Why it matters: If you know your HIV status, you can act accordingly. If you’re negative, take steps to stay negative such as safer sex, harm reduction, going on PrEP, and talking about safety with partners. If you’re positive, engage with and stay in medical care to stay healthy and lower your HIV viral load. If you’re undetectable, you can’t spread HIV. undetectable = untransmittable! #UequalsU
It all starts with knowing your HIV status. If you don’t know and it’s been more than 6 months, it’s time to get tested.
We’ll be offering FREE HIV oral swab testing at Walgreen’s in Poughkeepsie and Yonkers on Tuesday, June 27th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
September 18 is National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day, a day to combat stigma faced by older Americans with HIV and to address aging-related challenges of HIV testing, prevention, and care. Over 50% of HVCS’ clients are age 50 or older. Learn more about the impact of HIV on older adults: https://bit.ly/2Vi0fgJ. #NHAAD #StopHIVTogether
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September 18 is National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day, a day to combat stigma faced by older Americans with HIV and to address aging-related challenges of HIV testing, prevention, and care. Over 50% of HVCS’ clients are age 50 or older. Learn more about the impact of HIV on older adults: https://bit.ly/2Vi0fgJ. #NHAAD #StopHIVTogether
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September 18 is National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day, a day to combat stigma faced by older Americans with HIV and to address aging-related challenges of HIV testing, prevention, and care. Over 50% of HVCS’ clients are age 50 or older. Learn more about the impact of HIV on older adults: https://bit.ly/2Vi0fgJ. #NHAAD #StopHIVTogether
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September 27 is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help stop HIV stigma and encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment among gay and bisexual men. https://bit.ly/2WFYISl #NGMHAAD #StopHIVTogether
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September 27 is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help stop HIV stigma and encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment among gay and bisexual men. https://bit.ly/2WFYISl #NGMHAAD #StopHIVTogether
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September 27 is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help stop HIV stigma and encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment among gay and bisexual men. https://bit.ly/2WFYISl #NGMHAAD #StopHIVTogether
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HVCS has offered free HIV, STD (STI), and hepatitis C testing for decades. To set up your free tests, all you have to do is contact us!
We offer testing at our offices, at various health fairs and public events across the Hudson Valley, or, if necessary, your home. If that’s not an option, we will meet you in a safe, confidential (mutually agreed upon) space.
Start by providing a few details on our new online request form so we know how best to serve you. Find the form here.
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Saturday, April 10th is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. #NYHAAD reminds us of the importance of investing in young people’s health and education. School-based Health Education provides youth with a safe and supportive environment to learn about HIV prevention.
1 in 5 new HIV diagnoses occurs in young people ages 13-24. This National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, learn why investing in youth health and education is critical to ending HIV: https://go.usa.gov/xsbyAexternal
Even before merging, HVCS and Cornerstone Family Healthcare (CFH) worked together as community partners. We frequently make referrals back and forth to ensure that clients have optimal healthcare and the best possible quality of life. In our Drug User Health Hub, serving clients with opioid use disorder in Orange and Sullivan counties, a Cornerstone Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner sees clients and writes Suboxone prescriptions.
Since the merger, two CFH programs became HVCS programs: • Positive Choices Center: HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (moved to Client Services department) • HIPS and PrEP (moved to Community Education and Prevention department with HVCS) For more information about Cornerstone, visit www.cornerstonefamilyhealthcare.org or find them on Facebook and Instagram.
It’s National HIV Testing Day! 
September 18 is National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day, a day to combat stigma faced by older Americans with HIV and to address aging-related challenges of HIV testing, prevention, and care. Over 50% of HVCS’ clients are age 50 or older. Learn more about the impact of HIV on older adults: 
September 27 is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help stop HIV stigma and encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment among gay and bisexual men. 
