Minority AIDS Coordinator
From a home base at the Alachua County Health Department in Gainesville,
the Area 3/13* Minority AIDS Coordinator, or MAC, serves as
Community Liaison, Resource Officer, and Program Consultant from the Department
of Health's Bureau of HIV/AIDS to the minority population of fifteen counties
in North Central Florida.
Services
The MAC provides or coordinates services to community-based organizations
and concerned individuals serving the needs of minorities infected and
affected by HIV/AIDS. These include:
- Organizational capacity building workshops
- Links to local, state, and federal funding opportunities
- Cultural competency/awareness training
- HIV/AIDS pre- and post-test counseling/testing
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- Community health educational presentations
- Links to support groups
- Coordinates community planning programs/activities
- Linkage to treatment and care for HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis/STDs
- Other health care services
For information or assistance
Contact Teresa White at 352-334-7900, Ext. 3335
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE
(Note*- Area 3/13 is comprised of Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Citrus,
Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Sumter,
Suwannee, and Union Counties.)
(Note**-Anonymous and Confidential HIV/AIDS testing available. Also confidential
STD/Hepatitis testing available.)
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