The San Francisco AIDS Foundation has introduced free, confidential HIV testing to the services it provides along the 6th Street corridor. The new services expand on the agency’s successful HIV testing program at Magnet, the gay men’s health center in the Castro, and its efforts to encourage early diagnosis.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
“Sixth Street is well-trafficked by many San Franciscans most vulnerable to HIV infection,” Barbara Kimport, interim CEO of SFAF, said in a statement. “By introducing HIV testing to places like 6th Street where HIV continues to be a major problem, we move one step closer to radically reducing new infections in San Francisco.”home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
HIV screening will be available each Friday at SFAF’s client services headquarters at 1 6th Street between 3 and 5 p.m. and at the agency’s needle exchange site at 117 6th Street between noon and 2 p.m.
New services on 6th Street include RNA and routine HIV antibody testing, as well as hepatitis C testing. As part of a comprehensive approach in neighborhoods with high HIV incidence, SFAF works collaboratively with local service providers including the South of Market Health Center, Tom Waddell Health Clinic, Tenderloin Health, and the ISIS Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
The new testing services are being promoted on a large billboard directly across the street from SFAF’s offices. That effort is a part of a new collaboration between the agency and the “Greater Than AIDS” campaign, a national movement to mobilize hard-hit communities in response to AIDS, with a focus on reaching African Americans.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
For more information, visit www.sfaf.org.
Sisters’ video project seeks materials
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are collecting video of Sister performances and appearances over the last 30 years and are seeking any archival material. The group is digitizing this material onto external hard drives for future preservation. So far, said Sister Vicious Power Hungry Bitch, the group has digitized approximately 50 hours of material from the 1980s and 1990s.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
If people have any material, they are asked to contact Sister Vicious. The Sisters can accept VHS, Hi8, DVD, and other formats. Materials can be home movies of Sister events people may have attended or more professionally produced material. Originals will be returned to owners after the material is added to the Sisters’ library. The group has until the end of April to complete the project.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit