Have FunBe HealthyHard FactsFun FactsCondom FAQsPreventing HIVResources

 

 

 

Preventing HIV

The best way to deal with HIV is to make sure you don’t get it. Make prevention and staying negative your priority.

  • Know your status, get tested every six months or sooner if you have been exposed to the virus.
  • Talk to your partner about their status and sexual history.
  • Use a condom during anal sex (or vaginal sex.)
  • Condoms are still the best way to protect yourself from the virus during intercourse.
  • If you use needles for anything, make sure they are new or properly disinfected.


    

Get Tested

It is recommended that anyone who is sexually active, uses IV drugs, or has had other exposure to HIV get tested every six months. The presence of other STD’s significantly increases one’s risk for receiving or transmitting HIV.

The following links provide more information on preventing HIV and where to get tested.

  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation - Offers walk-in STD & HIV testing at numerous locations throughout Los Angeles. No appointments needed!
    • Mobile Testing Unit - View the calendar of upcoming mobile testing locations and times.
      Please Call (213) 405-5800 for more information.

  • National HIV Testing Resources - Resources on HIV testing including a national database of HIV testing sites and answers to many questions about HIV/AIDS and testing.

  • Office of AIDS Programs and Policies - The Los Angeles County Office of AIDS Programs and Policy (OAPP) is a program office of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. It directs the overall response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Los Angeles County.

 

  

 
l Home l Have Fun l Be Healthy l The Hard Facts l Fun Facts l
l Condom FAQs l Preventing HIV l Resources l
Funding: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the County of Los Angeles,
Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS Programs and Policy. For more information call 1.800.367.2437
  

©2007 AIDS Healthcare Foundation. All Rights Reserved.