Communicable Diease / AIDS Program

Communicable Disease - AIDS

F Telephone: (410) 543-6943 Fax: (410) 548-5151

Services are provided to residents of Wicomico County. For more information, please contact the health department in your county of residence: http://mdpublichealth.org/html/local2.html.

HIV Counseling and Testing (Confidential & Anonymous)
- Pre and Post test counseling services
- Appointment is required
- Hours: Monday through Friday: 8am - 5pm
- No fee for service
HIV Partner Notification
- Assists HIV positive persons, health care providers, and others in the notification of partners who have been exposed to HIV
- Appointment recommended
- Hours: Monday through Friday: 8am - 5pm
HIV/ AIDS Prevention Education
- Provides basic HIV / AIDS education to the community: modes of transmissions, risk reduction methods and skills demonstrations
- Outreach Activities
- Presentations provided upon request
- No fee for service
- For specific information about prevention and risk reduction, please visit http://www.hiv.org/hivinfo.htm
HIV Case Management
- Provides comprehensive multidisciplinary care to HIV infected individuals who live in Wicomico County
- Provides information and referrals to appropriate community resources
- Eligibility requirements apply
- Appointment is required
- No fee for services
HIV Seropositive Clinic
- Provides comprehensive HIV care to persons age 16 and over who have HIV infection and are uninsured
- Appointment is required
- Clinic held once each month
- Sliding fee schedule
- For specific information about HIV, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts.htm.
Ryan White C.A.R.E. Act
- Provides financial assistance (medications, specialty medical care, food transportation) when there is no other method of payment available
- Eligibility requirements apply
- Appointment recommended
- Hours: Monday through Friday: 8am - 5pm
- No fee for services
Eastern Region HIV Care Consortium
- Designed to plan and develop comprehensive outpatient health and support services for individuals with HIV disease.
- Reflects needs specific to the region
- Anyone interested in participating in scheduled meetings may call 410-543-6943 for additional information.
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
- Provides financial assistance (rent, utilities) for the housing needs of HIV infected persons and their families
- Eligibility requirements apply
- Appointment recommended
- Hours: Monday through Friday: 8am - 5pm
- No fee for services
HIV / AIDS Hotlines
- Maryland 1-800-638-6252
  TTY 1-800-735-2258
- National 1-800-342-2437
  TTY 1-800-243-7889
- PWA Newsline 1-800-828-3280
- Teens 1-800-234-8336
- Treatment News 1-800-448-0440
Frequently Used Websites
- AIDS Education Global Information System - http://www.aegis.com
- The Body: An AIDS Information Resource - http://www.thebody.com
- AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service - http://www.actis.org
- AIDS Treatment Information Service - http://www.hivatis.org
- HIV Insight - http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu