East Valley’s Outreach Education Services Department
creates, implements, and monitors effective and innovative prevention
strategies to improve the health of low income and underserved individuals
in the East San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. Annually we reach over 20,000
individuals through our different outreach programs. All services are
available in English and Spanish and are designed to reflect the cultural
and linguistic needs of our patients.
Parent Education
Parent Education sessions are offered to parents of adolescents, and
pre-adolescents in order to help them better understand the physical and
emotional changes that occur during this developmental stage. Educational
sessions also review tips on effective communication, including how to talk
to their children about these changes and making healthy choices.
Family
Planning Initiatives
The goal of our Family
Planning Initiatives is to increase access and utilization of family
planning services and methods. Focus is on prevention of STDs, HIV, birth
control methods and male responsibility in pregnancy prevention. East
Valley’s clinic van is available for clients requiring transportation.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Our program focuses on
three separate target groups:
• Middle
school youth
• Youth ages
14-18
• Parents of
adolescents
HIV/AIDS Prevention
Why get tested?
There are many reasons to get an HIV test. A few
are:
• You’re sexually active and are concerned about
your health.
• You’ve had unprotected oral, vaginal, or anal
sex.
• You and your sexual partner(s) want to know
each other’s status.
• You’ve had a sexual partner who is HIV
positive.
• You injected drugs or other substances.
• You just want to know.
Target populations:
• Men who have sex with men
• Men who have sex with men and women
•
People who share
needles/works
• Women at sexual risk
•
Transgender individuals
Intervention Strategies:
• Free condom availability
• HIV prevention counseling, testing and
referral services
•
CHICAS Intervention
(see below)
•
PIM Intervention
(see below)
HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral Services:
• Services are provided at West Covina
and Pomona clinics.
• Mobile testing unit is also used.
Types of HIV Tests:
• OraQuick – A swab placed on your gums, with
results in 20 minutes.
• OraSure – A saliva swab placed in your mouth,
with results in 7 days.
• Sample draw – A syringe blood draw, with
results in 7 days.
Services are provided in a safe, non-judgmental and
confidential setting.
CHICAS Intervention
CHICAS is a group-level,
gender- and culturally- relevant intervention that consists of five peer-led
group sessions that focus on ethnic and gender pride, HIV knowledge, and
skills training around sexual risk reduction behaviors and decision making.
Contact someone in CHICAS.
PIM Intervention
PIM is a holistic
behavioral intervention for reducing high-risk behaviors for infection and
transmission of HIV. This intervention combines six individualized
counseling and comprehensive case management sessions and one booster
session. PIM covers a variety of topics ranging from HIV risk factors to
taking care of your health. Contact
someone in PIM.
Want to Help?
If you are concerned about how the HIV epidemic
affects your community, there are a number of ways you can help.
Donate hygiene supplies. When you travel,
collect shampoo, conditioners, soaps, and lotions. We also need travel size
deodorant, razors, and feminine hygiene products to distribute to homeless
clients during outreach.
Volunteer! There are a number of
opportunities to donate your time – even just 2 hours a week.
For more information about
Outreach Education Services or to get involved, please contact
us at (909) 623-4598.