Working within our Portuguese-speaking communities to help you, your family and friends! Stay healthy and informed.
We are in the service of serving others.
Did you know…-
- More than one million people are living with HIV in the United States?
- Approximately 1 in 5 of those living with HIV are unaware of their infection?
- Every 30 minutes someone is infected with HIV in the United States?
*Statistics taken from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HIV Fact Sheet
Silence does not protect us from the disease. HIV is a concern for all of us. What can you do about it? Break the silence— talk about HIV!
Here’s how to do it:
a. HIV Basics, including information on HIV Prevention. Click on this link to CDC to educate yourself on the basics about HIV/AIDS.
b. Talk about what you learn with your friends and other people that are important to you.
c. Get Tested
We provide complimentary outreach, education, risk reduction plans and referrals for HIV and sexually transmitted infections. Confidential free testing, counseling and other services are also available to Portuguese speakers throughout eastern Massachusetts as well as to Spanish-speaking men in the Framingham/Marlborough area. No referrals needed for these services.
Our Allston, Cambridge, Dorchester and Framingham offices are open from 9 am until 5 pm during the week for information and to schedule an appointment at your convenience. However, if you need to contact a health educator immediately, click here.
Please inquire about upcoming events and activities planned for evenings and weekends. Ask your health educator.
Why contact us?
- Be educated on ways HIV is transmitted and how it can be prevented
- Learn more Information about the HIV test, its benefits and consequences
- Attain HIV prevention counseling
- Discover where to obtain other services including, if applicable, treatment
Are you at risk of HIV infection?
Program Contacts: (617) 787-0557 (Boston area), (508) 397-9051 (FraminghamMarlborough), (617) 825-5897 (Dorchester area)
MAPS Resources:
•Staying Healthy
•Ambiente Latino
*Our primary funders are the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
