Living with HIV not only takes a toll on the body but on mental health too. AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which can be spread through sexual contact, the sharing of needles or genital body fluids, and even before birth through breastfeeding. HIV reduces immunity by eliminating …
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Safe Sex for Poz People
A few sex tips for HIV-positive people universally apply to everyone. However, there is one thing that every person living with HIV should know: anyone can have safe sex, no matter their status. And sometimes, people with HIV might ask, “Is anal sex safe for gay and heterosexual people who are HIV-positive?” The answer is …
People With HIV and Passing a Drug Test
Living with HIV in today’s society can be difficult. With so many restrictions imposed on people infected with the virus, it can be difficult to cope with. We will explore many facets of the HIV community, such as who they are, the challenges they encounter, and how they deal with them. In this post, we …
Moupali Das
Moupali Das, M.D., M.P.H., is the Director of Implementation Science and Evaluation Research in the HIV Prevention Section at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS at San Francisco General Hospital at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a board …
Jenna M. Rapues
As a health worker for the HIV Prevention Section of the SF DPH AIDS Office, I currently provide technical and programmatic assistance to the San Francisco Disclosure Initiative, facilitate the bi-monthly Transgender Advisory Group meetings and provide health education and safer sex materials to high school students within the San Francisco Unified School District – …
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Phone: +14154376200 Our office is located at: Community Health Equity & Promotion Branch Department of Public Health 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94102 We are open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. We close for lunch 12 to 1pm. Our phone number is 415.437.6200. If you are a member of the press, …
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SFHIV.ORG San Francisco Health Information Viability The focus area guiding our vision is to reach optimal health for people at risk or living with HIV. CHEP supports this vision by making sure all of its prevention efforts contribute to: Decrease the number of new infections Increase the percent of individuals newly diagnosed with HIV who …
The Healthy Penis Campaign Begins in May to November 2013
Over 85% of all new infections of HIV and Syphilis in San Francisco are among gay men. What is known is that once someone learns that they have HIV/STDs, they are much less likely to pass it on. Therefore, increased HIV/STD testing will lead to fewer new infections. Also, when people learn that they have …
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Grant Colfax
Grant Colfax MD Director of HIV Prevention & Research [email protected] Grant Colfax, MD, is Director of the HIV Prevention and Research Section in the San Francisco Department of Public Health AIDS Office. Dr. Colfax is an NIH- and CDC-funded research scientist whose main focus is on developing interventions to reduce HIV and HIV risk behavior …
LINCS (Linkage, Integration, Navigation, and Comprehensive Services)
LINCS (Linkage, Integration, Navigation, and Comprehensive Services) provides coordinated comprehensive Linkage to care, navigation and partner services for HIV-positive people living in San Francisco. If you working with a person who recently tested positive for HIV and could benefit from partner services and/or linkage to care, please contact LINCS staff at 415.487.5506. If you are …
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