Adolescent & Young Adult Committee
In the News
Vice, February 8, 2023
HIV Is Treatable, but Homelessness Can Make It Fatal
Lancet HIV. 2021 Mar;8(3):e126.
Progress in HIV care outcomes among Black men in San Francisco
The Bay Area Reporter
SF HIV cases fell by 19% in 2019
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020;383(1):1-4.
Four Decades of HIV/AIDS — Much Accomplished, Much to Do
JAIDS, Vol 82, December 2019
Getting to Zero San Francisco: A Collective Impact Approach
San Francisco Chronicle
New HIV infections hit record low in SF, but people of color, homeless cases spike
The Bay Area Reporter
New SF HIV cases fall below 200
The Lancet HIV, Vol 6, February 2019
Aiming to end San Francisco’s HIV epidemic
The San Francisco Chronicle
Opinion: Housing needed to reduce HIV infections
The San Francisco Chronicle
SF’s new HIV cases hit record low, but disparities widening among groups
The Bay Area Reporter
Annual HIV report highlights disparities, declining numbers
The San Francisco Examiner
SF Supe calls for more aggressive efforts to treat, suppress HIV
TIME Magazine
The End of AIDS
The ACT NOW: ENDS AIDS Coalition [VIDEO]
Working to end the epidemic: Highlighting efforts across the U.S.
PBS NewsHour [VIDEO]
San Francisco’s bold AIDS mission is ‘getting to zero’ by 2020
UCSF News Center
Nearing the End of HIV/AIDS
San Francisco Examiner
Achieving zero HIV transmissions will require SF to address stigma, disparities
The Bay Area Reporter
Getting to Zero effort on track in 2017
San Francisco Medicine, Vol. 90, No. 2, March 2017
Getting to Zero: San Francisco Consortium Working to Eliminate AIDS
KQED PBS Newshour [VIDEO]
San Francisco’s bold AIDS mission is ‘getting to zero’ by 2030
The Huffington Post
Ending AIDS: Frameworks for Getting to Zero
SF Chronicle
Last Men Standing: Surviving AIDS in SF
SF Chronicle
UCSF Women’s Program Profiled
POZ Exclusive
The State of the HIV Epidemic
The Washington Post
With a little pill, could one city’s AIDS epidemic be ending?
Edge Media Network
More Research Needed on PrEP Use in Transgender Women
June 10, 2024
We’ve added a number of new or recently updated resources on the website, see links below. Many thanks to GTZ-SF committees and community partners for developing […]
May 13, 2024
We had a robust and insightful discussion at the May 9 meeting about the implementation of CAB-LA for HIV prevention and injectable CAB/RPV for HIV treatment […]
March 5, 2024
Download from here. If you have questions, please contact Susa Coffey (susa.coffey@ucsf.edu), Chair of the GTZ-SF RAPID, Restart & Retention Committee.
December 8, 2023
The meeting agenda included a policy update & call to action, a presentation highlighting data from the *new* 2023 SFDPH HIV Epidemiology Report, and a discussion […]
November 30, 2023
BAYLAP, or the Bay Area Alliance for Long Acting PrEP, has developed an insurance flowsheet to help clinics with insurance navigation. The document can be found […]
October 6, 2023
Thanks to all who came out to hear important policy & study updates and about the use of DoxyPEP for STI prevention in San Francisco. The […]
June 2, 2023
At the May 25th Consortium meeting, we focused on HIV prevention and treatment and quality of life for transgender and gender-diverse San Franciscans. Thanks to Dr. […]
May 15, 2023
Ward 86, established in January 1983, is a large HIV clinic based at San Francisco General Hospital at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Ward […]
March 9, 2023
Our local experts – Dr. Stephanie Cohen, Dr. Hyman Scott, Dr. Diane Havlir and Dr. Susan Buchbinder – presented updates on doxy-PEP, long-acting ART for prevention […]
December 5, 2022
On World AIDS Day, we remember those we’ve lost to AIDS-related illness and reaffirm our support for those living with HIV. At this meeting, the GTZ-SF […]
September 23, 2022
Thanks to Andy Scheer, SFDPH, and Laura Thomas, SF AIDS Foundation, for sharing critical policy updates. And thanks to Sharon Pipkin for presenting highlights from the […]
May 23, 2022
The San Francisco Getting to Zero Consortium convened last Thursday, May 19th. The Co-Chairs of the GTZ-SF Steering Committee, Dr. Susan Buchbinder and Dr. Diane Havlir, […]
April 14, 2022
Below are San Francisco RAPID Program resources that can be adapted to your city or jurisdiction’s needs. Please contact the GTZ-SF RAPID Committee Chair Dr. Susa […]
February 28, 2022
This convening is a follow-up on the discussion from last Spring. Jon Oskarsson, RN MN and Janet Grochowski, PharmD shared their experience thus far in implementing […]
