Community Education
Educational outreach at Behavioral Health and Wellness Conference
October 19, 2019
Members of the TACKLE HIV/HCV team hosted a table at the Bexar County Behavioral Health and Wellness Conference held in San Antonio, Texas on October 18-19, 2019 to share information with provide information about ECHO to healthcare providers and educate attendees about HIV/HCV coinfection using the TACKLE HIV/HCV program mobile app.
Educational outreach at Texas Health Literacy Conference
October 4, 2019
TACKLE HIV/HCV team members hosted a table at the Texas Health Literacy Conference held in San Antonio, Texas on October 3-4, 2019 to educate attendees about HIV/HCV coinfection using the TACKLE program mobile app and educational flyers.
Valley AIDS Council hosts Pride in the Park
June 30, 2019
TACKLE HIV/HCV program partners, Valley AIDS Council, hosted Pride in the Park on June 28-29, 2019, where representatives from VAC offered free HCV and HIV screenings and information about HIV/HCV co-infection.
Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation hosts Pride Block Party
June 10, 2019
TACKLE HIV/HCV program partners, Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation, hosted the Pride Block Party on June 8, 2019, to raise awareness and provide education and free HIV, HCV and STI testing to the community.
San Antonio AIDS Foundation hosts community screening event
April 10, 2019
TACKLE HIV/HCV program partners, San Antonio AIDS Foundation, hosted a free HIV, HCV and syphilis screening event at University of Texas San Antonio on April 9, 2019. At the event, representatives from SAAF offered free testing and information about HIV/HCV co-infection and syphilis.
PILLAR hosts community screening event in Laredo
April 5, 2019
TACKLE HIV/HCV program partners, PILLAR, hosted a community screening event in Laredo, Texas on April 4, 2019 to provide free HIV and HCV screening and education about HIV/HCV coinfection, sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and opioid overdose prevention.
Educational outreach at Texas Public Health Association Annual Education Conference
March 20, 2019
TACKLE HIV/HCV team members hosted a table at the Texas Public Health Association (TPHA) Annual Education Conference in San Antonio, Texas on March 18-20, 2019 to share information with attendees about HIV/HCV coinfection and our efforts to treat HCV through community engagement and provider telementorship.