Prevention Services

Wide Array of Preventative Services

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Prevention Services

APNH offers status neutral prevention and care. Everyone has a status! Preventative services are holistic, nonjudgmental, and conducted in a sex-positive atmosphere. Knowing your HIV status plays a major key in preventative care, alongside having the knowledge to reduce your risk in additional ways without taking away things you like and make you the person you are. APNH is committed to hiring individuals who are reflective of the epidemic, not just in HIV care but in substance abuse, behavioral and emotional health and additional areas affecting Greater New Haven and the state of Connecticut as a whole.

APNH offers free and confidential HIV testing services at our offices at 1302 Chapel Street in New Haven. Appointments are available Monday through Friday 9am to 4pm. . To schedule an appointment, please click HERE. If unable to schedule an appointment online or if you have questions regarding HIV testing, please phone us at 475.267.7631.

Prevention Services include:

Rapid HIV, Hep C and STI Screening Services

APNH offers FREE & CONFIDENTIAL Services. HIV, Hep C and Syphilis are rapid tests with results available in 20 minutes. These tests require a small finger prick with a few drops. APNH accepts walk-ins or you may make an appointment. APNH offices are located at 1302 Chapel Street in New Haven. Questions? Phone us at 475.441.7020 or message us on Facebook/IG @APNHPrevention.

Unable to come to APNH for testing services? APNH offers free HIV Home Test Kits by mail. We will send one to you with instructions on how to take the test and contact information to report your results. Note, reporting your results to APNH is required!

mPowerment New Haven!

mPowerment New Haven is an HIV prevention and social program bringing together men who love men alongside trans persons and others on the GBTQ+ spectrum ages 18-29. mPowerment is a great way to network, socialize and help stop new HIV infections! Participants help plan social events and educational programming! Meets in the APNH Safe Space at 1302 Chapel Street in New Haven.

PrEP for HIV

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis better known as PrEP is a way to protect yourself against new HIV infection! If taken correctly, PrEP is as effective or more so than condoms! APNH has partnered with online provider heyMistr.com and local providers for providing access to PrEP. PrEP is safe and well tolerated by most persons.

APNH Safe Space

Located in our offices located at 1302 Chapel Street in New Haven, the newly renovated APNH Safe Space offers a place to hang out, watch some TV, and participate in special events such as Vogue Nights. There is also access to a pc and printer. HIV testing, STI screening and Harm Reduction Counseling available.

Testing 2Gether

Testing 2Gether offers traditional testing services for partners. This testing requires an open and honest dialogue about sexual history and emphasizes a look to the future together, regardless of outcomes.

Harm Reduction Counseling

Not sure how to reduce risk of HIV? As part of your test, APNH provides a platform to talk out risk and how to reduce that risk without giving up the things you like! Ask your Prevention Coordinator for more details!

For more information on any of the Prevention Services

Please contact a Prevention Services Coordinator @ 475.441.7020

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