic information on sexual orientation and gender identity, the LGBTQ+ community, and the health needs of LGBTQ+ people. Topics... * Why is it important to consider LGBT!+ status in your research and practice? * How to be aware of LGBTQ+ status in your work * Language 101 * Helpful Resources Made in collaboration with University of Maryland Prevention Research Center - University of Maryland School of Public Health and UCSF Prevention Research Center

Project Style is an evidence-based intervention for testing, linking, and retaining gay and bi men of color who are living with HIV in care. Project STYLE engages and retains men of color who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV in care. Uses Social Media HIV testing... High-Quality Clinical Care Social Support Services Implementation resources: https://style.ucsf.edu UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

TOMORROW - https://bit.ly/33vWDZq - Study Designs for Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19-related Interventions and Interruptions. A series on adapting HIV and Other Interventions to Distance Models and Interruptions in times of COVID-19. Tuesday, December. 8th, 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. PST... Zoom Register (link above). Presented by: Margaret Handley, PhD, MPH, Starley Shade, PhD, MPH, Jean Digitale, MPH, RN and Kristefer Stojanovski, PhD cand. Our presenters will provide an overview of appropriate study designs for COVID intervention evaluations as well as how/whether to adapt these designs (both with respect to data collection and analysis) that were conceived for non-COVID research in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or other disruptions. Designs that will be discussed include: pre/post and interrupted time series, stepped wedge, SMART designs, preference designs, and others that focus on implementation. Hosted by the Interventions and Implementation-Science (I&I) Core, UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) Co-sponsored UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research, UCSF Epidemiology & Biostatistics Education and Training Programs and PRISE Center.

http://ow.ly/YQ1A50BWyE0 How does Transnationalism affect HIV care continuum outcomes? Latino/as with HIV are best supported with services that are tailored to their unique needs. Title: Theory to Application: A Description of Transnationalism in Culturally-Appropriate HIV Interventions of Outreach, Access, and Retention Among Latino/a Populations. (J Sauceda JA, A Maiorana, L Georgetti Gomez, S Zamudio-Haas, J Myers CAPS/PRC) via UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (C...APS) Photo the Mpowerment Project See more

DYK we offer these Transgender resources: * Free, online courses to improve services for trans communities * Interventions for engaging transgender women of color in quality HIV care * Factsheets on prevention needs ... https://prevention.ucsf.edu/transhealth/resources via Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

http://ow.ly/GytH50BQlZk - Food insecurity leads to poor HIV viral control among women. Our findings reinforce the need for HIV care and treatment services to incorporate programming addressing food insecurity. Title: Food Insecurity Is Associated With Inflammation Among Women Living With HIV. (A Leddy AM, S Weiser CAPS/PRC) via UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

http://ow.ly/jjLO50BJTDV - Alcohol use and HIV care outcomes. Among those living with HIV, drinkers in Sub Saharan Africa had significantly worse viral suppression outcomes than non-drinkers. Title: Associations between alcohol use and HIV care cascade outcomes among adults undergoing population-based HIV testing in East Africa. (Puryear, E Charlebois CAPS/PRC)

https://bit.ly/3j6VnBO - Sharing research and prevention knowledge. Our factsheets can inform your HIV prevention, care, and treatment strategies. Engagement in HIV Care Substance Use Transgender Men... HIV Testing Factsheets are in English and Spanish . more! via UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

http://ow.ly/Onh650BDs9A - Youth Experiencing Homelessness (YEH) during COVID-19. Providers that serve YEH, and other people experiencing homelessness, are necessary and valued frontline workers. Title: The Urgent and Growing Needs of Youths Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Lightfoot M. CAPS/PRC) UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

https://bit.ly/3hQIiLt - Food insecurity places US women at risk of HIV. Persistent food insecurity creates a risk of depression and poor mental well-being. Interventions to improve women's mental health call for addressing food insecurity. Title: Persistent Food Insecurity Is Associated with Adverse Mental Health among Women Living with or at Risk of HIV in the United States. (S Weiser CAPS/PRC) UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

TOMORROW. CAPS/PRC Townhall - HIV Service Provision During COVID: Best Practices and Impediments. Tuesday, September 22, 11:00 am 12:00 pm. Register: https://bit.ly/35YhwhZ... This Town Hall will include information about barriers to providing services during COVID. Our experts will address which populations are most/least engaged in social services relevant to HIV care and prevention, what are some of our successes in overcoming pandemic obstacles, ideas for remote interventions, and recommendations for identifying and reaching people who are being missed. Gloria Crowell serves as the Executive Director of the Allen Temple Health & Social Services Ministry located at Allen Temple Baptist Church, an anchor institution serving the community of East Oakland. Allen Temple Baptist Church Julie Lifshay is the Director of the Housing, Aging & Retention in Care Department at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. San Francisco AIDS Foundation Tinia Briggs is a Peer Advocate for WORLD Oakland: Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases. WORLD: Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases Lisa Ryan is the Executive Director of CAL-PEP. Born and raised in Oakland, she studied at Merit College for a degree in Community Social Services and is continuing to pursue a degree at Peralta Colleges for a degree in Psychology. UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

http://ow.ly/WQ8o50BqlRy - - We are providing SFDPH primary care clinic patients on PrEP who are in our PrEP-OL study home-based testing for COVID19 & PrEP labs. Title: Examine the feasibility and acceptability of conducting home-based HIV PrEP and SARS-CoV-2 laboratory testing among patients on PrEP in 12 SFDPH primary care clinics. (P Saberi CAPS/PRC) via UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

http://ow.ly/Y1ty50Blqx6 - Studying preferences of vaginal HIV prevention products. Our survey explored young women’s preferences for features of vaginally delivered HIV prevention products in Southern Africa. Title: Efficacy is Not Everything: Eliciting Women's Preferences for a Vaginal HIV Prevention Product Using a Discrete-Choice Experiment. (A Van der Straten CAPS/PRC) via UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

http://ow.ly/gCA350Be3p3 - Our paper on individual behaviors taken in response to COVID. Our probability-based household survey revealed individual prevention measures among non-Latino White, African American, and Latino respondents. Title: Findings from a probability-based survey of U.S. households about prevention measures based on race, ethnicity, and age in response to SARS-CoV-2 (J Sauceda, T Neilands, M Lightfoot, P Saberi, CAPS/PRC) via UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

The OC-Light Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) is widely used in colorectal cancer screening, and CAPS/PRC researchers studied results from over 35,000 tests performed on nearly 21,000 patients. The test seems to effectively identify high-risk individuals, resulting in high-yield colonoscopy procedures. The study provides health systems with a perspective on the colonoscopy demand and performance characteristics of OC-Light as a screening tool in large, diverse patient group...s. Video - Colon Screening in English - https://youtu.be/olp_bd9D-aU Title: Yield of Colonoscopy After a Positive Result From a Fecal Immunochemical Test OC-Light. (M. Somsouk, PRC/SIP) http://ow.ly/KTkm50vmyQ9