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According to the 2000 census, Santa Cruz County has a population of approximately 255,602. While Whites comprise the largest racial group (75%), the number of Latinos (26.8%) has been growing in recent years. Approximately 1% of the population is African American and 3.4% is Asian. The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency serves the residents of Santa Cruz County, a diverse community with the city of Santa Cruz in the north, the city of Watsonville in the south, and surrounding agricultural land. The number of persons in Santa Cruz County living with AIDS going into the year 2006 was 242, or approximately 42% of all persons ever diagnosed with AIDS. Men who have sex with men (MSM) remain the risk category of most persons diagnosed with AIDS in recent years (69%). The second highest mode of transmission is a tie between injection drug use (IDU) and IDU in combination with MSM (IDU/MSM). |
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| LHJ |
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In our LHJ, we have the following: HIV/AIDS Surveillance, Surveillance Coordinator, Education and Prevention Department, E&P Coordinator, Neighborhood Intervention Geared Towards High Risk Testing (NIGHT), NIGHT Coordinator, HIV Counseling and Testing Department, C&T Coordinator, Medical Case Management for HIV/AIDS, and Federal Title III Clinic Care. |
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LIG Co-Chair: Tad Crandall (831) 427-3900
LIG Co-Chair: Laurie Hauer (831) 454-4735
Mailing Address: use county health department address below. |
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- Title II - HIV Service Task Force
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HIV Services Task Force of Santa Cruz County
Contact/Fiscal Agent - Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
PO Box 962, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Leslie Goodfriend (831) 454-4313 FAX: (831) 454-5048
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LHJ Services
- Community Planning
- Education & Prevention
- HIV Youth Drop In Centers
- HIV Counseling & Testing
- AIDS Case Management & Medi-Cal Waiver Program
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Services
- Tuberculosis Control Programs
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Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency - HIV Prevention Program
1070 Emeline Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Socorro Gutiérez (831) 454-4302 FAX: (831) 454-5048
TDD: (831)454-4123
The services provided by our LHJ are as follows: AIDS/HIV Medical Case Management, Federal Title III Clinic Care, HIV Counseling and Testing, HIV/AIDS risk reduction counseling for high-risk negative and HIV+ individuals (Education and Prevention), Community Planning, and Sexually Transmitted Disease Services. We also staff a Latino, MSM support group (E&P) and organize an annual retreat for MSM in which various issues are discussed.
Counseling & Testing contact: Alison Hayes (831) 454-4302 alison.hayes@health.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
(831) 454-4716
FAX: (831) 454-5048 TDD: (831) 454-4123
Case Management & Medi-Cal contact: Michela Barcus (831) 454-4738 michela.barcus@health.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
(831) 454-4740 TDD: (831) 454-4123 |
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Santa Cruz County AIDS Project and Needle Exchange
PO Box 557, Santa Cruz, CA 95066
Susan Pratte (831) 427-3900
susanp@scapsite.org FAX: (831) 427-0398
Street outreach and education prevention services to injection drug users, men who have sex with men and sex workers. Drop-in center for street-based populations. |
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- HIV Counseling & Testing Sites
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Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
1070 Emeline Ave., Bldg. G
Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
(831) 454-2437
(831) 454-5048 FAX
Alison Hayes, C&T Coordinator
alison.hayes@health.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Salud Para La Gente
Watsonville Veteran’s Memorial Building
212 East Beach St.
P.O. Box 1750
Watsonville, CA 95076
Guillermina Porraz, Community Health Outreach Worker
(831) 763-3440 |
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- AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
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Santa Cruz County Medi-Cruz Program
PO Box 962, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Phone: (831) 454-4011
FAX: (831) 454-4488 |
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- Partner Counseling Referral Services (PCRS)
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Central Region - Area V
Socorro Gutiérrez, Health Services Manager (831) 454-4302 |
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| Early Intervention |
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State Early Intervention Program
Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
1060 Emeline Ave., Bldg. F
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Michela Barcus
(831) 454-4738
michela.barcus@health.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Federal, Title III
Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
1060 Emeline Ave., Bldg. F
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Laurie Hauer
(831) 454-4735
laurie.hauer@health.co.santa-cruz.ca.us |
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| HOPWA |
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Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
1070 Emeline Ave., Bldg. G
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Leslie Goodfriend
(831) 454-4313
leslie.goodfriend@health.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Santa Cruz AIDS Project
PO Box 557
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Merle Smith
(831) 427-3900
merles@scapsite.org
Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County
406 Main St.
Watsonville, CA 95076
Paul Brindel
(831) 763-2147 |
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Watsonville Health Clinic
9 Crestview Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
Appointments (831) 763-8400 FAX: (831) 763-8237
Santa Cruz General Medical Clinic
1080 Emeline Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Appointments: (831) 454-4100 FAX: (831) 454-4296 |
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| Data Source |
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Provided by Leslie Goodfriend for the California AIDS Clearinghouse for changes, updates, additions, or deletions, please contact Leslie Goodfriend. |
| State Office of AIDS |
C&T/NIGHT Consultant: Schenelle Flores
Phone: (916) 449-5803
Email:Schenelle.Flores@cdph.ca.gov
E&P Consultant: Eileen Harvey
Phone: (916) 449-4346
Email: Eileen.Harvey@cdph.ca.gov |
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