This 30-minute podcast explores the critical role pharmacists play in expanding access to injectable HIV treatment and prevention.

In 2022, the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute introduced a social determinants of health screening tool in its reporting system to better understand social needs among patients served by its funded agencies and the services provided to address them. In this conversation between a program coordinator and an evaluation specialist at the AIDS Institute, listeners will learn how the assessment tool was implemented and how reported data describes the social determinants of health needs among cis-gender women who received care.

This podcast episode seeks to share the experience and insights of a peer navigator working in Kitsap County, Washington, to link patients to necessary treatment while facing the interpersonal, psychosocial, and logistical barriers to care that impact these populations.

Informing partners about their risk of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) is important to reduce the risk of complications, onward transmission and reinfection; however, it is difficult to do especially if it is not in your native language.

Through a candid and forward-looking conversation, speakers will unpack how overlapping crises, such as inequity, mental health, housing instability, and climate, shape health outcomes and why whole-person, community-driven models are essential for the future. This session centers next-generation leadership, innovation, and actionable strategies to redesign health systems with equity at the core.