PLEASE JOIN US IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV!
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WELCOME
The reduction in perinatal transmission of HIV infection in the United States from 1985 to 2005 was noted as an achievement in public health by the MMWR Weekly (June 2, 2006/55(21);592-597).
PERINATAL PROVIDERS
Given the enormous advances in the prevention of perinatal transmission of HIV,it is clear that early identification and treatment of all pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus is the best way to prevent neonatal disease.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
The Perinatal HIV Prevention Program offers training and technical assistance on the process to implement rapid HIV testing in the labor and delivery unit. This service is available, free of charge,to any delivering hospital in Florida.
Know your HIV status. Know your partner’s HIV status.
Protect your baby.
“Early intervention is the key to prevention”
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HIV?:
- Everyone should know their HIV status.
- HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
- HIV is 100% preventable.
- Abstinence is the only way to prevent HIV with 100% certainty.
- HIV does not discriminate.
- HIV prevalence in the heterosexual population is increasing.
- Young women, especially young black women, are the fastest growing group to get HIV.