Aids Program-La County history

The first board of directors was elected on January 14, 1983.

In 1986, APLA established a Government Affairs division.

Review of the State's Spending Related to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome April 1987

AIDS Program Office 1988

Sex Information & Education Council of the United States 1989

In 1990, community advocates worked alongside legislators in developing the framework of the landmark Ryan White CARE Act.

DSTD/Hiv Prevention ISN (Information Systems Newsletter). 1991

Epidemiologic Overview of HIV/AIDS Among Latinas/os in California 1992

First Year Implementation & Network Operations (Columbia University School of Public Health) April 16, 1993

HIV Counseling, Testing & Referral Standards & Guidelines May 1994

HIV Counseling & Testing 1995

Community-Based Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects Announcement 1997

UIC Mental Health Provider Education in HIV/AIDS 1998

State of an Epidemic: HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles County: Trends & Future Directions April 1999

Afterwords: World AIDS Day Event 2000

In 2001, APLA moved into its present offices, on Kingsley Drive in the Mid-City neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Through the early part of the decade, the agency expanded its Necessities of Life Program food pantry network, opening sites in Long Beach and South Los Angeles in 2002.

In 2003, the agency launched The Red Circle Project, an HIV prevention program targeting the Native American/Alaska Native population throughout L.A. County.

In 2004, APLA Dental Services marked its 20th year of operation, and the agency expanded its dental operations with the addition of a mobile clinic that continues to provide oral healthcare at scheduled stops countywide.

By the end of 2005, APLA had begun its first international partnership, a project with India-based AIDS service provider YRG CARE. The initiative offered multilingual HIV care and prevention services to women in Tamil Nadu, one of India’s regions hit hardest by the epidemic.

In 2008, APLA released No Mas en el Tintero, a groundbreaking document to assess gay men’s needs in Central America and to offer strategies to reduce rates of HIV infection among this population in the region.

In 2009, the agency opened its S. Mark Taper Foundation Center, a freestanding dental clinic and food pantry.

And in 2011, APLA opened the APLA Health & Wellness Center in Baldwin Hills, bringing together HIV prevention services, economic development programs and social activities for gay and bisexual men and transgender individuals of color.

In April 2013, APLA expanded health services by implementing STD screening and treatment at the Health & Wellness Center.

APLA Health & Wellness began offering primary medical care at the Health & Wellness Center in spring 2014 and undertook a full renovation of the space, which included a capital campaign that changed its name.