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HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention

The program coordinates planning and evaluation for HIV prevention activities and administers HIV prevention funds through a network of community-based agencies.

It provides staff support to the Commission on AIDS (COA), an advisory body composed of individuals from affected communities, community-based organizations, private and public health care providers. The COA gathers input from constituencies throughout the community in the development and design of HIV prevention strategies.

The program coordinates planning, development and evaluation for the local HIV prevention programs.

Featured Projects

Sonoma County Commission on AIDS
An advisory body composed of individuals from affected communities, community-based organizations, private and public health care providers. The Commission meets monthly at the Public Health offices at 625 5th Street in Santa Rosa

Syringe Access and Safe Sharps Disposal
On September 27, 2005, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors authorized the Department of Health Services (SCDHS) to implement a local Disease Prevention Demonstration Project, allowing pharmacies to furnish or sell hypodermic needles and syringes without a prescription as permitted under State law (SB1159).

Primary Prevention with Positives
Primary Prevention with Positives (PwP) is based on the public health model of prevention of disease transmission that educates the persons living with the disease.