Our Publications and Presentations
Criminalization, legalization or decriminalization of sex work: what female sex workers say in San Francisco, USA
Published in Reproductive Health Matters, 2009. (PDF Download)
Sex Worker Health, San Francisco Style
Published in Sexually Transmitted Infections Online, July 19, 2006. (PDF Download)
Can the Decriminalization of Sex Work Assist HIV Prevention?
SWEAT Study data prepared by Alix Lutnick and Deb Cohan, poster presented at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, August 6, 2008. (PDF Download)
Working Conditions, HIV, STIs and Hep. C Among Female Sex Workers in San Francisco
SWEAT Study data prepared by Alix Lutnick and Deb Cohan, poster presented at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, August 6, 2008. (PDF Download)
SWEAT
To find out more about the Sex Worker Environmental Assessment Team research project conducted by the University of California San Francisco and St. James Infirmary, please visit their blog.
Social Content and the Health of Sex Workers in San Francisco
Chart presentation in Power Point. Collaborative study project between the University of California at San Francisco, the St. James Infirmary, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Funding provided by the Ford Foundation and the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
The Health Needs of Sex Workers, A Descriptive Study
Power Point presentation produced by Chuck Cloniger, FNP & Deborah Cohan, M.D., in collaboration with the San Francisco Department of Public Health and UCSF Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. (Powerpoint slideshow)
Sex Worker Health, San Francisco Style; The St. James Infirmary
Research results from the collaborative efforts of SJI staff, UCSF Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the San Francisco Department of Public Health, 2002. (Powerpoint slideshow)
A Pilot Health Assessment of Exotic Dancers in San Francisco
A summer internship project conducted by Executive Director Naomi Akers, as part of the Masters of Public Health Program at San Francisco State University, 2006. (PDF Download)
RenegadeCast: Evaluating Podcast Social Media as a Health Promotion Tool for Sex Workers & Adult Entertainers with Internet Access
Culminating experience project for the Masters in Public Health program at SFSU conducted by Executive Director Naomi Akers, MPH (c) in collaboration with Melissa Gira Grant and St. James Infirmary staff, 2007. (PDF Download)
Providing Eductional Opportunities to Sex Workers
Annie Sprinkle’s Dissertation for her PhD at the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, 2002. (PDF Download)









