Injectable PrEP in Tampa Bay–Your Guide to Every 6 Months HIV Prevention
A new era of HIV prevention has arrived in Tampa Bay, and Metro Inclusive Health is leading the way in making it accessible in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties. With Yeztugo (lenacapavir), you can protect yourself from HIV with just two injections per year.
Metro Inclusive Health’s “Copay It Forward™” Program Provides $769,244 in Free Care & Services to Tampa Bay Patients in 2024
As the rising cost of living continues to deepen health inequities across Tampa Bay, Metro Inclusive Health has reinforced its mission of inclusive, community-centered care.
Local advocate offers help and hope to people living with HIV
Metro Inclusive Health Peer Advocate and Health Educator Paula Delgado draws on her own experience living with HIV when it comes to offering help and hope to clients who’ve been diagnosed with the virus.
Florida one of 3 states with highest rates for new HIV diagnoses — Learn more with Dr. Victoria Otaño
Florida one of 3 states with highest rates for new HIV diagnoses — Learn more with Dr. Victoria Otaño TAMPA, Fla. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest HIV data available from 2019 shows Florida as being one of three states in the country with the highest rates for new HIV diagnoses. In Tampa Bay, […]
One (HUGE) Way Metro Inclusive Health is Advancing HIV Care in Tampa Bay
By combining HIV and Primary Care together, Metro Inclusive Health is vastly improving health outcomes for those living with HIV.
Tampa on the forefront of HIV bone health awareness
Tampa on the Forefront of Bone Health Awareness TAMPA — American Bone Health has chosen Tampa Bay as the test pilot for a new program aimed at helping people living with HIV. Carlos Mendoza depends on the caseworkers at Metro Inclusive Health to keep him on the right track when it comes to living his […]
Metro Inclusive Health offers talk therapy and psychiatric help through TeleHealth
Metro Inclusive Health offers talk therapy and psychiatric help through TeleHealth METRO’s TeleHealth services branch beyond just talk therapy. In times of isolation, dealing with clinical depression can pose a serious obstacle. Depression is different for everyone, too. Finding the right treatment is a personal journey. Some conditions can be treated with talk therapy alone or in […]
New HIV test gets you results in a minute or less
“We have more people coming in now because you have those people that don’t want to wait that 20 minutes,” Prevention Specialist with Metro Inclusive Health Shirlene Manuel said. “They say it lasts a lifetime. The people that we do the blood work on where we have a two day turn around on the blood work also think that’s a lifetime. To get that result in a minute has made more people want to come in and get tested.”
We went to a class on hepatitis A. Here’s what we learned.
Dr. Luke Johnsen, medical director of Metro Inclusive Health, answer[ed] questions about hepatitis during a class Aug. 6 at the organization’s St. Petersburg office.
Churches combating HIV in south St. Pete
The latest HIV statistics paint a grim picture for African-American communities in much of the country, with Pinellas County identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as extremely high-risk.
Our good friends at Metro Inclusive Health brought the threat of this epidemic to the attention of myself and other south side community leaders, including Deputy Mayor Dr. Kanika Tomalin at a recent small HIV summit. National, state and local statistics were presented that were nothing short of alarming, and we all need to be made aware.
As Pinellas HIV Infections Rise, One Local Organization is Taking Action
According to the Florida Department of Health, HIV infections are rising in much of Pinellas County, Tampa Bay, and Florida. Metro Wellness and Community Centers is enlisting “My Little PrEPpy” and a free limited run t-shirt to encourage testing and education about PrEP, a daily pill that can reduce exposure to HIV by up to 99%.
