In 2007, we provided comprehensive case management services to 280 people living with HIV or AIDS, ensuring that they had access to health insurance, medical care, and other necessary health services. Other activities to treat and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in our community included:
- Exchanged more than 370,000 contaminated syringes for sterile ones through our Harm Reduction Center. This intervention has a powerful effect on the prevention of an array of serious infectious diseases, including HIV and Hepatitis, and keeps used injection equipment from being disposed of in ways that endanger the public.
- Provided 176 Hepatitis A and B vaccinations and other health services to participants in community HIV prevention programs.
- Performed 390 HIV tests to persons at high risk for contracting HIV, helping those diagnosed with HIV to access medical care, and working with those who were HIV negative to reduce their risk.
- Partnered with health care providers, social service agencies, and community organizations to develop and implement community education about HIV for health care professionals, agency staff, and the public.
- As the Lead Agency for the Region 6 AIDS Service Network, Clark County Public Health managed an array of coordinated HIV prevention and care services by contracting for $726,000 worth of contracts with 9 local health jurisdictions and 10 service organizations within the 11-county region. Region 6 program staff also gave technical assistance to these services providers and ensured that services were effective and efficient.
- In partnership with a community provider, initiated a new approach to substance abuse treatment that holistically combines HIV prevention with health promotion learning and behavior change for participants in the context of group substance abuse treatment.
