The STI Program staff continued to provide
comprehensive wrap-around care and
prevention services for individuals at-risk for
and/or infected with STIs and HIV in Lake
County. This year, the Program:
Increased its HIV testing efforts across
Lake County through the use of
marketing, events and expanded testing
availability.
Continued to work to promote Routine
HIV Testing in all six Primary Care FQHC
health center sites, the Lake County Jail,
and the TB Clinic, providing over 7,000
free HIV tests to patients receiving services.
Conducted nearly 9,400 HIV tests through the end of November 2014, in conjunction with
Primary Care Services, the TB Clinic, the Lake County Jail, Behavioral Health Services and
NICASA.
Out of the tests completed, identified 27 new positives, yielding a 0.3% overall positivity rate
and a 6.7% positivity rate with targeted high risk HIV testing.
Strengthened outreach and linkage to care services for all HIV positive individuals residing in
Lake County, including Surveillance-Based Linkage to Care and Partner Services interventions,
which links identified, out-of-care HIV-positive individuals with needed services.
Linkage to care and early initiation of antiretroviral medication not only support the health of HIV
positive individuals, but lowering “community viral load” reduces virus transmission and prevents new
HIV infections.
Goal: Protect and Improve Surface and Groundwater Resources
By June 30, 2016, establish a public awareness campaign and identify at least 100 abandoned wells
and assure 100% are sealed.
Progress: Ahead of Schedule Toward Meeting 2016 Goal
This objective is ahead of
schedule with 78
abandoned wells
identified and sealed as of
the end of 2014. In most
areas of Lake County
substantial amounts of clay exist between the ground surface and the
aquifers. These favorable geological conditions are effective at
protecting the groundwater that provides the drinking water for over
200,000 county residents. Abandoned water wells, however, provide
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