Get a free HIV self-test kit through the mail
The getmyHIVtest.com program was created by the Pennsylvania Expanded HIV Testing Initiative at Penn State University and the HIV Prevention and Care Project (HPCP) at the University of Pittsburgh, with support from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Knowing your HIV status is the first step in preventing the spread of the virus. People who test positive can obtain treatment that keeps the […]
HPCP Capacity Building Trainings
The HIV Prevention and Care Project (HPCP) offers specific capacity-building services and training to HIV prevention and care service providers, including providers housed withing the state’s Department of Health. HPCP educators provide a wide-range of HIV-related, evidence-based trainings, including: d-up! Defend Yourself, 3MV (Many Men Many Voices),POL (Popular Opinion Leader), and Mpowerment. For a listing of upcoming trainings, […]
Tribute to Dr. Anthony Silvestre
From Pitt’s Univresity Times: His international advocacy and public health work began at Penn State (1971-76), continued with several Philadelphia organizations (1976-83) and brought him to Pitt in early 1984 until his retirement in 2018. In 1976, he was the founding chairman of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Council on Sexual Minorities, likely the first such state […]