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* [http://howardbrown.org/wp/Howard Brown Health Center]: Provides STI tests to the LGBT community. They have HIV specialists on staff and have a Syphilis Treatment Clinic. They have drop-in nights for uninsured women and trans people (35 and under) on the last Wednesday of each month, where they offer free services (pelvic exams, breast/check exams, STI tests). | * [http://howardbrown.org/wp/Howard Brown Health Center]: Provides STI tests to the LGBT community. They have HIV specialists on staff and have a Syphilis Treatment Clinic. They have drop-in nights for uninsured women and trans people (35 and under) on the last Wednesday of each month, where they offer free services (pelvic exams, breast/check exams, STI tests). | ||
* [http://www.projectvida.org/vida-wellness-center.html VIDA Wellness Center]: "Free and confidential HIV counseling and testing is available to the general public by appointment or during general operating hours on a first-come, first-serve basis." Address: 2659 S. Kedvale Ave., Chicago, IL 60623. Contact: Alejandra (Alex) Pena. Email: apena@projectvida.org | Find the Chicago Department of Public Health or Planned Parenthood clinic closest to you for free HIV or STI testing. | ||
* [http://www.projectvida.org/vida-wellness-center.html VIDA Wellness Center]: "Free and confidential HIV counseling and testing is available to the general public by appointment or during general operating hours on a first-come, first-serve basis." Address: 2659 S. Kedvale Ave., Chicago, IL 60623. Contact: Alejandra (Alex) Pena. Email: apena@projectvida.org. | |||
* Prologue South Side LGBT Drop-In Center: Offers free HIV rapid tests. Address: 1857 E. 71 St., Chicago, IL 60649. Email: 71stdropincenter@gmail.com. | |||
* Open Door: "The HIV testing program targets high-risk populations of Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM), and high-risk heterosexuals including sex workers, sex partners of HIV-positive MSM’s, persons who have multiple unprotected sex partners, users of IV and non-IV drugs, and sex partners of Intervenous Drug Users. Persons receiving these services will be provided pre and post-test counseling per Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and State of Illinois." Address: 164 Division St., Ste. 607, Elgin, IL 60120. | |||
* [http://www.tpan.com/program/ovah Our Voices Advocating Health]: "The prevention department’s mission at TPAN is to maintain the agency’s reputation as being Chicago’s first one-stop agency for individuals looking for HIV prevention information, HIV testing, counseling and/or referrals. OVAH! is primarily targeted towards young, at risk people of color. This can include MSM’s as well as substance users, or people who just want to know how to stay safe." | |||
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* [http://www.hwerks.com/chicagohclub/ Chicago H Club]: "We are a social/activity group for people with herpes (HSV) and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. We would like to have have parties at least once a month at different locations throughout Chicagoland!" | * [http://www.hwerks.com/chicagohclub/ Chicago H Club]: "We are a social/activity group for people with herpes (HSV) and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. We would like to have have parties at least once a month at different locations throughout Chicagoland!" | ||
* [http://howardbrown.org/wp/ Howard Brown Health Center]: "OUR HIV/AIDS MANAGEMENT INCLUDES: General check-ups, Medication monitoring and management, Coordination of counseling and social services, Specialty and diagnostic referrals, Complement therapies (e.g., acupuncture, chiropractic, massage), Nutrition services." Howard Brown’s providers are all certified HIV specialists. Please call 773-388-1600 to schedule an appointment. | * [http://howardbrown.org/wp/ Howard Brown Health Center]: "OUR HIV/AIDS MANAGEMENT INCLUDES: General check-ups, Medication monitoring and management, Coordination of counseling and social services, Specialty and diagnostic referrals, Complement therapies (e.g., acupuncture, chiropractic, massage), Nutrition services." Howard Brown’s providers are all certified HIV specialists. Please call 773-388-1600 to schedule an appointment. | ||
* [http://hivelimination.uchicago.edu/ The Chicago Center for HIV Elimination]: "CCHE seeks to eliminate new HIV transmission events over the next 30 years (from 2011 to 2041) by using network science to target and integrate prevention as well as create structural and community-specific interventions." | * [http://hivelimination.uchicago.edu/ The Chicago Center for HIV Elimination]: "If you have been diagnosed with HIV or a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and would like to ask any sex or needle-sharing partners to get tested, OR if you know someone who you think was exposed to HIV or an STI, we can help you tell them anonymously. We will send them a personal message which does not include any information that can be used to identify you." EMAIL: hivelimination@uchicago.edu "CCHE seeks to eliminate new HIV transmission events over the next 30 years (from 2011 to 2041) by using network science to target and integrate prevention as well as create structural and community-specific interventions." | ||
* [http://www.aidschicago.org/ AIDS Foundation of Chicago]: "AFC brings together service providers and funders to develop systems that meet the needs of those living with HIV/AIDS and to maximize the use of scarce resources." | * [http://www.aidschicago.org/ AIDS Foundation of Chicago]: "AFC brings together service providers and funders to develop systems that meet the needs of those living with HIV/AIDS and to maximize the use of scarce resources." | ||
* [http://www.providenthiv.com/ Provident Hospital HIV Program]: "Provident Hospital HIV Program provides comprehensive, wrap-around services that include outpatient primary care, mental health, psychosocial, dental, substance abuse, medication adherence, outreach/prevention and case management services to approximately 400 HIV patients residing in South side community areas." | |||
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