San Antonio Nexus Connection

SANC'S OUTREACH TEAM CONDUCTED HIV/SYPHILIS TESTING TWICE WEEKLY (I.E., FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY MID-DAY) AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SYRINGE SERVICES PROGRAM (SSP) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE MAXIMUM CONTACT WITH SUD POPULATION. ALL CLIENTS COMPLETED A SEXUAL HEALTH SCREENING THAT INCLUDED QUESTIONS REGARDING SEXUAL HISTORY AND PAST/CURRENT DRUG USE. AS PART OF TESTING SESSION, THEY RECEIVE CLIENT-SPECIFIC HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION AND ARE OFFERED CONDOMS/LUBE AS WELL AS REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICES (EG, FULL PANEL STI TESTING). 56 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A HIV TEST, 2 ALSO RECEIVED A SYPHILIS TEST. SANC CONDUCTED SSP OUTREACH ACTIVITIES 3 TIMES A WEEK (IE., THURSDAY MORNING, FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY MID-DAY). AS PART OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, SANC COLLABORATED WEEKLY WITH A STREET OUTREACH TEAM COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS). DURING THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS, STAFF DISTRIBUTED A VARIETY OF SUPPLIES (EG, CLEAN SYRINGES, BLEACH KITS, SMOKE KITS, HYGIENE KITS, ETC) AND PROVIDED ACCESS TO AND EDUCATION ABOUT NARCAN. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHWS WORKED WITH SSP PARTICIPANTS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL REOURCES (EG, MEDICAL CARE, DETOX, MAT) AS THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND CARE COORDINATION. SANC HAD 3,470 OUTREACH ENCOUNTERS THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO OF WHICH 548 WERE WITH UNDUPLICATED PARTICIPANTS.