In 2019, an estimated 1.1 million people in the United States were infected with HIV, with the number rising each year. The federal government has implemented numerous HIV prevention strategies while also conducting research to evaluate new prevention methods. Recently, new evidence-based strategies for preventing HIV transmission have been introduced and are being implemented. In today’s podcast, we are joined by Dr. Robyn Fanfair, Acting Division Director, Division of HIV Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and she discusses this exciting news in HIV prevention. We are also joined by Juan Carlos Loubriel, Director of Community Health and Wellness at Whitman-Walker Health, and Craig Thompson, CEO at APLA Health.

Quotes
What excites me is a status neutral approach to HIV prevention, which can really improve access, reduce stigma, and help prioritize health equity. Dr. Robyn Fanfair

We have too many people drop out of our care, and they say that it's burdensome. So we're really looking at ways to use technology to streamline that and really meet the patient where the patient is. Craig Thompson

We need to recognize that there is an enduring stigma that prevents patients from having open conversations about sexual health and HIV status and undermines their efforts to seek care. Juan Carlos Loubriel

Featured in the episode
Juan Carlos Loubriel
Director of Community Health and Wellness
Whitman-Walker Health
Profile: https://www.whitman-walker.org/staff-member/loubriel-juan-carlos/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-carlos-loubriel-228b8123

Robyn Neblett Fanfair, MD, MPH
Acting Division Director, Division of HIV Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robyn-neblett-fanfair-95a47677

Craig Thompson
CEO
APLA Health
https://aplahealth.org/

Chapters
00:43 Exciting things are happening in HIV prevention right now.
02:48 The experience of health centers in improving HIV prevention
05:40 The next generation of HIV prevention
07:21 Evidence for people with HIV to achieve undetectable status and maintain viral suppression
09:27 The APLA Health and its HIV Care Program
13:32 Addressing the HIV stigma
15:49: Dr. Robyn’s message to community health centers about contributing to HIV prevention
18:22 Thoughts on Dr. Robyn’s message

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