There is a keen sense that a true cultural and economic renaissance is taking place in the City of Long Beach . Incorporated in 1897, Long Beach is the fifth largest City in the State of California , located within Los Angeles County in Southern California . The City occupies a land area of approximately 52 square miles and services a population of approximately 481,000.
The City of Long Beach is frequently described as a series of strong, diverse, interwoven smaller neighborhoods within a large city. While we offer all the amenities of a major metropolis, many say Long Beach has the added benefit of having maintained a strong sense of community and cohesiveness despite our size. USA Today has called Long Beach the “most diverse city” out of the 65 most populous cities in the nation. We are proud of the depth of our integrated ethnic diversity; Long Beach is home to residents of African American, Asian, Caucasian, Native American/Alaskan, Hispanic and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Island descents.
The City provides a full range of municipal services, including police and fire, public health and environmental services, library, parks, recreation and related social services, engineering and public works, sanitation, general administration, planning and community development, public improvements, and gas, water, airport and towing services. The City operates and maintains a world-class international deep-water harbor, a nationally recognized convention center, several beaches and marinas. Long Beach is one of only three cities in California with its own Health Department and Energy Department and the only city in California with its own Oil Department, which manages close to 2,000 oil wells. Find out more about the City of Long Beach at www.longbeach.gov
LIG Co-Chair: Cheryl Barrit
(562)570-7930
3820 Cherry Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90807
LIG Co-Chair: Carlos Ruiz (562) 624-4936
St. Mary Medical Center
CARE Program & Clinic
411 E. 10th St., Ste. 107
Long Beach , CA 90813
Title I & II – HIV CARE Consortia
Long Beach DHHS Preventive Health Clinic
2525 Grand Avenue,
Long Beach, CA 90815 (562)570-4315
Fax: 562-570-4033
Contact: Debbie Collins
St. Mary CARE Program
St. Mary Medical Center
CARE Program & Clinic
411 E. 10th St., Ste. 107
Long Beach, CA 90813 (562)624-4900
Community Planning
Education & Prevention
Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
Social Marketing Campaign (SMC)
HIV Counseling & Testing
Early Intervention Program
HIV Transmission Prevention Project (HTPP)
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
Tuberculosis Control Programs
City of Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services
Miller Family Health Education Center
3820 Cherry Av, Long Beach, CA 90807 *Cheryl Barrit, MPIA, Prevention Services Officer
(562) 570-7920
FAX: (562) 570-8123 cheryl_barrit@longbeach.gov Program Description:
The Community HIV Education and Prevention Program is funded through the State Office of AIDS. The health department provides a peer led multi-session HIV prevention and skills building workshop in mainstream and alternative high schools called Teens Living Carefully. This teen HIV prevention program is one of five programs in the Youth Health Education Section of the Preventive Health Bureau of the Health Department: MAGIC, Health Education and Risk Reduction and PATHS. These programs teach HIV prevention, condom skills building workshops, decision making, setting limits in sexual relationships, condom negotiation, and discussing sex/drug history with a partner. MSM, SMC contact: Cheryl Barrit, MPIA, Prevention Services Officer (562) 570-7920 cheryl_barrit@longbeach.gov
Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, Preventive Health Clinic 2525 Grand Ave., Room 201
Long Beach, CA 90807 Appointment: (562) 570-4315
HOPWA
Long Beach DHHS
2525 Grand Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90815 Terry Lindsey (562)570-4357
HIV Counseling & Testing Sites
Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, Preventive Health Clinic 2525 Grand Ave. Room 201
Long Beach, CA 90807 Appointment: (562) 570-4315
Mobile Clinic
(562) 570-4348
Appointment (562) 619-3972
NIGHT Street Outreach and Mobile Testing
Call for times and locations - Kerry Brown (562) 570-4348
Medical/Case Management
Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, Preventive Health Clinic 2525 Grand Ave. Room 201
Long Beach, CA 90807 Appointment: (562) 570-4315
Information provided by Cheryl Barrit for the California AIDS Clearinghouse, for changes, updates, additions, or deletions, please contact: Cheryl Barrit,cheryl_barrit@longbeach.gov
