CHARLESTON, SC — On October 15, 2025, community advocates, health providers, and local leaders in Charleston will join the national observance of National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) to spotlight the urgent need for HIV awareness, testing, treatment, and stigma reduction in the growing Latinx community here — especially in a moment of shifting immigration… Continue reading Local Leaders Mark National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day 2025 in Charleston Amid Population Growth, Immigration Pressures, and Ongoing Health Disparities
Category: HIV Prevention
Holiday Hours and Testing Updates
Happy Holidays from all of us at PCC! We wanted to ensure you were aware of our holiday hours! Please note that there will be no early testing from December 23 to January 1. On January 9, we will be offering late testing every Thursday until 6:30pm!
Testing Updates for the Week of Thanksgiving
Palmetto Community Care Promotes HIV Testing and Prevention for National Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on August 20
South Carolina Sits in the Top 10 for New HIV Rates of Diagnosis in the Country On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, Palmetto Community Care will be working to promote National Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day for the entire Lowcountry community. Founded in 2019 by the Southern AIDS Coalition, this observance occurs annually on August 20 and… Continue reading Palmetto Community Care Promotes HIV Testing and Prevention for National Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on August 20
Local Health Organizations Promote National HIV Testing Day on June 27
South Carolina Sits in the Top 10 for New HIV Rates of Diagnosis in the Country NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Thursday, June 27, marks the fifth anniversary of Charleston’s joining the Fast Track Cities Network to End HIV. As a “Fast-Track city,” Charleston is committed to achieving the 90-90-90 targets of 90% of people living… Continue reading Local Health Organizations Promote National HIV Testing Day on June 27
Black History Month
(Written By: Hercules Brown, Prevention Manager, Palmetto Community Care) February is finally here, and it’s time for us to celebrate the incredible journey and achievements of the Black community. Did you know that Black History Month was created to honor the contributions, resilience, and rich cultural heritage of African Americans? It all started back in… Continue reading Black History Month
Why should I come to Palmetto Community Care?
We recently sat down with some of our clients to hear from them about the services they’ve received and why they would recommend Truesdale Medical Center and Palmetto Community Care. Here’s what they had to say!
Holiday Testing Hours
Thinking about coming in for that fast and free HIV/STI test you’ve been putting off? Be sure to check out our modified testing hours over the holidays! Normal hours will resume on January 2nd! #starttalkinghiv #starttalkingprep #starttalkingstophiv #starttalkingtesting #StartTalking #StopHIV #StopHIVStigma #stophivstigma #StopHIVTogether
World AIDS Day 2023
World AIDS Day Interview with Fox 24 World AIDS Day Observance Article from the Post and Courier “It has been 2½ years,” said advocate Michael Luciano as he tried to work a tab into a slot of the sculpture. At the first in-person World AIDS day event since the pandemic began, there is a clear… Continue reading World AIDS Day 2023
World AIDS Day 2022
Remembering the Lives Lost; Celebrating How Far We Have Come; Rejuvenating One Another for the Work Ahead December 1 is World AIDS Day. Community members and organizations from around Charleston gathered together at the Unitarian Church of Charleston to commemorate this day. Click the button below to watch this year’s service.
