Low-Barrier Services
Expanding the availability of low barrier HIV prevention and care services in our community is critical to ending the HIV epidemic in King County. Low barrier services include walk-in access to sexual health services, PrEP, HIV care, social, mental health, and substance use services. Some sites offer incentives to help people engage in HIV prevention or care when meeting their basic needs can otherwise make it too difficult to do so.
One additional low-barrier clinic will be opening in Kent Summer, 2023.
Aurora Clinic is located at Aurora Commons in north Seattle and primarily serves persons of all genders living houseless and at risk for or living with HIV in north Seattle. In addition to clinical services, they are housing a hygiene center for clients to do laundry as needed. Aurora Clinic is open on Mondays and Tuesdays.
For more information, visit: www.auroracommons.org/programs
SHE Clinic is located at Aurora Commons in north Seattle and serves female-identified persons living houseless and at risk for or living with HIV in north Seattle. SHE Clinic is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
For more information, visit: www.auroracommons.org/programs
The Max Clinic is located at the Harborview Medical Center campus and is designed to engage the hardest to reach persons living with HIV in King County. PrEP services are available on site as well.
To learn more about the Max Clinic, visit: www.kingcounty.gov/max-clinic
The Mod Clinic is a walk-in clinic embedded within Harborview Medical Center’s Madison Clinic. Mod Clinic provides walk-in HIV care and PrEP to persons throughout central Seattle.
To learn more about MOD Clinic, please call 206-744-5177.
A partnership between University of Washington and Peer Washington, the HIV mobile team are partnering to provide outreach and Mobile HIV medical services to people who have fallen out of HIV care in King County, meeting them where they are at and providing support and services in the field. Services began March 2023.
In addition to the locations above, the following health care organizations in King County offer low barrier access to HIV testing, PrEP, STI testing and treatment, and/or other HIV prevention services:
- Country Doctor Community Clinic
- Eastgate Public Health Center
- International Community Health Services (ICHS)
- Public Health Sexual Health Clinic
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic - Auburn Public Health
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic – Federal Way Public Health
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic – Kent Public Health
Organizations participating in the EHE Health Care Collaborative offer appointments for PrEP and other HIV prevention and care services. Many of these organizations are also planning to offer walk-in access to HIV prevention and sexual health services in the near future. This list will be updated with new options for new walk-in services as they become available over time.
CONTACT US
HIV/STI/HCV Program
401 5th Ave, Suite 1250
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-263-2000
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