Reyna Ortiz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6766034 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Reyna Ortiz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Reyna |
| FAMILY NAME | Ortiz |
| SIGNATURE | ORTIZ R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centerforce |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Social determinants of health are associated with low uptake of daily HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and future uptake of long-acting formats
Introduction: The transgender population in the United States continues to experience disproportionately high HIV prevalence, and Black and Latina transgender women, in particular, account for more than half of the population's new diagnoses. Uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the daily oral HIV prevention pill, among Black and Latina transfeminine adults has lagged. This community-engaged, HIV status-neutral study served as an initial in…
Community engagement to improve access to healthcare
In Los Angeles and Chicago, transgender community engagement guided implementation processes and led to critical insights regarding specific, local barriers to healthcare. The steering committee itself represented an important vehicle for individual-, organizational-, and community-level relationship and capacity building. This comparative case study highlights key adaptations of EPIS toward the formation of an implementation science framework fo…
The Trans Accountability Project
TAP prioritized accountability, connectedness, and centering the voices of Black and Latina transgender women as a starting point to intervene upon structural marginalization. Five insights emerged and have directed TAP's focus toward employment and collective care. Although further structural change remains a priority, TAP represents a mechanism for sharing power, improving communication and collaboration, and increasing transparency across rele…
Peer-Based Education and Use of the SBIRT Model in Unique Settings with Transgender Young Adults
Transgender young adults are at higher risk for alcohol and substance use that could lead to other health and mental health complications. Utilization of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model might be effective to identify members of this minority community at risk for alcohol and substance use, provide early interventions for those not meeting diagnostic criteria, and link them to care. A tailored, peer-based…
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Peer-Based Education and Use of the SBIRT Model in Unique Settings with Transgender Young Adults
Transgender young adults are at higher risk for alcohol and substance use that could lead to other health and mental health complications. Utilization of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model might be effective to identify members of this minority community at risk for alcohol and substance use, provide early interventions for those not meeting diagnostic criteria, and link them to care. A tailored, peer-based…
Community engagement to improve access to healthcare
In Los Angeles and Chicago, transgender community engagement guided implementation processes and led to critical insights regarding specific, local barriers to healthcare. The steering committee itself represented an important vehicle for individual-, organizational-, and community-level relationship and capacity building. This comparative case study highlights key adaptations of EPIS toward the formation of an implementation science framework fo…
The Trans Accountability Project
TAP prioritized accountability, connectedness, and centering the voices of Black and Latina transgender women as a starting point to intervene upon structural marginalization. Five insights emerged and have directed TAP's focus toward employment and collective care. Although further structural change remains a priority, TAP represents a mechanism for sharing power, improving communication and collaboration, and increasing transparency across rele…
Social determinants of health are associated with low uptake of daily HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and future uptake of long-acting formats
Introduction: The transgender population in the United States continues to experience disproportionately high HIV prevalence, and Black and Latina transgender women, in particular, account for more than half of the population's new diagnoses. Uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the daily oral HIV prevention pill, among Black and Latina transfeminine adults has lagged. This community-engaged, HIV status-neutral study served as an initial in…
Health equity (3 works) · Transgender (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (2 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public health (2 works)