Tucked away in the back of a Walgreens in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas is the Kind Clinic. It offers free STD and HIV testing to the Dallas community in early 2022. But now, they've expanded their services to include HIV treatment, prevention and gender-affirming care.
The program is offered inside a Walgreens in Oak Lawn.The Kind Clinic began offering free STD and HIV testing to the Dallas community in early 2022. But now, they've expanded their services to include HIV treatment, prevention and gender-affirming care."Really putting the clinic inside of a Walgreens, we felt really helped to take the attention off of the type of clinic that it is," said clinic administrator Michael Carrillo.
"Together, I think they're going to form an unbeatable team in providing necessary health services to the citizens of Dallas," said Councilman Paul Ridley."This particular location exists in a nod in the community that has a significant risk for the conditions that we prevent and treat," said Kind Clinic Dallas Medical Director Steve Klemow.The Kind Clinic offers HIV testing, treatment and prevention through PrEP.
The clinic also has a nurse practitioner, nurse, medical assistant and support staff, which includes outreach advocates who will go out into the Oak Lawn neighborhood and provide free STD testing and education.The Kind Clinic also provides gender-affirming care. "Our goal is to be able to provide free services to patients that live in our community that have underserved needs," Dr. Klemow said.
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