New York State Hotlines and Social Media Based Outreach for English and Spanish Speakers
Funding supports the operation of a toll-free telephone hotline and social media outreach services to provide information, referrals, and support services to residents of NYS in both English and Spanish.
The overall goals are to:
- Provide clear, accurate and science-based information;
- Promote Drug User Health Services and provide referrals to Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs, Syringe Exchange and Expanded Syringe Access Programs (ESAP);
- Promote LGBT Health and Wellness;
- Facilitate access to early, high-quality medical care and essential support services; and
- Facilitate access to behavioral and biomedical prevention services including HIV testing, STI and HCV screening, effective behavioral interventions, PEP, PrEP, and Treatment as Prevention referred to as Undetectable=Untransmittable, or U=U.
Contact:
Nkechi Oguagha
Director, Office of Population Health and Prevention Programs
Division of HIV/STD/HCV Prevention
(212) 417-4707
Nkechi.oguagha@health.ny.gov
