HIV Counseling and Testing

HIV is a life-threatening virus that damages the body’s immune system and leaves a person vulnerable to opportunistic infections. Without treatment, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).

Because there is no cure, reducing the transmission of HIV while minimizing its effect on those living with it is critical.

In 2022, Florida identified 4,606 new HIV diagnoses. View Florida’s surveillance data for more information about HIV in our state.

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system.

Finding out your HIV status is the most important step in keeping you, and those you care about, safe.

Do You Know Your HIV Status?

Find HIV testing locations, order a free at-home testing kit, or connect with resources.

The Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) provides free, confidential HIV testing through partner agencies. Everyone should have an HIV test in their lifetime. Those with ongoing risks should be tested more frequently, as should pregnant women, who should be tested in their first and third trimesters.

Do you provide HIV testing? Learn about consent requirements, model protocols, and more in our counseling and testing resources.

DOH-Broward provides presentations, trainings (HIV 500 and 501, and rapid testing technology), technical assistance, and monitoring of registered HIV testing sites throughout Broward County. The HIV 500 and 501 courses are required, per the Florida Department of Health: IOP 360-07 “Minimum Standards for HIV Counselors, Trainers, and Early Intervention Consultants,” to become an HIV counselor.

DOH-Broward provides free HIV and Syphilis Self-Testing Kits. Call 954-847-8132 or complete the request form.

To request an HIV 101 Presentation, contact DLCHD06WebRegistration@FLHealth.gov