HIV/AIDS Information for Providers

Overview

HIV/AIDS continue to pose significant social, economic and health barriers for people. The fight to end HIV/AIDS involves healthcare providers promptly and effectively screening, reporting and treating new infections and helping out-of-care clients return to services.

Screen for HIV/AIDS

In the United States, 15% of people living with HIV don’t know they have it. Nearly 40% of new HIV infections are transmitted by people who don’t know they have the virus.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone 13–64 years old get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care.
• People at increased risk should get tested more frequently, usually every 3–6 months.

Report new cases within 3 business days

Fax a completed confidential HIV/AIDS Adult Case Report to (360) 221-8480.

To report other STD/STIs fax the completed Confidential STD Case Report Form to (360) 221-8480. For more information visit our STD/STI Information for Providers page. For questions, or more information, call (360) 679-7350, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Prevent transmission

• Educate your patients on safe sex practices and contraception.
• Link eligible patients to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
• Screen for additional STDs.
• Advocate for better health and social services for patients at risk of HIV/AIDS.
• Prevent unsafe injection practices in healthcare settings.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

• PrEP for HIV prevention—CDC.
• PrEP for HIV clinical practice guideline—CDC.
• PrEP and PEP for HIV prevention—DOH.
• PrEP Watch: data, research and access.

Resources

• LGBTQIA+ Information for Providers
• Clinician Consultation Center—Consultation on HIV/AIDS-related care questions, University of California San Francisco.
• Clinical guidelines—CDC.
• Prevention guidelines—CDC guidance on PrEP and PEP.
• Testing guidance—DOH.
• Screening guidelines for adults, adolescents and pregnant people—CDC.
• HIV prevention and care for transgender people—CDC.
• Washington state statistics—DOH.
• Efforts to decriminalize HIV—Washington State Board of Health report.

Questions? We can help.

Call Island County Public Health

• Main line: (360) 679-7350, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• After Hours Communicable Disease Report Line: (360) 678-7270 -or- Washington State Department of Health: (206) 418-5500