"You have to make it cool": How heterosexual Black men in Toronto, Canada, conceptualize policy and programs to address HIV and promote health.

Background: Black Canadian communities are disproportionately impacted by HIV. To help address this challenge, we undertook research to engage heterosexual Black men in critical dialogue about resilience and vulnerability. They articulated the necessity of making health services 'cool'.

Progress toward closing gaps in the hepatitis C virus cascade of care for people who inject drugs in San Francisco.

Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Data tracking the engagement of PWID in the continuum of HCV care are needed to assess the reach, target the response, and gauge impact of HCV elimination efforts.

Methods: We analyzed data from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) surveys of PWID recruited via respondent driven sampling (RDS) in San Francisco in 2018.

Black Resilience: A Strategic Asset for Engaging Heterosexual Black Canadian Men in Community Responses to HIV.

Black people's disproportionate burden of HIV in Canada has raised questions about whether they are sufficiently resilient to HIV, and how to promote resilience. In this paper, we critically examine the issue of resilience among heterosexual Black men in four large Canadian cities (Ottawa, Toronto, London, and Windsor). In 2016, a team of researchers engaged self-identified heterosexual Black men in critical reflection on HIV-related resilience and vulnerability, with the goal of identifying pathways to strengthen their involvement in community responses to HIV.

Unmet Health and Social Welfare Needs of Women Who Inject Drugs in San Francisco.

We characterize social welfare and health care needs of women who inject drugs in a community-based survey in San Francisco. A total of 139 women were enrolled; 74.8% were homeless, and 67.

Homelessness, HIV testing, and the reach of public health efforts for people who inject drugs, San Francisco, California.

Background: There is a dearth of literature that explicitly examines associations between housing and HIV testing among people who inject drugs (PWID). Thus, the present study investigated the links between housing status and HIV testing for PWID.

Methods: Respondent-driven sampling recruited 382 HIV-negative PWID, who completed structured interviews in San Francisco.

Awareness and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among low-income, HIV-negative heterosexuals in San Francisco.

We examined pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and uptake among low-income heterosexual men and women in San Francisco in 2019. Of 294 HIV-negative survey participants, 42.5% were aware of PrEP.

Fentanyl self-testing in a community-based sample of people who inject drugs, San Francisco.

Background: Fentanyl test strips (FTS) can prevent overdose by identifying unknown fentanyl-laced drugs. We measured FTS use amongst people who inject drugs (PWID) in San Francisco.

Methods: Data were from a cross-sectional survey of PWID in 2018, recruited by respondent-driven sampling.

Prevalence and disparities in opioid overdose response training among people who inject drugs, San Francisco: Naloxone training among injectors in San Francisco.

Background: Expanding naloxone training stands to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths. The current study assessed the prevalence of overdose response training and use of naloxone among people who inject drugs (PWID).

Methods: Data were from a survey of PWID in San Francisco in 2018, recruited by respondent-driven sampling (RDS).

Substance use disorders among African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) people in Canada: a scoping review protocol.

Introduction: Previous research demonstrated that substance use continues to be one of the most complex and prevalent problems among African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) people. A number of studies were conducted to characterise substance use patterns in this population. To our knowledge, this is the first known review in Canada characterising substance use disorders on ACB people.

Will We Get to Zero HIV Stigma in San Francisco?

Cities worldwide are striving to get to zero HIV stigma as a condition to get to zero new infections. We tracked an indicator of perceived HIV stigma across surveys of men who have sex with men (MSM) in San Francisco from 2011 to 2017. Little improvement in perceived HIV stigma was observed, from 22.