December 7, 2021
Thanks to all who were able to join us last Thursday for the Consortium Meeting! It was a great meeting with reflection, compelling data, exceptional panelists, […]
December 1, 2021
Quality of Life: Aging with HIV From IAPAC HIV Policy Brief Best Practices for Attaining and Surpassing 90-90-90 for Select Fast-Track Cities, Vol. 1, No. 1, […]
October 21, 2021
[New Publication] Development of a Citywide Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Initiative in San Francisco
Oliver M.L. Bacon, Susa C. Coffey, Ling C. Hsu, Jennie C.S. Chin, Diane V. Havlir, Susan P. Buchbinder, Development of a Citywide Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Initiative […]
September 17, 2021
In 2019, SFDPH received Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding for a one-year accelerated planning process to develop a local plan to end the […]
May 31, 2021
Reconnect to care, it’s important that you seek care when you need it, including routine STD testing and HIV viral load monitoring if you are a […]
April 16, 2021
Sudler A, Cournos F, Arnold E, Koester K, Riano NS, Dilley J, Liu A, Mangurian C. The case for prescribing PrEP in community mental health settings. […]
March 21, 2021
Bacon O, Chin J, Cohen SE, Sachdev D, Coffey S, Scheer S, Hessol NA, Buchbinder S, Havlir DV, Hsu L. Decreased Time from HIV Diagnosis to […]
September 30, 2020
Truvada® is going generic on September 30, 2020: Update for San Francisco PrEP Users (updated 10/14)
Where can I learn more?If you or your provider have any questions, please contact San Francisco City Clinic at sfccpatientservices.dph@sfdph.org. For more information on generic medications, […]
June 29, 2020
If you have questions, please contact Alyson Decker NP, (alyson.decker@sfdph.org), San Francisco City Clinic, San Francisco Department of Public Health.
April 27, 2020
Last Thursday, Getting to Zero SF and Ward 86 @ SFGH co-hosted a Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 for people living with HIV. The town hall […]
December 9, 2019
The Consortium met last Thursday evening to commemorate World AIDS Day. Steering Committee Co-Chair Dr. Diane Havlir spoke about the national Ending the Epidemic plan, SFDPH’s […]
September 30, 2019
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Consortium meeting last Thursday. We had a record crowd with 115 community members in attendance! Courtney Mulhern-Person provided […]
September 29, 2019
In collaboration with SFDPH’s Center for Learning & Innovation and support from HIV Health Services and Community Health Equity & Promotion via Getting to Zero, the […]
April 26, 2019
Thanks to all who came out and engaged with us in conversation about what we as individuals and collectively as GTZ can do to better serve […]
January 17, 2019
SF HIV FOG’s abstract “Organizing the HIV Frontline Worker Community” was accepted for poster presentation at the December 2018 Ryan White Conference. To download the poster, […]
December 3, 2018
On 11/29, the GTZ-SF Consortium convened for its last meeting of 2018. This meeting brought together over 100 people in observance of World AIDS Day. Tony […]
November 30, 2018
Click below to download the full *updated* Dear Colleague Letter. Dear Colleague, We’re writing to share with you recommendations on how to incorporate new developments in […]
September 5, 2018
The 2017 Annual Report has been released! The report can be found on the SFDPH website here. Susan Scheer, Susan Buchbinder, Susan Philip, Tracey Packer and […]
October 15, 2020
If you have questions, please contact Susa Coffey (susa.coffey@ucsf.edu), Chair of the GTZ RAPID Committee.
March 6, 2020
If you have questions, please contact Susa Coffey (susan.coffey@ucsf.edu), Chair of the GTZ RAPID Committee.
March 2, 2020
If you have questions, please contact Janessa Broussard (jbroussard@sfaf.org) Director of Clinical Services, San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
March 28, 2019
New data from San Francisco-based Ward 86 RAPID-ART program. Coffey S, Bacchetti P, Sachdev D, Bacon O, Jones D, Opsina-Norvell C, Torres S, Lynch E, Camp C, […]
November 14, 2018
If you’re between the ages 12-25, you can visit one of these clinics to receive FREE healthcare and counseling! Download the brochure so you have it on […]
September 28, 2018
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Consortium meeting last night we had some really great presentations and an engaging discussion on STIs, HIV and […]
