Florida has been heavily impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The state continues to rank third in the nation in the cumulative number of AIDS cases and second in the nation in the cumulative number of HIV cases.
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County’s HIV/AIDS Program has developed a comprehensive program for preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and for providing care and treatment to those already infected. This comprehensive approach includes HIV surveillance, education, prevention, counseling, testing, care, and treatment.
Please contact our office if you need additional information or printed materials. We provide information for those with HIV and AIDS, as well as general community awareness.
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PREP and PEP Locator
Find locations near you that can provide pre and post-exposure prophylaxis.
Area 1 HIV/AIDS Program
Area 1 HIV/AIDS Program covers Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties.
The Area 1 HIV/AIDS Program provides the following services, either directly by program staff or through area providers:
- Information and referral
- Program administration
- Contract administration
- Outpatient ambulatory HIV medical care through contracted provider
- HIV counseling and testing services oversight
- Public health prevention services
- Public education
- Licensed professional education
- HIV/AIDS drug assistance program
- Dental services
- Nutrition services
- Disease surveillance services
- Technical assistance
- Support to community-based organizations
- On-site PrEP services
- On-site PEP Services
- On-site testing and treatment services
- Perinatal HIV Prevention and Linkage services
- Peer Navigator services
- HIV counseling and testing services and oversight
Program Contact Information
- HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator: 850-316-2723
- AIDS Drug Assistance Program: 850-595-6767
- HIV Linkage Coordinator: 850-316-2726
- HIV Prevention: 850-316-2727
- HIV Surveillance: 850-316-2724
- PrEP Appointments/Information: 850-595-6345
- Test and Treat Appointments: 850-316-2723
- General HIV Inquiries: 850-316-2723
Are you HIV positive?
You may feel scared or upset, but now that you know you are HIV positive, you have the ability to control what happens next. Living with HIV is no longer a death sentence.
Being treated for HIV leads to feeling well and living a full, productive, and healthy life.
Learn more about the many HIV and AIDS service programs available in Northwest Florida. These programs provide a wide variety of services to assist you in living with HIV.
