Community Health Action of
Staten Island (CHASI) offers the HIV Oraquick Advance Rapid Test. You
can receive your test results in twenty minutes plus a counseling
session for a total of thirty minutes. The Rapid Test is conducted
with a simple, oral fluid test. Your top and bottom gum is swiped once
with a swab and then placed into a vial with developer fluid. Results
are then produced in twenty minutes.
HOW CAN HIV TESTING HELP YOU?
If tests show that
you don't have HIV, you can learn how to stay HIV-free. (Someone who
does not have HIV is called HIV negative). If tests show that you do
have HIV, you can get medical care right away to help you:
1.
stay
healthy longer
2.
avoid getting some illnesses caused by HIV
3.
get
early treatment for illnesses that can occur if the HIV virus is
left untreated
Testing is the only
way to know if you have HIV. Testing is the first step in getting
emotional support, counseling, medical care, and other services if you
need them.
WHAT STEPS SHOULD YOU TAKE BEFORE HAVING
THE TEST?
The HIV test is important, and it is a
big step. You should think about how having HIV could affect your
life. These following three steps can help you to prepare for the
test:
1. Consider telling someone you trust that you are having the HIV
test. Support of a family member or a friend can mean a lot.
2. Find out how private your test results will be. Ask a testing
facility—you can ask us!—if anyone but you can receive information
about your test results.
3. Set a time to
take the test, and then take it. Don't put it off. The test for HIV
infection can help you only when you find out its results.
TESTING LOCATIONS
Drop-ins are welcome,
and you can also call (718) 808-1355 to schedule an appointment.
CHASI’s testing sites:
1.
The
PLACE
25 Hyatt Street
Staten Island, NY
10301
Monday – Friday
9:00 – 4:00PM
2.
166
Port Richmond Avenue
Staten Island, NY
10302
Monday – Friday 9:00 – 12:00PM & 1:00
- 4:00PM (Bilingual English & Spanish)
3.
2134
Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10302
Saturday 9:00 – 4:00PM
(Bilingual English & Spanish)
4.
380
Van Duzer Street
Staten Island, NY
10304
Monday – Thursday
9:00 – 4:00PM and
Friday 8:00 –
4:00PM
(Bilingual
English & French)
5.
Staten Island LGBT Center
25 Victory
Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Staten Island, NY
10301
2nd
and 4th Thursday of every month
1:30—8:00 PM
We also offer HIV
Testing on the Mobile Health Unit. For more information click
here.
If you have any
questions about HIV testing, feel free to call our HIV Counseling and
Testing Program at (718) 808-131355 or send an email to
sharon.jensen@chasiny.org
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