St. James Infirmary provides compassionate and non-judgmental healthcare and social services for all sex workers while preventing occupational illnesses and injuries through a comprehensive continuum of services.

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)

September 6th 2010
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Heavy Rotation @El Rio this Firday 10pm, $5 Door Benefits St. James Infirmary

HEAVY ROTATION San Francisco 's dance party for everyBODY!!! An outsiders club for body rebels, size queens, radical fatties, chubsters, trans folk, queers and our friends and lovers of all colors, genders, sexualities and ages 21 and beyond!!! Heavy Rotation is Benefiting the St. James Infirmary this Friday, September 10th at El Rio ...
August 29th 2010
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Eagle Beer Bust Benefits St. James Infirmary: Double Your Pleasure, Double Our Funds!

We are super excited to announce that this coming Sunday September 5th, (Labor Day Weekend!!), the Eagle Tavern will be hosting the St. James Infirmary for a wet and wild Beer Bust.  This means you buy a cup for $10 and get to drink as much beer ...
August 27th 2010
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Double Your Pleasure Double Our Funds! Beer Bust & Raffle…

We have a really fun events coming up SATURDAY AUGUST 28. If you are in SF, PLEASE come to this event and bring your friends!!! What's really great, is that not only are the beer busts a LOT of fun, 
but they ALL fall under St. James Infirmary's "MATCHING YOUR ...
August 19th 2010
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Nothing About Us Without Us: The Shared Goals of the Harm Reduction and Sex Worker Rights Movements

The above video and supplementary documents are designed to spark discussion and create inspiration for looking at the ways that peer-led groups providing support and services to sex workers in their communities can collaborate with harm reduction agencies. The materials were developed by a group of ...
August 2nd 2010
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Matching Your Devotion

On Monday, August 2nd, 2010, the St. James Infirmary is kicking off our Matching Your Devotion campaign and we want you to be a part of it!   We have received an extremely generous $10,000 matching grant; we have 2 months to match it and raise a whole lot more. Since ...

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