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ADHS contracts with local health departments, community based organizations and AIDS services organization to provide universal access to HIV testing statewide.  Rapid testing is used in most outreach settings and many clinical settings.  Rapid HIV testing is provided by the use of FDA approved CLIA waived tests.  Like conventional HIV enzyme immunoassays (EIAs), rapid tests are screening tests that require confirmation if positive.

The Prevention Program has staff who are specialized in several areas of HIV prevention including Community Planning, Program Monitoring and Quality Assurance, Counseling and Testing Services including partner services and rapid test technology, Capacity Building and Community Support, and Evaluation. They are able to provide technical assistance to governmental and tribal agencies as well as community-based organizations and AIDS service organizations. The Prevention Program also implements a hotline for public information, and provides literature and supplies to programs and individuals as appropriate.

Arizona implements the CDC-mandated HIV Community Planning process with one statewide Community Planning Group (CPG) and three Regional Planning Groups (RPGs). The CPG, based in Phoenix and operated by ADHS, is comprised of community members from across the state and key persons from a variety of programs that typically interact with HIV prevention. The RPGs have similar memberships and are geographically based in the northern, central and southern portions of the state. The Community Planning process outlines ways for Arizona residents to collaborate with the health department on how to allocate HIV prevention funding to best meet the unique needs of Arizona populations and risk groups.

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