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Health Department outlines $8M Health Access Point awards to target HIV, hepatitis C and STIs

San Francisco Health Commission · June 21, 2022
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Summary

DPH presented a funding overhaul that integrates HIV, hepatitis C and STI services into Health Access Points (HAP) aimed at priority populations. The RFP allocated about $8 million, with roughly half directed to Latinx and Black/African American access points and additional mayoral funds to backfill prevention programs.

Department of Public Health staff described planned funding changes intended to concentrate prevention and care for HIV, hepatitis C and sexually transmitted infections into a set of community Health Access Points (HAPs) focused on equity.

Bill (presenter) outlined the overall care funding landscape: federal Ryan White Part A funds of roughly $17,000,000, state funding of about $3,500,000 and San Francisco general fund support exceeding $22,000,000, bringing total HIV care services in the city to about $42,000,000. He described a…

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