This Jurisdictional HIV Prevention Plan was developed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health in partnership with the HIV Prevention Planning Council, San Mateo County and Marin County and illustrates the implementation of a more upstream, structural approach to HIV prevention. Updates to the Jurisdictional HIV Prevention Plans for the City and County of San …
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Services
The San Francisco Department of Public Health works with partner agencies and organizations to provide the services listed below based on the needs identified and prioritized by the San Francisco HIV Prevention Planning Council . While these services are free and publicly available, we strongly recommend that you consult with your doctor when appropriate. There are many …
2012 Policies and Procedures Work Group
The work group will focus on reviewing and updating the Policies and Procedures Manual, to ensure that it is consistent with the revisions to the Bylaws adopted by the Council. The scope of work for the Policies and Procedures work group includes the revision of the following items: Update language to reflect changes in the …
What We Do
Provide or support HIV testing and linkage to care, condom distribution, access to clean needles, HIV partner services, and educational efforts intended to help people reduce risky behaviors Provide funding, technical assistance, education, and training to our partner organizations Work with the HIV Prevention Planning Council and other community members to develop programs Adjust strategies in …
2013 Behavioral Health Work Group
The Work Group will be guided by three questions: 1. What does the integrated behavioral health service model look like? (ideal vision) 2. What is a realistic and sustainable model? (reality) 3. What action steps does DPH need to take to work towards implementation of a sustainable model? (action plan) Input from the work group, …
2013 Full Council
This year the HPPC will meet quarterly during the months of January, April, July and October on the second Thursday of the month from 3:00-6:00PM. Meeting locations will vary and will be announced at least one week before each meeting. The agenda for each meeting is posted at least 72 hours prior to each meeting. …
Implementation Plan for Safe, Unsupervised 24/7 Needle Disposal
Promoting safe disposal of used needles and syringes is a key component of the San Francisco’s Department of Public Health (SFDPH) Community Health Equity and Promotion Branch (CHEP) funded syringe programs. All programs have a written disposal plan approved by SFDPH, including a plan for conducting street sweeps of the areas in which the Syringe …
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2013 Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is responsible for setting the priorities and agenda for the Council meetings.
2011 Membership Committee
This committee’s main focus for 2011 will be to support and maintain membership as follows: Oversee and implement the recruitment of and application process for new members. Interview and select prospective members to recommend for appointment. Develop comprehensive orientation. Develop and implement methods for member retention. Ensure that Council maintains parity, inclusion and representation. Update …
COPING
COPING is a longitudinal cohort study of patients with chronic pain who use opioids, evaluating the impacts of opioids and evolving opioid prescribing practices on pain, function, and substance use parameters.