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HIV/Communicable Disease Prevention Program |
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Overview of Services
The goal of this program is to prevent the spread of HIV by providing leadership and coordination throughout Sacramento County in relation to:
- HIV/AIDS prevention and risk reduction through educational services
- HIV risk assessment counseling
- HIV testing
- HIV/AIDS Conferences and Workshops
Who is eligible for this program?This program serves the following:
- Men who have sex with men (MSM)
- Injection drug users
- Partners of injection drug users
- Sex industry workers
- Individuals on probation
- People of color
- High-risk youth and young adults
- HIV positive individuals
- HIV service providers
- The general population
Services providedSacramento County offers the following services:
- HIV antibody testing
- Outreach activities
- Community involvement through the Sacramento Alliance to Prevent AIDS (SAPA)
- Technical assistance
- County-wide HIV prevention activities
- Social marketing campaigns
- HIV Education Resource Center
- Hepatitis C prevention and screening referrals
- STD prevention and information
- HIV InfoLine
Program Staff The program staff include a Program Coordinator, Heath Educators, Health Education Associates and clerical support. Also, five subcontractors provide education about HIV prevention throughout the county as follows:
- Breaking Barriers
- El Hogar, Inc.
- Golden Rule Services
- Harm Reduction Services
- Maap, Inc.
Program Contact Information:
Staci Syas, MPH
HIV/Communicable Disease Prevention Program Coordinator
Phone: (916) 875-6022
Fax: (916) 875-6001
E-mail: syass@saccounty.net | | | | | | | | |
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