Mark A. McDonnell, RS, MS, Health Commissioner

Robert P. Dillaplain, MD, Medical Director

News Release

For Immediate Release                 Contact: Sara T. Pappa, Public Information Officer

May 21, 2007                                    (937) 374-5600 or toll-free at 1(866) 858-3588

Greene County Combined Health District receives

Physicians’ Charitable Trust Donation

The Greene County Combined Health District is pleased to announce an award of $10,000.00 from the Physicians’ Charitable Trust of the Miami Valley for the HIV/AIDS Testing, Counseling and Prevention program.  This is the second year that GCCHD has received the award from the Trust.

The money will be used to purchase HIV rapid test kits and supplies.  GCCHD has had the HIV/AIDS Counseling, Testing and Prevention program since 1990.  It is partially funded by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) with support from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and GCCHD.  The program, with 1.5 FTEs (full-time equivalents), conducts over 1,300 free HIV tests annually and provides prevention education to over 1,500 people in the Counties of Greene, Fayette, Clinton and Warren. In addition, the program has a communication/outreach component that reaches over 10,000 people.  Agencies served by this program include: all 5 colleges and universities in the County, Women’s Recovery Center, Fayette Recovery Center, Integrated Youth Services, TCN Behavioral Health Network, Greene County Jail, adult and juvenile detention centers, and 2 alternative schools.   The overall goal of the HIV/AIDS program is to provide HIV Health Education and Risk Reduction Programs to high-risk individuals. 

“This donation for the HIV/AIDS program represents an important community collaboration for Greene County.  The Physicians’ Charitable Trust of the Miami Valley continues to be a valuable partner to the Health District.  We appreciate and thank each member for their continued support,” Health Commissioner Mark A. McDonnell said.

For more information, call HIV/AIDS program coordinator, Shernaz Reporter, at (937) 374-5617.

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