HIV Health Services (HHS) is part of the AIDS Office of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH). HHS has a long history of providing and supporting health care to people living with HIV and AIDS in the City and County of San Francisco. The DPH has been providing services to people with HIV/AIDS since the first cases were diagnosed in 1981.

The SFDPH AIDS Office, comprised of HHS, HIV Prevention Services, HIV Research, and the HIV /AIDS Statistics and Epidemiology, was created early in the epidemic to support research and surveillance efforts and to oversee contracts with community-based services for care and prevention. Today, HHS contracts with over 60 agencies, which range from large hospitals to community health clinics and from multi-county social service providers to very specialized or neighborhood-focused agencies. HHS works closely with the San Francisco HIV Health Services Planning Council, which conducts our prioritization and allocation processes as well as regular administrative assessments to manage and administer Ryan White Funds. Ensuring diverse feedback about the system, including client and provider input, is one of the priorities of HIV Health Services and the San Francisco HIV Health Services Planning Council.