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Local - Effect of budget cuts in California |
The AIDS Policy Center conducted a rapid assessment of the impact of California budget cuts on the provision, delivery and access of HIV-related services: "Examining the impact of the HIV-related state budget cuts: Comparing Alameda, Fresno, and Los Angeles Counties."
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Read the entire report |
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National - Seroadaptation as risk reduction |
 At the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), Dr. Hong-Ha Truong and Dr. Snigdha Vallabhaneni presented research on seroadaptation, or the process of choosing sexual partners based on their HIV serostatus in order to decrease risk of HIV transmission and acquisition. The studies showed that seroadaptation plays a major role in risk reduction for MSM, but not as the predominant strategy or in isolation of other strategies. |
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Global - Female migrants in Kenya, MSM in China | |
 Two new international CAPS research studies: Dr. Carol Camlin is studying opportunities for HIV prevention with female migrants in Kenya.
Dr. Kyung-Hee Choi is looking at the influence of stigma and discrimination on HIV risk among MSM in China.
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| CAPS Leadership |
The mission of CAPS is to conduct research to prevent new HIV infections, improve health outcomes among those infected, and reduce disparities.
Steve Morin PhD, Director
Susan Kegeles PhD and Marguerita Lightfoot PhD, Co-Directors |
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