Aids Action Coalition Of Huntsville

In 2000, aac was first awarded a ryan white part c grant for primary care for hiv positive individuals. Aac consistently has received this grant since 2000. Ryan white part c is used to pay for outpatient/ambulatory medical services for approximately 1,100 hiv positive unduplicated patients.

Aids action coalition of huntsville is a ryan white part b recipient. Under this program, aac provides hiv health care and support services to hiv positive clients. Services include optometry care, medical referrals, laboratory services, oral health services, health insurance premium and cost sharing assistance, mental health services, medical nutrition therapy, medical case management services, non-medical case management services, emergency financial assistance, grocery vouchers, translation services, and medical transportation services. Aids action coalition of huntsville currently services approximately 1,100 hiv positive unduplicated persons.

Aids action coalition of huntsville provides a variety of other program services, including crime victim assistance; mental health counseling; hiv/aids prevention education; hiv/hep-c testing and outreach events; post-hiv test education; supportive services for hiv-positive persons; rent, utility, food, and emergency financial assistance; pre-exposure prophylaxis (prep) education and linkage; prophylactic distribution; housing information services for hiv-positive persons; covid-19 testing; outpatient ambulatory health services and non-medical case management services for hiv-positive persons; and care continuum research in conjunction with university partners.