2023 BSGH News

Monday, December 18, 2023 — A University of Rochester School of Nursing researcher has earned a $2.3 million National Institutes of Nursing Research grant to address stigma and discrimination related to HIV, sexual orientation, and gender expression and improve health outcomes among those who are most disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic in Ghana.

Friday, October 20, 2023 — The Refugee Initiative for Enhancing Sexual Health (RIfESH) aims to understand HIV risk behaviors, experiences of intersectional stigma, and place-based factors that impact HIV and sexual health outcomes among refugees in Italy, especially those with increased risk behaviors such as male and female sex workers and people who use drugs.

Thursday, September 07, 2023 — For young men living in Ghana's cities, barriers such as societal stigma, discrimination and limited access to health care can make it difficult to seek HIV and sexual health services. Researchers from the University of Rochester School of Nursing and the Behavioral, Sexual & Global Health Lab are pioneering a group intervention to improve health outcomes among those who are most disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic in Ghana.

Friday, September 01, 2023 — The LAFIYA HIVST intervention is a pioneering group intervention designed to address the specific needs ofyoung GBMSM living in slum communities.

Tuesday, August 01, 2023 — A new community partnership between Recovery Houses of Rochester, the University of Rochester School of Nursing, and the URMC Center for Community Health & Prevention (CCHP) aims to improve substance use disorder recovery, sexual health, and mental health outcomes while advancing research on sober living facilities.