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Prevention Program

HIV/AIDS

Welcome to the Prevention Hompage.

Worldwide, an estimated 3.6 million people aged 50+ are living with HIV. September 18th is HIV/AIDS Aging Awarness day

HIV AIDS and Aging Awarness Day September 18
The prevalence of HIV among older adults is reaching staggering rates. About 1 in 4 adults in the United States who are living with HIV infection are aged 50 or older. 18% of new HIV diagnoses occur among those aged 50 and older

National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD) is September 27
Gay mens HIV Awarness Day September 17thIn 2008 the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) launched this observance day to recognize the disproportionate impact of the epidemic on gay men.

Learn more below and find resources you can use to get involved in marking NGMHAAD on and around September 27

HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral Sites

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  • Testing and Counseling
  • Linkage
  • Interventions
  • Community Engagement
  • Innovation Central
  • Resources and Materials
Testing and Counseling
Oversees Florida’s HIV counseling and testing programs, including the Expanded Testing Initiative (ETI) and Social Network Strategies (SNS). Maintains the Counseling, Testing, and Referral (CTR) sites database, 500/501 counselor training, and other CTR resources.
Linkage
Client centered linkage to care and treatment for those who are HIV+. The programs include the Corrections Program, Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI), and Targeted Outreach for Pregnant Women Act (TOPWA).
Interventions
Assistance with HIV/AIDS prevention interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), high-risk negative persons and American Indian populations. Assesses community need and coordinates intervention and capacity building trainings, condom distribution, outreach, and maintains the educational materials database, and provides information on PrEP
The Community Engagement Team works to support HIV prevention through media campaigns, the HIV/AIDS hotline, Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) for health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs), various statewide mobilization initiatives, and community planning.
Highlights the best of the best practices for HIV Prevention activities, strategies, and interventions submitted by health department and community-based organization partners
Prevention Provider Contract Manual, HIV 101 DVD requests, brochures, logos, palm cards, posters, forms and other resources and materials available for download.