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The following links provide information relevant to Disease Prevention Demonstration Project, disease prevention, harm reduction and other related topics. Please check back often for updates and new links. Also, please feel free to include a link to www.HelpStopAIDS.com on your website.
DPDP Resources
Background,
Summary, and Full Text of Senate Bill 1159.
Links provide detailed information regarding SB 1159, which authorized the Disease Prevention Demonstration Project. California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS This California State Office of AIDS syringe access resources pages provides information regarding syringe access in California through both pharmacy syringe sales and syringe exchange programs.
The California Endowment
The California Endowment's mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.
California Syringe Access Resource Library
This site provides comprehensive information on pharmacy syringe sales in California and related resources for consumers and pharmacists. Resources include fact sheets and information on syringe disposal.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: HIV Prevention
Provides access to materials and resources regarding HIV prevention among injection drug users and their sex partners, with a focus on access to sterile syringes.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Information on Pharmacy Syringe Sales
Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding increasing pharmacy sales of sterile syringes to reduce the transmission of blood borne diseases.
County of Los Angeles Department of Health - Disease Prevention Demonstration Project (DPDP)
The L.A. County Department of Public Health’s website on the Disease Prevention Demonstration Project.
DPDP Participating California Cities and Counties
List of Disease Prevention Demonstration Project participating California cities & counties (as of April, 2008)
Drug Policy Alliance
The Drug Policy Alliance Network is the nation's leading organization working to end the war on drugs. DPA envisions new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights and a just society in which the fears, prejudices and punitive prohibitions of today are no more.
Joint Letter in Support of HIV Prevention and Pharmacy Syringe Sales
This 1999 joint letter signed by American Medical Association(AMA), American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA), the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), and the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) calls for the removal or modification of legal barriers to increase the availability of sterile syringes through pharmacies. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association Supplement, "Preventing Blood-Borne Infections Through Pharmacy Syringe Sales and Safe Community Disposal" Academic research on over the counter pharmacy syringe sales.
Long Beach Disease Prevention Demonstration Project Information on Long Beach's DPDP.
Los Angeles Resources
AIDS Project L.A.
AIDS Project Los Angeles is dedicated to: improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease; reducing the incidence of HIV infection; and advocating for fair and effective HIV-related public policy. Resources include bilingual direct services, prevention education & harm reduction based support groups.
HIV L.A. Consumer Directory
A comprehensive directory of HIV/AIDS Services in L.A. County. HIV L.A. includes more than 1,500 distinct listings of services across 33 different service categories, including Medical Resources, Support Groups, Drug Treatment, Women’s Services, Prevention Education, HIV/AIDS Testing and Youth Assistance, among dozens more.
Hepatitis C Task Force for Los Angeles Resource Guide
The Hepatitis C Task Force for Los Angeles (HCTF-LAC) is a group of private and public agencies, advocates and concerned individuals working in collaboration to prevent the spread of Hepatitis C and improve the quality of living for people with Hepatitis C. The services presented in this guide are mostly free or offered at low cost. Resources include testing & treatment facilities, support groups and a listing of L.A. syringe exchange providers.
Homeless Health Care Los Angeles
The mission of Homeless Health Care Los Angeles (HHCLA) is to improve the health of people through direct services, education and advocacy. HHCLA provides referrals to hep C testing, detox, drug treatment, healthcare and emergency housing.
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center
Since 1971 the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center has been building the health, advocating for the rights and enriching the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Resources include free or low-cost healthcare, mental health services, HIV & hepatitis C testing and prevention.
California Resources
California AIDS Clearinghouse
Provides information regarding HIV and related health information. Resources include multimedia resources, including copies of the film highlighting the DPDP- “A Fundamental Service.”
California Board of Pharmacy
Protects consumers, enforces pharmacy laws, and licenses pharmacists and pharmacies. Website includes an article on SB 1159, which appears in the October, 2005 issue of “The Script,” the Board’s newsletter.
California Hepatitis Alliance
The California Hepatitis Alliance (CalHEP) seeks to reduce the scope and consequences of the hepatitis B and C epidemics, which disproportionately affect California’s ethnic communities and the socioeconomically undeserved. The CalHep site includes tips for those working to secure approval for pharmacy syringe sales in their local jurisdiction.
California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB)- for syringe disposal
Provides information on California law changes regarding syringe disposal. Also includes information on the collection and proper disposal of home-generated sharps waste in California.
California Pharmacists Association (CPhA)
CPhA represents pharmacy professionals from all practice settings whose mission is to promote, expand and defend the profession of pharmacy and the role of pharmacists in California.
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation provides leadership to prevent new HIV infections. Linking community experience with science, the Foundation develops ground-breaking prevention programs and bold policy initiatives to promote health and create sustainable progress against HIV.
National Resources
The Body: An HIV/AIDS Information Resource
The Body attempts to lower barriers between patients and clinicians by demystifying HIV/AIDS and its treatment. Content includes news stories, an “Ask the Expert” forum, and other related resources.
Harm Reduction Coalition
HRC is a diverse network of community- based organizations, service providers, researchers, policy-makers, academics, and activists challenging the persistent stigma placed on people who use drugs and advocating for sensible policy reform. Resources include information on HIV, hepatitis C, overdose, syringe access, drug treatment and harm reduction techniques.
The National Association of State Controlled Substance Authorities
NASCSA provides a continuing mechanism through which agencies can work to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of efforts to prevent and control drug diversion and abuse, and to provide an educational forum to further this purpose. |