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Positive Living provides information to help you find minority and community-based organizations that focus on African Americans and minorities living with HIV and Aids. Find support and medical care in the Northern Virginia region including Alexandria City, Fairfax City, Prince William County, Loudon County, as well as Fairfax and Arlington Counties.

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Many medical care centers provide HIV services within Virginia's northern region. Northern Virginia is the second highest in reported AIDS and third in HIV cases. It is the primary goal to break down some of the many perceived barriers that prevent African Americans from accessing appropriate services. A myriad of barriers unique to this population oftentimes contribute to non-compliance and/or their unwillingness to connect with services: (homophobia, staying drug free, employment, housing, childcare, mental health, etc).

In an effort to enhance quality of life and ensure accessibility into services, many medical and therapy groups provide psychosocial case management and care plans according to individual needs, as well as case management services to individuals living with the virus in the region. They may offer individualized care plans and HIV counseling, referrals, food distribution, clothes closet, support groups, HIV/AIDS literature and information, and an on-site therapist. They may work collaboratively with various organizations to form a comprehensive care plan team: health departments, alcohol and drug services, shelters, churches, community centers, jails, nursing homes, and local community businesses in all four jurisdictions within the northern Virginia region.

Many clients contribute their reconnection to medical treatment as a result of barriers being addressed, reduced, and eliminated by services rendered. Find medical centers provide HIV education series to youth in Fairfax County, targeting African Americans. Some projects involve a mass media campaign in an effort to reach underserved populations who may perceive the ability to pay for drugs and other HIV related services as a barrier. Mass advertisement has been in neighborhood theaters, community centers, churches and outdoor advertisements in three jurisdictions. They are dedicated and committed to providing public health education and awareness related to chronic and/or manageable diseases: HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hypertension, cancer and heart diseases within communities of color.