How to start PrEP in Kansas
PrEP is medicine, pills or shots, that greatly reduces your chance of getting HIV from sex or injection drug use, CDC says. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians prescribe it to people at increased risk. Under the Affordable Care Act, almost all health plans must cover PrEP with no charge for the medicine, clinic visits or lab tests; people without insurance can ask about the drug makers' assistance programs. CDC: PrEP.
For help in your state: Kansas's HIV program, or call 1-785-213-6721.
For Black families in Kansas
3,861 people were living with diagnosed HIV in Kansas at the end of 2024, and 19% of people 13 and older newly diagnosed that year were Black (our arithmetic from CDC's counts), according to CDC's provisional 2024 data.
Positive Directions. Positive Directions in Wichita offers free rapid HIV tests with results in 60 seconds, plus free syphilis, hepatitis C, chlamydia, and gonorrhea testing, at 130 E. Murdock, Suite 101. Its ICT PrEP service helps people get tested and start PrEP. Call 316-263-2214, Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The University of Kansas Health System, Infectious Diseases. Infectious disease specialists at The University of Kansas Health System treat HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections for patients across the Kansas City region. Call 913-588-1227 to schedule.
Where to get help in Kansas
- Find HIV testing near you (CDC)
- Kansas HIV program, 1-785-213-6721
- Community health centers in Kansas: /clinics/ks/
- Medicaid in Kansas: /medicaid/kansas/
- Health profile for Black residents of Kansas: /health/kansas/
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