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Comprehensive Testing & Counseling Services

Did you know…
More than a million Americans are HIV+
and over 4 million are infected with Hepatitis C.
YOU are at risk if you:
  • had unprotected sex
  • snorted cocaine or injected drugs - even once
  • are a healthcare worker in contact with blood or blood products
  • have a tattoo or piercing done with non-sterile needles
    (Hep C only)
  • have received blood transfusions before 1992
    (Hep C only)
NAN provides free and anonymous testing and counseling for HIV and Hepatitis C

Nantucket AIDS Network Office

35 Old South Road @ Keypost Corner
Tuesdays 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
(508) 228-3955
Free services include:
  • Oral and blood tests for HIV
  • Hepatitis A, B and C antibody blood testing (for individuals at specific risk)
  • Syphilis antibody blood testing (for individuals at specific risk)
  • Referrals for follow-up care and testing
  • Risk assessments and reduction stratagies
  • Vaccinations for Hepatitis A & B (see criteria below)

* Has been HIV tested

* Has had more than one sex partner in the last six months

* A man who has sex with other men

* Sexual contact with a person with Hepatitis A and B

* A person with Hepatitis C and/or HIV

* Health care and public safety workers who might be exposed
   to infected blood or body fluids

* Household contacts with individuals with chronic Hepatitis B