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HIV SERVICES
HIV-Related Support Services from a Caring Staff
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HIV Prevention Services for Injection Drug Users and Their Sexual Partners |
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HIV Primary Prevention for Positives (P3) |
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HIV Counseling and Testing |
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Nueva Esperanza |
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Mpowerment Project |
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HIV Case Management |
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Ryan White Outreach Services |
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Farmworker CARE Coalition HIV Outreach and Education Program |
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Project Export |
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New Hope |
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HIV Prevention Services for Men who have Sex with Men
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HIV Prevention Services for Injection Drug Users and Their Sexual Partners |
Description: |
The goal of prevention services for Injection Drug Users/Sexual Partners is to reduce the spread of HIV by reducing the frequency of behaviors known to be high risk for the spread of HIV and by strengthening community norms which support lower risk behaviors among the target population. |
Helpful Links : |
County of San Diego |
Contact: |
Sue Martin, 760-407-1220,x. 169
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HIV Primary Prevention for Positives (P3) |
Description: |
The goal of Primary Prevention for Positives (P3) is to prevent the transmission of HIV from HIV positive individuals to others. HIV prevention efforts are shifted from the traditional focus on increasing education and awareness to HIV negative persons to providing support and education to individuals who are HIV-positive. |
Helpful Links: |
www.sdplanning.org |
Contact: |
Sue Martin, 760-407-1220,x. 169
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HIV Counseling and Testing |
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The goal of this program is to decrease HIV infection and re-infection among high-risk persons of color by increasing the number of those persons, including partners, receiving counseling and testing, test results, and relevant referrals. VCC provides outreach, education and on-site Orasure testing to high-risk individuals. |
Helplful Links : |
http://211sandiego.webinformhost.net |
Contact: |
Sue Martin, 760-407-1220,x. 169
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Nueva Esperanza |
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The goal of this program is to provide emotional and peer support and education to monolingual Spanish speaking HIV+ individuals. Services include a support group for the target population, prevention case management and social events. |
Contact: |
Sue Martin, 760-407-1220,x. 169
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Mpowerment Project |
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The Mpowerment Project is a national model HIV prevention program that is designed to specifically address the needs of young gay and bisexual men. The project mobilizes young gay/bisexual men to shape a healthy community for themselves, build positive social connections, and support their friends to have safer sex. The Mpowerment Project at VCC provides HIV prevention/education to Latino male migrant workers ages 18 to 30 with an emphasis on stigma reduction related to HIV and homosexuality. |
Contact: |
Sue Martin, 760-407-1220,x. 169
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HIV Case Management |
Description: |
Case Management services for persons infected with HIV. Link to specialty care & appropriate resources as needed. Assist with obtaining medications. |
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Maria Robles 760-631-5030
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Ryan White Outreach Services |
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The goals of Outreach Services is to remove or reduce barriers, such as language, cultural and economic issues, and improve access for under-served communities to use HIV care and treatment services by bringing individuals from these communities into the system of care. Services include providing culturally and linguistically sensitive HIV/AIDS information and referrals. |
Helpful Links : |
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/ |
Contact: |
Sue Martin, 760-407-1220, x. 169
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Farmworker CARE Coalition HIV Outreach and Education Program |
Description: |
Outreach education, male exams, and HIV testing to target population; and HIV/AIDS training for farmworker promotores for migrant farmworkers, day laborers and their families. |
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Fernando Sañudo 760-407-1220, X. 164
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Project Export |
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Project Export (Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Disparities in Health and Training) is a program designed to promote prevention and reduce health disparities within the African American and Hispanic populations. Staff provides outreach and education in disease prevention and treatment interventions in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and HIV/AIDS. |
Contact: |
Sue Martin, 760-407-1220, x. 169
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New Hope |
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The goal of this program is to provide emotional and peer support and education to a disenfranchised population of multicultural HIV positive individuals. Services include a support group for the target population, risk reduction materials distribution, social marketing campaign, and peer advocacy training. |
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www.aidswalk.org
www.napwa.org |
Contact: |
Sue Martin, 760-407-1220, x. 169
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HIV Prevention Services for Men who have Sex with Men |
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The goal of prevention services for MSM is to reduce new infections through interventions that teach and support behaviors that reduce the risk to men for acquiring the HIV virus and/or other STDs. |
Contact: |
Sue Martin, 760-407-1220, x. 169
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