Ryan White Part B
Ryan White Part B is a federally-funded program designed to provide the planning, development and delivery of outpatient medical care, home health care and other support services to individuals living with HIV. If you’re living with HIV or AIDS and need help with the costs of your medical care and other services, there are services in Florida that you may be eligible to access.
Services include: outpatient medical care, case management, dental care, medications, mental health services, substance abuse counseling, direct emergency assistance, food, transportation and other support services. For more information, please call
727-824-6925.
Housing Assistance
Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA)ย is a federally-funded program that provides temporary housing assistance.
AIDS Drugs Assistance
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is a statewide, federally-funded prescription medication program for low-income individuals.
Jail Link
ThThe Pinellas County Jail Linkage Project is an innovative program inaugurated in Pinellas County by the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOH-Pinellas) in July 2001. It was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County’s Disease Control Division staff and the Medical Staff at the Pinellas County Jail.
The Pinellas County Jail Linkage Project conducts risk assessments of inmates to determine those at high risk of infection and in need of HIV/STI/TB/Hepatitis testing, treatment, and follow-up services.
This program is the first of its kind statewide, and has served as a model for other areas hoping to develop similar projects.
Through this program, DOH-Pinellas has been able to provide prevention/education and testing to individuals at high risk of infection who might otherwise have “slipped through the cracks” of the system.
The inmates screened and tested through this program are made aware of their HIV/STI/TB/Hepatitis status. Upon their release from the Pinellas County Jail the inmates are linked to appropriate services, treatment and support within the community by the Disease Intervention Specialist.
The Pinellas County Jail Linkage Project is supported by one staff member whose office is housed at the Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater, Florida.
For more information about this program, please contact DOH-Pinellas at 727-824-6911.