The Coastal Health District of Georgia serves the counties of Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long & McIntosh
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The Coastal Health District of Georgia serves the counties of Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long & McIntosh
HIV is spread from person to person through specific activities, such as sex or injection drug use.
In the United States, HIV is transmitted mainly by:
HIV can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding.
The following sections provide information about HIV prevention resources available in the Coastal Health District, or click here for more information about the basics of HIV prevention.
Need condoms? Fill out our confidential online form or call our condom line at 912-414-4962 and leave your name, mailing address, phone number (only needed for address confirmation) and preferred condom pack (Magnum pack, variety pack, non-latex male pack, or internal condoms – previously known as female condoms), and we will mail them to you.
PrEP is available in every county health department in the Coastal Health District. Contact your local county health department and make an appointment to see if PrEP is right for you.
PrEP stands for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. PrEP is a way for people who don’t have HIV but who are at very high risk of getting it to prevent HIV infection by taking a pill every day. The pill contains two medicines that are also used to treat HIV. If you take PrEP and are exposed to HIV through sex or injection drug use, these medicines can work to keep the virus from taking hold in your body.
PrEP is a powerful HIV prevention tool and can be combined with condoms and other prevention methods to provide even greater protection than when used alone. But people who use PrEP must commit to taking the drug every day and seeing their health care provider for follow-up every three months.
Click here to learn more about PrEP.
