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California's HIV Alternative Test Site Program: The First Four Years

AIDS & Public Policy Journal 5, no. 1 (Winter 1990): 24-28
Kenneth W. Kizer et al.

As the California ATS program has evolved, and as the safety of the blood supply has been assured, greater focus has been placed on the role of the ATS sites in providing educational services emphasizing the prevention of HIV transmission. The program is especially designed to provide test-linked education to persons engaging in high-risk behaviors. Briefly, in the face to face pre- and post-test sessions with ATS clients, counselors describe the nature of antibody testing and educate clients about high-risk behavior, HIV transmission, risk reduction, and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. Written materials reinforcing the verbal educational messages are given to clients, and seropositive persons are referred to physicians, support groups, social service agencies, and other support services as needed.
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