And, there are additional resources to help you and others
Locate Other Testing Sites by texting KNOWIT (566948) and the
CDC will within seconds send information regarding testing sites
near you.
Check out HIV/AIDS Research One way to help the community is to volunteer for a clinical trial involved with HIV/AIDS research. What’s the deal with Clinical Trials? It’s a BIG Deal because clinical trials test the safety and/or effectiveness of drugs, devices, treatments, or preventive measures in treating a disease.
The following organizations perform local research in HIV/AIDS. These trials are not funded or directly linked to Kansas City Free Health Clinic or their funders.
Trials for those who are HIV Negative:
- St. Louis University HIV Vaccine Trials Unit (HVTU)
- Washington University AIDS Clinical Trials (ACTU)Â
- Contact your Primary Care provider (Doctor, Nurse or Pharmacist) to help you decide what is right for you.
Trials for those who are HIV Positive:
- Washington University AIDS Clinical Trials (ACTU)Â are carefully controlled research studies to answer questions about new ways of understanding HIV and related diseases. The ACTUÂ offers clinical trials to people (HIV+ and HIV-).
- Clinical trials can be a treatment option or enhance your current treatment for HIV
- Contact your HIV Youth or Family Case Manager for information and support to access HIV research and clinical trials
- Contact your HIV Primary Care provider (Doctor,
Nurse, Pharmacist) to help you decide what is right for you.
Links to additional youth resources to learn more …
Go to these recommended links to check out the details. All links
are approved by youth-focused staff and youth advisors.  Don’t
forget to return to the Clinic’s website to find a service
that fits your need!
- Youth HIV/AIDS Services in St. Louis – Project ARK
- Kansas City Youth Advocacy ResourcesÂ
- Insure Kids Now – Free or low-cost insurance for infants, children and teens
- Young People and HIV – Resources from The BodyÂ
- Youth Sexual Rights Respect and Responsibility – Advocates for YouthÂ
- AIDS Alliance for Women, Children and YouthÂ
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Facts for Youth, Teens and Young Adults
- Getting HIV Care -- Ryan White Part D (HIV Outreach and Services for Women, Children, Infants and Youth)
- Healthy Youth: What’s up with HIV Prevention? – Centers for Disease ControlÂ
- Crazy Myths – The facts about HIV are well known yet there remains misinformation. The Body asked HIV-positive people and people who work on the frontlines as nurses, advocates and educators what have been some of the craziest myths they've heard. See what they had to say…
- Greater Than – Go online, create your profile, watch or post videos – A movement inspired by the notion that WE as Black Americans are greater than any challenge we have ever faced. Be greater than AIDS
Amplify your voice, youth advocacy
- Sexual health, education and youth leadership – Advocates for Youth
- Women, Children, Infants and Youth with HIV – Aids Alliance
- LGBT Youth Advocacy – Youth Resource
- Women of Color Sexual Health and Advocacy – MySistahs
- Kansas City
Free Health Clinic Youth Advisory Council
- YAC Poster
