What
We Do
AIDS
Education and Prevention
The AIDS Coordinator's
Office develops and manages contracts with community-based organizations
to provide AIDS education and prevention services, with special
outreach to the populations hardest hit by the epidemic. Activities
include HIV counseling and testing referrals, distribution of HIV/AIDS
educational materials, support groups, peer-led risk reduction sessions
and syringe exchange. Click here
for links to our prevention contractors.
Click
here for more information on Syringe Exchange.
AIDS Policy Planning
The AIDS Coordinator's Office handles a number of AIDS policy and planning activities for the City of Los Angeles including:
- Implementation
and oversight of the City of Los Angeles' AIDS policy.
- Advising the Mayor and City Council on HIV/AIDS policy questions.
- Development of City initiatives to fund prevention activities and support services for people with HIV/AIDS.
- Collaboration with other governmental and community organizations to develop HIV/AIDS services, funding, planning and policy in Los Angeles.
Technical Assistance for Events
The AIDS Coordinator's
Office assists organizations in developing seminars, workshops,
public forums and publications designed to strengthen HIV/AIDS prevention
efforts and improve services for people living with HIV/AIDS in
the City of Los Angeles.
Research
The AIDS Coordinator's
Office provides funding and expertise for innovative research into
HIV/AIDS risk behaviors, prevention techniques and treatments. These
studies help to illuminate HIV/AIDS prevention and care needs in
Los Angeles. Click here to view past studies.
Media Campaigns
The AIDS Coordinator's
Office supports media campaigns to educate the public about HIV/AIDS
issues and encourage testing, treatment and safe behaviors.
Click
on an image below to view our "Get Tested" billboards:


Click
on "56K" dial-up or "300K" high-speed to view
our past media projects:

Click
on "56K" dial-up or "300K" high-speed to view
our past public service announcements:

Click
on an image below to view one of our past print ads:

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