“The goal of our award-winning programs for HIV/AIDS Prevention and HIV/AIDS Health Care & Support Services is to help people be aware of their health status and connected to health care and support services.”  PHOTO, left to right:  Barbara Ligon--OTL counselor, Larry Butler--State Representative 72nd District, Samuel Bowens--Prevention Department Program Coordinator, Ann Galloway-Johnson--OTL counselor, Joyce Boone--Health Care & Support Services Program Coordinator, Jackie Robertson--OTL counselor.

The Waterbury Health Department has more than 30 years experience providing services related to HIV/AIDS prevention and care. When people living with HIV/AIDS achieve the best possible outcomes, they are less likely to transmit HIV infection to others.

Our services include the following specialty areas:

HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Services

• Free, anonymous and confidential HIV Counseling, (OTL) Outreach, Testing and Linkage
  • Activities designed to increase a client’s knowledge of his/her HIV serostatus; to encourage and support risk reduction; to secure needed referrals for appropriate medical prevention; promote partner counseling; referral services linkage (PCRS); 20-minute Alere HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo Finger Stick test result.
  • Community presentations on the following topics are available upon request: HIV/STI, Hepatits C, Harm and Risk Reduction, Overdose Prevention.

• Weekly Mobile Health Van Site Visits
  •  For weekly schedule, please call the Prevention Program at 203-574-6883.
• PrEP and PeP Education, Referral and Linkage
  •  PrEP is a daily pill that can protect you from HIV as long as you take it every day. Condoms provide additional protection against HIV, most sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy.
  • For more information: http://positivepreventionct.org/prep-span-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-span
• STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) Education, Screening and Linkage to Treatment
  •  Daily Screenings available, results in 5-7 days for:
    • Chlamydia
    • Gonorrhea
    • Hep C
    • Syphilis (Symptom screening & referral only)
  • For an appointment, please call the Prevention Program at 203-574-6883.
• Harm & Risk Reduction / Overdose Prevention, Referral and Linkage
  • For more information about naloxone education and distribution, call 203-574-6883.
• Home testing kits are available for HIV testing & results in 20 minutes in the privacy of the home.
  •  For more information, call the Prevention Program at 203-574-6883

Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Getting to Zero CT

In 2017, the CT Department of Public Health DPH Commissioner appointed a 23 member commission – including Samuel F. Bowens III, Program Coordinator, Waterbury Health Department Prevention Program – to use a data-driven process to develop a statewide plan with city-specific recommendations on how to end the HIV epidemic in CT. 

ZERO HIV DEATHS. ZERO NEW INFECTIONS. ZERO STIGMA.

For more information: https://gettingtozeroct.org/

Did you know that?

 

• 1 in 880 White women, 1 in 132 White men and 1 in 11 White MSM will contract HIV in a lifetime.
• 1 in 227 Hispanic women, 1 in 48 Hispanic men and 1 in 4 Hispanic MSM will contract HIV in a life time.
• 1 in 48 Black women, 1 in 20 Black men and 1 in 2 Black MSM will contract HIV in a life time.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. GET TESTED AND TAKE CONTROL!

LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION

2019 Prevention Program Brochure 

Black MSM (Men who have sex with Men) “Get Tested” Campaign

Additional Resources