About PrEP is for Youth
PrEP is for YOUth is a program at the Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health at Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane. Our primary goal is to help young people stay on top of their sexual health.
The PrEP is for YOUth team works with and cares for all communities of young people with a focus on young LGBTQ people of color. By centering our work around our own communities that are disproportionately affected by HIV, we are intentional in addressing the unique health barriers we face.
Our program provides sexual health care that is focused on the needs of adolescents and young adults ages 15-25, regardless of insurance. We stay connected with our patients through phone, email, text and social media. Our clinic offers intensive support from peer navigators, free HIV/STI testing, text reminders and wellness check-ins, and free condoms. All services are confidential.
Want to connect with us?
Return to our home page and click on “I Want PrEP!”.
We are in collaboration with the Virtual Online Integrated SExual health Services (VOISES) for personalized health navigation. Check out our Instagram and sign up for personal support!
Our Team
Medical Director
Dr. Errol Fields, MD, PhD, MPH
Dr. Fields (He/Him) is a pediatrician and adolescent medicine subspecialist and sees patients in the Harriet Lane Adolescent Clinic and the Intensive Primary Care (IPC) Clinic. His clinical and research interests include the treatment and prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and young adults. His research focuses on using mixed methodologies to understand and reduce HIV disparities among adolescent and young adult African American gay and bisexual men, as well as other men who have sex with men (MSM).
Senior Research program coordinator
Gabby Newton, MPH
Gabby (She/Her) has been living in Baltimore for four years. She hopes that through her work in the public health field she can help empower people to reclaim their whole and happy selves from the impacts of oppressions they face. As a VOISES coordinator, Gabby uses data to inform the progress of the program to make sure it is serving Baltimore City’s young people as best as it can. Growing up in a woodsy area of western Massachusetts, she enjoys finding ways to reconnect with nature, lately through starting a veggie and flower garden and exploring Maryland’s state parks (Assateague is her favorite so far).
In Gabby’s free time, you can also find her listening to podcasts (especially The Read), checking out a farmers market, or volunteering at a local doula organization.
Research PRogram coordinator
Yeng Yang
Yeng (He/Him) is from Minnesota but has lived in Baltimore for the past 2 years. He is one of the program coordinators for the VOISES program. He does HIV risk reduction and education along with PrEP navigation among adolescents and young adults. He enjoying helping programs grow and is an advocate for healthcare accessibility in young people. In his free time, he enjoys playing League of Legends, Squash, and trying out new Taco places.
Fun Fact: Yeng competed in a male pageant for breast cancer awareness and won with an astounding Drag performance talent show!
Community OUtreach specialist and Peer navigator
Naomi Nina
Naomi (She/Her/Hers) is from New York but have called Baltimore home for the last 7 years. She loves the fact that as a peer navigator she gets to provide sexual health education and curate safe spaces for our youth to be celebrated, heard, and seen. Additionally, her hope is that her love for making care accessible reaches the community and impacts them in a positive way.
When she isn't at work, she is attending graduate school to become a mental health therapist. She loves the arts and is a spoken word artist and published author. Also, on any given day you may catch her scrolling social media looking for animal videos because that's her favorite thing to do.
Communityt Outreach speacialist and Peer Navigator
Ren Culbreath
Ren (They/Them/He/Him) has lived in Baltimore their entire life. They are one of the Health Navigators with the VOISES program. He enjoys crocheting, singing, theatre, and has a passion for teaching comprehensive sex education. In their free time you might find Ren starting a new crochet project (with tons of WIPS they need to finish) or decorating his home.
Ren knows that all youth deserve knowledge and the power to take care of their health, along with safe spaces to do so. He takes pride in being a Health Navigator to guarantee that as many youths as possible feel supported.
Fun Fact: Ren has a pet turtle whose named after Serena Williams :)
Peer Navigator
Charles Clark
Charles (He/Him) is a Baltimore transplant but will have lived here nearly half his life in two years. A writer first, he fell into the world of sexual health out of a necessity to connect with the community and yearning to learn about everyone's unique stories. He looks forward to his role as a Health Navigator to promote a healthier Baltimore.
As a lover of music, Charles can craft a playlist for you in nearly genre or mood and may even already have one in mind for you. He's also been known to cut up a dance floor or two.
Fun Fact: Charles is a 3x Bmore Karaoke champion, team leader, and fan favorite (in his head).