WORLD AIDS DAY (DEC. 1)

Contact:
Kent Donahue
Kent.Donahue@flhealth.gov
407-858-1472

Orlando, FL – The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) joins with people and communities worldwide as we observe World AIDS Day on December 1, 2022.

World AIDS Day provides an opportunity to remember the people we’ve lost to AIDS and focus attention on ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To end HIV in Florida, it requires the collective effort of all Floridians, and knowing your HIV status is the first step. Your HIV status determines the prevention or care options that are right for you.

The Area 7 HIV program at DOH-Orange offers free At-Home HIV testing kits to Central Florida. Residents of Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Brevard counties can request a kit by visiting the Talk Test Treat Central Florida website at https://talktestcfl.com/. The self-administered kit will be mailed to individuals at no cost and comes with step-by-step instructions, the oral testing swab, and test tube. The test is confidential and follow up by Area 7 HIV staff is optional.

In addition, the Department utilizes prevention strategies such as condoms and the use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) to reduce the risk of contracting HIV.

For HIV testing and services, please call the Florida Department of Health in Orange County at 407-858-1437.  For further information on the PrEP services offered by the Department, call the STD Clinic at 407-723-4170 or find PrEP locations in Central Florida by visiting: https://preplocator.org/.

Local World AIDS Day event:

December 1, 2022

World AIDS Day “Intimate Reflections”

An Evening of Celebration with long-term HIV Survivors

The Shakespeare Theatre

812 E. Rollins Street, Orlando 32803 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Host: Central Florida HIV Planning Council

For more information, call the Florida AIDS Hotline at 1-800-FLA-AIDS or 1-800-352-2437; En Espanol, 1-800-545-SIDA (545-7423); In Creole, 1-800-AIDS-101(243-7101).

About the Florida Department of Health

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