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Ambassador Tool Kit

Share these resources with fellow clinicians and administrators, encouraging them to adopt routine screening as a standard of care. We included the Dear Colleague Letter so you could personalize your message, telling others about the important role they can play in decreasing the number of people living with HIV in Texas.
 

Ambassador Tool Kit

  • Dear Colleague Letter
  • Make HIV Testing Routine in Your Practice
  • Paving the Way for Policy
  • 2006 CDC Recommendations for HIV Testing
  • United States Preventive Services Task Force Grade A Recommendation
  • Medical Professional Organizations: Endorsements & Position Statements for HIV Testing
  • How is HIV affecting your community?
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