Participate in a historic behavioral
studies program!
To download information regarding the Men of Asia & the Pacific Testing for HIV (MA±H) program, please
click here.
Services Offered:
·
Community
Outreach
brings essential information directly to people who are at
risk for HIV. In particular,
the program provides informational materials about safer sex
and HIV prevention to health fairs,
clubs,
bathhouses
(www.thewatergarden.com)
and other places in the community,
where people at risk may gather.
·
The HIV Counseling/Testing
program serves as key prevention and early intervention
strategy for reducing primary and secondary HIV infections.
The testing method is Ora Quick Advance
procedure which is highly effective, quick,
easily administered and non-invasive. Through collaboration
with Community Health Partnership,
HIV Counseling/Testing sites and schedules are as
follows:
AACI Building at Moorpark
2400 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 216 (Banyan Tree Room)
San Jose, CA 95128
Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (by
appointment)
Monday through Thursday, 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (walk in or appointment)
AACI Satellite Office
2183 Tully Road
San Jose, CA 95122
Thursday and Friday, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
·
Education Sessions
are aimed at providing information
about safer sex and HIV, enabling individuals to make informed decisions
about their sexual behaviors by examining the contexts in
which risk may take place,
and empowering people to take care of their health and well
being.
The HIV AIDS Program also
collaborates with AACI’s Alcohol and Other Drug Program.
·
Individual/Online Counseling
is a personalized HIV prevention program that empowers the
target audience to remain safe and HIV-negative.
AACI’s health educator shares information,
resources, testing sites and articles of interest with
participants in gay and bisexual men’s chat rooms. Online
counseling allows the educator to answer questions that some
men might feel reluctant to discuss in a face-to-face or
group counseling session.
·
Support/Discussion Groups
are API MSM
(www.apifpa.net)
-based
and are aimed at creating and building stronger and
healthier relationships, and ensuring that safer sexual relationships become
the mutually accepted norm. Understanding isolation, building positive and healthy relationships, self-empowerment,
HIV/AIDS and other health and social issues are core
discussion topics of the group.
·
Information and Advocacy
provides the community the awareness and voice to raise
issues related to HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination through
direct advocacy,
coalition work and grassroots organizing.
Community Served:
Santa Clara County