Kern County HIV/AIDS Education & Prevention Program: The Kern County Department of Public Health in conjunction with three subcontractors – Clinica Sierra Vista, Community Action Partnership of Kern, and Planned Parenthood Mar Monte target Kern’s population of over 662,000 implementing HIV education and risk reduction interventions to high-risk individuals at different levels of intervention (individual, group, outreach, and targeted activities) to reduce the transmission of HIV. Kern County reported 1,745 AIDS Cases as of 12/26/07 and 774 HIV cases as of 12/26/07.
Title II - AIDS Advisory Board
Kern County Ryan White CARE Act Title II Program: The Kern County Department of Public Health works with its in-house Early Intervention and Case Management Programs (EIP/CMP), and Clinica Sierra Vista/Kern Lifeline as subcontractors to provide the following services: Medical Care (ambulatory, dental and vision care), Substance Abuse Treatment Services, HIV antibody testing, Partner Counseling and Referral Services (PCRS), AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and linkages to other services/support services. Contact Person: Cosmas N. George, M.D., M.P.H., HIV/AIDS Projects, Kern County Dept. of Public Health, 1800 Mt. Vernon Ave., 2nd. Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93306. Tel. (661) 868-0179, Fax: (661) 868-0171, Email: georgec@co.kern.ca.us
Community Planning
Education & Prevention
HIV Counseling & Testing
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
HIV Transitional Case Management Programs (TCMP)
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Services Tuberculosis Control Programs
Kern County Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) Program: The Kern County Department of Public Health in collaboration with three subcontractors – Clinica Sierra Vista/Kern Lifeline, Kern County Dept. of Public Health’s EIP/CMP programs, and Housing Authority of the County of Kern provide Tenant Based Rental Assistance Housing and Supportive Services to clients living with HIV/AIDS. Supportive services include: adult day care and/or personal assistance, substance abuse services, case management/client advocacy/access to benefits and services, child care/other child services, employment assistance and training, education/prevention with positives, health/medical and intensive care services, legal services, transportation, meals/nutrition services, outreach and life skills management. Contact Person: Cosmas N. George, M.D., M.P.H., HIV/AIDS Projects, Kern County Dept. of Public Health, 1800 Mt. Vernon Ave., 2nd. Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93306. Tel. (661) 868-0179, Fax: (661) 868-0171, Email: georgec@co.kern.ca.us Kern County HIV Transitional Case Management Program (TCMP): The Kern County Department of Public Health provides transitional services from prison to the community for parolees living with HIV/AIDS in Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties. The following services are provided through referrals and linkages: housing, medical/dental care, food/transportation, substance abuse referrals, educational programs, public benefits/SSI-Ga, employment services, mental health services, support groups, HIV/AIDS/TB and Hepatitis education.
Contact Person: David K. Martin, BSN, PHN III; AIDS Coordinator, Kern County Dept. of Public Health, 1800 Mt. Vernon Ave., 2nd. Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93306. Tel. (661) 868-0366, Fax: (661) 868-0171, Email: martind@co.kern.ca.us
Education & Prevention
Kern County HIV/AIDS Integration of Services/Access to Services:The Kern County Dept. of Public Health through inter-agency collaboration with subcontractors and different programs within the Department provide clients access to available services through different ports of entry such as – Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Clinics, Family Planning/Prenatal Care Clinics, TB Control Clinics/Program, Black Infant Health Program, HOPWA/Ryan White CARE Act Title II programs, Medical Care, Case Management and Support Services, HIV Counseling and Testing/PCRS Programs, Substance Abuse Treatment Services, and HIV Education and Prevention Services. Contact Person: Cosmas N. George, M.D., M.P.H., HIV/AIDS Projects, Kern County Dept. of Public Health, 1800 Mt. Vernon Ave., 2nd. Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93306. Tel. (661) 868-0179, Fax: (661) 868-0171, Email: georgec@co.kern.ca.us
Kern County Early Intervention and Case Management Program (EIP/CMP): Contact Person: Suzann Chesebrough, PHN; Kern County Dept. of Public Health; 1800 Mt. Vernon Avenue, 2nd. Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93306. Tel.: (661) 868-0403; Fax: (661) 868-0218; Email: chesebrough@co.kern.ca.us
HIV Counseling & Testing Sites
HIV/Hepatitis C Testing & Counseling: Contact Person: David K. Martin, BSN, PHN III; AIDS Coordinator, Kern County Dept. of Public Health, 1800 Mt. Vernon Ave., 2nd. Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93306. Tel. (661) 868-0366, Fax: (661) 868-0171, Email: martind@co.kern.ca.us
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP): Contact Person: David K. Martin, BSN, PHN III; AIDS Coordinator, Kern County Dept. of Public Health, 1800 Mt. Vernon Ave., 2nd. Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93306. Tel. (661) 868-0366, Fax: (661) 868-0171, Email: martind@co.kern.ca.us
HIV/Hepatitis C Testing & Counseling Sites: Kern County Department of Public Health
1800 Mount Vernon Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93306 NoAppointment Needed: Phone: (661) 868-0503; Mon.-Fri. 8:00a.m - 4:30 p.m. TDD: (800) 735-2929 Kern County Department of Public Health, Ridgecrest
275 W. Ridgecrest Blvd.
Ridgecrest, CA 93555 NoAppointment Needed: Phone: (661) 375-4210, FAX: (661) 375-4210. Testing is available on every second Tuesday and last Wednesday of every month.
Kern County Department of Public Health, Delano 8301 Segue Ave.
Delano, CA 93215 Phone: (661) 845-3744 Testing is available on third Tuesdays and Thursdays of every month from 1:00pm - 5:00pm Kern County Department of Public Health, Taft
Southwest Regional Center 315 North Lincoln, Room 150
Taft, CA 93268 Phone: (661) 763-8591 Testing is available on third Thursday of every month from 9:00am - 12:00pm.
California State University Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Hwy.
Bakersfield, CA 93311 Appointment: (661) 664-2394 FAX: (661) 664-3301
Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK)
300 19th St.
Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dennis Hendrix
(661) 325-0836 FAX: (661) 325-5362. Program Description:
CAPK operates an intervention program based on the Mpowerment Project and serves men who have sex with men, and focuses particular emphasis on young MSM between 18 and 35 years of age.
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte 2535 16th Street, Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301 Phone (661) 634-1000 (Fax) 634-1040
Contact: Tammy Rutledge, Clinic Manager Program Description: PPMM conducts street-level outreach and dcommunity events modelled on the Real AIDS Prevention Project (RAPP) and
serves primarily the African-American and Latino communities.
Clinica Sierra Vista
Kern Lifeline Project 3550 Q Street, Suite 204
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone (661) 324-3262
Fax (661) 324-3720
Contact: Juan Garcia -Program Coordinator Program Description: CSV conduct support groups for HIV Positives, prevention groups for people high t risk and Hep C positive, Case mange and referrals to other agencies.
HOPWA
Patricia Norris
Deputy Director Housing Management
601 24th. Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661) 631-8500, Ext. 1305
Fax: (661) 631-0698
Email: pnorris@kernha.org
Partner Counseling Referral Services (PCRS)
Central Region - Area V, VI and VII Rafael Reyes, Consulting Communicable Disease Representative (661) 868-0487
Phoenix Smith, Unit supervisor
(510) 620-3182
Data Source
This page is currently in the process of being revised (01/08). For changes or revisions contact Cosmas George at (661)868-0179 or David Martin at (661) 868-0366.
