Living with HIV
HIV Treatment Saves Lives
Today Oregonians living with HIV are living longer, healthier lives with the help of HIV medications. For people who do learn they have HIV, there are a number of free resources available to help them find a medical provider and get the help, support, and medications they need.
Undetectable = Untransmittable
People who take daily HIV treatment, as prescribed, can maintain an undetectable viral load. If you are living with HIV, having an undetectable viral load level means that the amount of HIV in your blood is so low it can’t be measured. People living with HIV (PLWH) who take HIV medicine as prescribed and get and keep an undetectable viral load have effectively no risk of transmitting HIV to their HIV-negative sexual partners.
Resources for people living with HIV/AIDS
Some of the services available to PLWH in Central Oregon include:
- Medical care and medication assistance
- Assistance enrolling in health insurance
- Mental health, psychosocial support, and substance abuse treatment
- Dental care
- Housing assistance
- Food security support
- Medical case management
- Peer support
For more information, please visit the Ryan White Case Management page here.
PREVENTION WORKS. Condoms, safer sex, syringe exchange, and PrEP or PEP can help stop transmission.
Below are the STI/HIV screening recommendations. If you are not sure if you should be tested or have questions, call 541-322-7155 to speak with a staff member.
Chlamydia and gonorrhea
- At least annually for sexually active people <25 years old
- At least annually for sexually active adults 25 or older if potential exposure to STIs or HIV
- Rectal and pharyngeal testing recommended for people engaging in oral and/or anal sex
Syphilis
