No images? Click here Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10Though HIV diagnoses among women have declined in recent years, more than 7,000 women received an HIV diagnosis in the United States (US) and dependent areas c in 2018. It is important for women to know their HIV status so they can take medicine to treat HIV if they have the virus. Taking HIV medicine every day can make the viral load undetectable. Women who get and keep an undetectable viral load (or stay virally suppressed) have effectively no risk of transmitting HIV to HIV-negative sex partners. PrEP is HERE!!Music City PrEP Clinic Mobile Unit will be in Columbia on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 and March 23, 2021 from 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. The MCPC Mobile Unit will be parked in front of Columbia CARES and you can get your questions answered, have labs completed, and even get a prescription. No appointment needed. Click the Columbia CARES PrEP logo to contact our navigator for more information. Click on the MCPC logo to learn more about their services. Home HIV Test KitIf you need an HIV test but don't have time during the day to wait or want to better social distance, you can obtain a home HIV test kit from Columbia CARES simply by clicking the photo and requesting one from a testing specialist. A test kit will be mailed to anyone in our 12-county region FREE! Columbia CARES COVID Prevention Update: Columbia CARES is closed to the general public in order to protect our clients and staff. Clients of Columbia CARES may still access all services by contacting a case manager. Columbia CARES is not providing onsite HIV testing. If you need an HIV test you can get a free home HIV test kit by contacting an HIV testing specialist. |