Blog
Welcome to the OHP blog. Here, we'll post about topics related to HIV planning, including health equity, Planning Council business, and more. You can also browse through archived blog posts, dating back to 2010.
Linking Clients to Care: A New Tool
May 22, 2014
It's a common enough story: someone is diagnosed with HIV. That person is told she needs to visit the doctor as soon as possible. Maybe that person calls for an appointment, and maybe she doesn't - but that person doesn't make it to the doctor...
Now Recruiting for Healthcare Discussions
Feb. 23, 2015
Currently, we are working on a study for the Philadelphia HIV Prevention Planning Group (HPG) on healthcare experiences and HIV testing preferences of seven at-risk populations. The purpose of this study is to assess the individual-level, provider...
8 ways to improve health care for young gay and bi men
June 30, 2015
Engagement in primary care is an especially important tool in the HIV prevention “toolbox” in this age of biomedical interventions like pre-exposure prophylaxis and “treatment as prevention”. HIV-negative YMSM should be linked to appropriate....