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California Wildfires Destroy Camp for Teens Living With HIV [VIDEO]

Nov 20, 2018: For 24 years, Camp Hollywood HEART, part of One Heartland, offered creative arts programs to the kids.

PrEP Without a Prescription? Yes, If This California Bill Passes.

May 31, 2019: The proposal allows pharmacies to dispense a first-time 30-day supply of the HIV prevention pill without a script.

4 Goals That Will Lower the HIV and STI Rates in Long Beach, California

May 8, 2019: New HIV cases in the city remain higher than those in Los Angeles County and the state.

In California, Condoms Are No Longer Evidence of Sex Work

Aug 2, 2019: A new law ends the criminalization of condom possession and offers sex workers other protections.

California Closer to Modernizing HIV Crime Laws

Sep 14, 2017: Lawmakers in both houses passed a bill to update laws and reduce penalties. It now goes to the governor.

California Governor Signs Bill Modernizing HIV Crime Laws

Oct 9, 2017: Starting January 1, it will be a misdemeanor—instead of a felony—to knowingly expose or infect a partner without disclosing.

As PrEP Use Soars Among Men in California, Racial Disparities Persist

Feb 8, 2018: Additionally, despite their high HIV rate, young men are much less likely to be on PrEP than their older peers.

California Dreamin’

Jul 6, 2016: “IV Embrace: On Caregiving and Creativity” will feature Kathleen White’s “The Spark Between L and D,” and a presentation by Rafael Sanchez.

Medicaid Expansion Complicated Health Care Access for Californians With HIV

Sep 17, 2018: Prior to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, uninsured low-income residents with the virus got care through the Ryan White system.

SF Launches Demonstration of Safe Injection Site Amid Federal Challenge

Aug 30, 2018: The harm reduction facility could be the first in the nation.

New Algorithms Could Help Providers ID PrEP Candidates

Jul 15, 2019: Electronic prompts for clinicians to recommend Truvada to people at risk for HIV could help increase PrEP’s impact.

STI Diagnoses Rise Among PrEP Users in a Northern California Health System

Jan 4, 2017: The cohort study also found that older individuals on PrEP were at greater risk of reduced kidney function.

Racial Disparities Seen in PrEP Use Among Young Gay and Bi Men in California

Sep 14, 2016: The vast majority of the group surveyed was aware of the HIV prevention method, with one in 10 in reporting having used it as of a year ago.