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West Virginia Bureau for Public Health (BPH)

West Virginia HIV/AIDS 
& STD Program

The West Virginia HIV/AIDS & STD Program accomplishes its goals through a wide variety of surveillance and prevention activities.

HIV/AIDS CONTENT NOTICE

AIDS Surveillance | AIDS Prevention | AIDS Prevention Centers
HIV/AIDS Community-Based Organizations | HIV Community Planning Group
HIV Care Consortium | AIDS Reference Websites
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) | STD Reference Websites
Program Address

 

 

HIV Counseling Course On-Line Registration - The client-centered counseling and testing training course will be offered throughout 2004. Please visit our on-line registration page for details and to register for this important course.   Updated 7/26/2004

 

AIDS Surveillance
(304) 558-2195

Maintains a statewide active surveillance system to detect and report HIV infection and AIDS cases, provides consultation to health care providers regarding the West Virginia HIV statute and other related HIV/AIDS issues, and annually updates the West Virginia HIV/AIDS Epidemiologic Profile. Click the links below to view current HIV/AIDS surveillance reports (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 3 or greater).

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report Update, Year-End 2002  
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report Update, Year-End 2001
Epidemiologic Profile of HIV/AIDS in West Virginia, 2001 Annual Report

 

AIDS Prevention
(304) 558-2195
HOTLINE (800) 642-8244

 Provides HIV/AIDS prevention through health education and training, risk reduction promotion, and resource distribution to service providers and people at risk. This is accomplished through technical assistance consultation, conferences and workshops, media campaigns, community-based organizations and community planning groups, youth peer education, HIV counseling and testing at AIDS Prevention Centers, and a statewide AIDS hotline.

AIDS Prevention Centers provide free, confidential HIV antibody counseling and testing, risk reduction information, contact notification, and follow-up services.

HIV/AIDS Community-Based Organizations provide local prevention outreach and resources.

The HIV Community Planning Group develops HIV prevention plans specifically addressing the needs of the community. The Planning Group can be reached at (304) 342-9633 or (800) 345-9633.

 

HIV Care Consortium
(304) 232-6822

 Provides case management services and assistance for essential medical care and associated support services and Special Pharmacy Program.

 

AIDS Websites

 Follow the link at the left for a list of AIDS-related websites.

 

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
(304) 558-2950
HOTLINE (800) 642-8244

The STD Program monitors disease morbidity in both the public and private sectors on Syphilis, Hepatitis B, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Human Papiloma Virus (HPV) and Herpes Simplex Virus type II (HSV).  Nine disease investigators located throughout the state perform field epidemiology on all Early Syphilis, HIV, and Acute Hepatitis B infections as well as Chlamydia and Gonorrhea when feasible.  The central program staff answers all hotline calls and provides educational resources for presentations as well as condom and literature distribution.  

Epidemiologic Profile of HIV/AIDS in West Virginia, 2001 Annual Report  (STD section available)

 
STD Websites Follow the link at the left for a list of STD-related websites.

 

 

West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Division of Surveillance and Disease Control
HIV/AIDS&STD Program
Room 125, 350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-3715
(304) 558-2950
(304) 558-2195
Fax:  (304) 558-6478

State of West Virginia (WV)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR)
Bureau for Public Health (BPH)
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion (OEHP)
Division of Surveillance and Disease Control (DSDC)

This page was last updated 03/11/04.
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