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The SFAF was originally an all volunteer group lead by physicians and gay community leaders[1]. It began by providing a hotline service originally called the Kaposi Sarcoma or KS hotline that was later renamed along with the organization[2]. The Hotline was intended to serve as a source of accurate information about the AIDS epidemic. It was initially available in Northern California but the organization's growth would see it expand nationwide. By1995 the SFAF reported receiving more than 10,000 calls every month on their Northern California AIDS Hotline[3].

By October 1982 the foundation officially began working with the San Fransisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). Through collaboration the SFAF was able to provide public services meant to educate people about AIDS. By November the foundation was working with the State of California Department of Health Services to provide the same services to other areas of California[1]. The SFAF conducted a large advertising campaign, placing messages on public transportation, popular newspapers, and strategically placed advertisements in venues and media popular with the gay community. The foundation also worked with journalists to increase awareness and understanding of the epidemic[4]. The media produced by the SFAF focused on risk reduction and safe sex. In particular the Foundation emphasized the use of condoms during anal intercourse for gay men, and cautioned against activities that shared bodily fluid[5]. By 1983 the foundation had reached the point where they could establish a social services department that could offer emergency services to those affected by aids and related issues[1].

Today the SFAF continues its mission in combating AIDS and to eventually end the disease, and has grown large enough be a respected source of information on AIDS as well as support other organizations and programs aside from its advertising efforts[2]. Among the services offered, the SFAF offers sexual Health Services including a pre-exposure program. Participants in the program are assisted in obtaining medication easily. The SFAF also runs services designed to help with substance abuse such as the Stonewall Project and social support programs aimed at the homeless and people over fifty[2]. In addition the SFAF is a major influence and collaborator on the Getting to Zero initiative.

References

Arno, P S (1986-11-01). "The nonprofit sector's response to the AIDS epidemic: community-based services in San Francisco". American Journal of Public Health. 76 (11): 1325–1330. doi:10.2105/AJPH.76.11.1325. ISSN 0090-0036. PMC 1646723. PMID 3766829.
Kirby, Tony (2019-02-01). "San Francisco AIDS Foundation". The Lancet HIV. 6 (2): e79. doi:10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30008-6. ISSN 2352-3018.
Armstrong, Elizabeth A.; Armstrong, Professor of Sociology and Organizational Studies Elizabeth A. (2002-12-15). Forging Gay Identities: Organizing Sexuality in San Francisco, 1950-1994. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-02693-0.
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/51733/WHF_1987_8(4)_p484-488.pdf Doll, L. S., and L. L. Bye. "AIDS: Where reason prevails." World health forum 1987; 8 (4): 484-488. 1987.
McKusick, L; Wiley, J A; Coates, T J; Stall, R; Saika, G; Morin, S; Charles, K; Horstman, W; Conant, M A (1985). "Reported changes in the sexual behavior of men at risk for AIDS, San Francisco, 1982-84--the AIDS Behavioral Research Project". Public Health Reports. 100 (6): 622–629. ISSN 0033-3549. PMC 1425325. PMID 3934697.

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