Aid Atlanta Inc

Aid atlanta's second largest program is the health care center (hcc) located in newnan, georgia. This hcc covers outpatient healthcare and supportive services primarily for people living with hiv/aids in the 12-county, lagrange health district (#4). Other services include medical and non-medical case management, access to medications and health insurance, mental health services, housing services, financial assistance for housing, insurance premiums, medical transportation, and food assistance; also provided is targeted hiv testing services to partners and family members of the patients in our care and those in the surrounding community as highest risk. Patients/members are provided with free or low cost comprehensive hiv medical care including routine medical visits, referrals to specialty care, follow up treatment for co-morbid conditions (i.e., diabetes, high blood pressure, etc), laboratory services, access to onsite pharmacy services and medications through our partnership with the aids healthcare foundation's pharmacy.in 2024, 828 patients were cared for in the hcc, 697 of which were prescribed anti-retroviral medications, 92% of which were retained in medical care and 86% of which have achieved the gold standard of clinical outcomes, which is to achieve hiv viral suppression.

Aid atlanta's third largest program is the prevention and education department. This department provides comprehensive hiv and sti prevention education and services to those most at risk for hiv. Those services include the provision of hiv counseling and testing and prep education, counseling and referrals to ensure individuals are aware of their hiv status and can make more informed choices about their sexual health to help protect them against contracting the hiv virus. Outreach activities are conducted primarily through our men engagement network (m.e.n.) team who provide outreach, education, prevention messaging, condom distribution and targeted offsite testing to targeted populations (including college campuses, bars, community venues, etc). This department also houses one of the oldest hiv hotline programs in the country; the georgia hiv/sti information 1-800 hotline, which provides comprehensive information, education and referrals to those seeking information about hiv/sti services in the state of georgia and beyond.in 2024, this department collaborated with the aids healthcare foundation to provide 15,298 hiv tests, 50,464 sti screens with immediate access to linkage services into medical care, hiv treatment or prep intervention, if needed. In 2024, the information hotline responded to 24,547 callers and the m.e.n. Team had 5000+ prevention and engagement encounters.