Sex and Relationships Issue: Clinic offers year round resources to the LGBTQ community
Rebecca Brsseau | October 26The Department of Health Midtown Clinic hosts several events throughout the year, offering testing services for transgender and homosexual individuals. The purpose of these clinics is to help spread the message of safe sex and to reach communities that experience stigma in society. These clinics are open to the public and are free of charge. Some of the specialized events will hold mental health screenings, HIV rapid testing and Hepatitis C rapid testing. The clinic also helps individuals apply for Medicaid and Medicare and has Harm Reduction Needle Exchange services. Andrea Gallegos, the disease prevention program manager, and Martin Martinez, the HIV health educator, are employees with the Department of Health Midtown Clinic, located at 2400 Wellesley Ave NE.
