CARE
In 1983, AIDS Project Los Angeles (now APLA Health) was founded to help stop AIDS and HIV in Los Angeles County. Our early mission was to educate our community with factual, up-to-date information about AIDS. We launched one of the nation’s first AIDS hotlines, initially housed in an old closet with all that we knew about AIDS — a single page of facts and resources on a clipboard.
We’ve come a long way since that closet and will be moving into a new 10,000 square foot facility next year!
Set on the campus of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and across from the Martin Luther King Jr Community Hospital, our new federally qualified health will be a location where people can access primary medical, dental and behavioral health care, HIV prevention and support services, STD screenings and treatment. It will also be a training ground for CDU students to get hands on experience in healthcare and advance their knowledge of LGBTQ+ affirming care.
SUPPORT
The epidemic isn’t over. New HIV diagnoses happen every year. APLA Health is doubling down on our work and building our largest brick-and-mortar investment in our community.
We’ve come a long way since that closet and will be opening a new 10,000 square foot facility next year, including a significant expansion of our behavioral health services.
Set on the campus of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and across from the Martin Luther King Jr Community Hospital, our new federally qualified health will be a location in South LA where people can access primary medical, dental and behavioral health care, HIV prevention and support services, STD screenings and treatment. It will also be a training ground for CDU students to get hands on experience in healthcare and advance their knowledge of LGBTQ+ affirming care.
EDUCATION
The epidemic isn’t over. New HIV diagnoses happen every year. APLA Health is doubling down on our education work and building our largest brick-and-mortar investment in our community.
We’ve come a long way since that closet and will be moving in a new 10,000 square foot facility next year!
Set on the campus of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and across from the Martin Luther King Jr Community Hospital, our new federally qualified health will be a location where people can access primary medical, dental and behavioral health care, HIV prevention and support services, STD screenings and treatment. It will also be a training ground for CDU students to get hands on experience in healthcare and advance their knowledge of LGBTQ+ affirming care.