APLA Health & Wellness
APLA Health restores dignity and trust within underserved communities by providing world-class LGBTQ+ empowering healthcare, HIV specialty care, food, housing and other essential support services.
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LIVE ·2025 Grants ChallengeWorld-Class LGBTQ+ Empowering Healthcare
Since 1983, APLA Health has been committed to ending the HIV epidemic in our lifetime by offering quality healthcare, life-saving services, camaraderie, compassion, and comfort to all who come through our doors. With 15 service sites serving 19,000 patients and clients across Los Angeles County, including six federally qualified health centers, APLA Health has a comprehensive service model that addresses the medical, dental, behavioral health, and social factors (i.e. housing, food, social connection) impacting LGBTQ+ health and well-being.
CONNECT ·2024 Grants ChallengeLifelong Connections: Supportive Networks for People with HIV over 50
The overarching goal of HIVE Elders (HIVE) is to significantly improve the physical and mental health outcomes (adherence to HIV care, treatment, reduction in hospital visits and connection to social supports) among people with HIV 50 years of age and older (PWH 50+). Internally, the HIVE program works closely with APLA Health’s robust portfolio of services to augment support for PWH 50+, with an emphasis on addressing social determinants of health, especially the toll isolation and lack of community connection takes on mental health.