Opportunities to Expand Equitable Access to HIV Prevention Services through Community Pharmacies
RxEACH is a national coalition effort working to expand and sustain access to HIV prevention and linkage to care services in community pharmacies. Community pharmacies are poised to unlock access to HIV prevention services, particularly in areas where it is most needed, and can play a crucial role in achieving equitable PrEP access.
With over half of the 70,000 pharmacies in the U.S. in medically underserved areas and 90% of the U.S. population living within 5 miles of a pharmacy, community pharmacies can serve as vital entry points for essential HIV prevention and linkage to care services – and ensure people can access services in their communities. Broader pharmacy access for prevention services, can empower choice for individuals to choose to receive PrEP and other prevention services in a location that best suits their needs. Join an array of experts for a webinar discussing the opportunity to expand equitable access to HIV prevention services, including PrEP, and what is needed to grow and sustain community-based HIV prevention service programs in pharmacies.
The webinar will:
- Highlight how pharmacies can address two structural access barriers to HIV prevention services – proximity and stigma
- Demystify the necessary policy pathways that support sustainable community-based HIV prevention services through pharmacies
- Provide an overview of the RxEACH Initiative coalition priorities and how to engage
- Share lessons learned from other state policy development and implementation efforts
- Discuss how pharmacy-based HIV prevention programs can meet patient needs
Moderator:
- Mike Elizabeth, Equality Federation
Speakers:
- Natalie Crawford, Emory University
- Noelle Esquire, Elton John AIDS Foundation
- Juan Carlos Loubriel, Whitman-Walker Health
- Tamara McCants, National Pharmaceutical Association
- Michael Murphy, American Pharmacists Association
- Sara Zeigler, Courage Forward Strategies