Communicable Disease

HIV/AIDS Care, Education, Planning, TB Control, Surveillance, and Intervention Services

City of St. Louis Department of Health

Communicable Disease
1520 Market Street
Suite 4027
St. Louis, MO 63103
 
Building a healthy community together
 
 

Mission

Communicable Disease serves as a catalyst for change and leadership for the prevention and care of all communicable diseases throughout the City of St. Louis & the St. Louis Region.

To this end, we serve the St. Louis region through planning, education, data reporting, and dissemination of information regarding these diseases.

We enlist community support in developing and conducting interventions as well as providing care services that protects and educates individuals, our community and ultimately end the spread of all communicable diseases.

 

Office Hours

Office: Monday – Friday

8:00AM-5:00PM

Phone: 1 (888) 291-AIDS

Special Notice

The City of St. Louis Department of Health is soliciting comments on its draft Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CAPER is an overall review of the housing and community development activities undertaken to support People Living With HIV/AIDS in 2014 by the City of St. Louis. The CAPER is part of the St. Louis City Consolidated Planning process for housing, which is a pre-requisite to receiving federal HUD funds. 

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HIV/AIDS Care Services

(314) 356-0200

Linkage to Care Hotline

St. Louis Regional HIV Health Services Planning Council

  • Provides referrals to medical care & essential support services for individuals/families living with HIV
  • Aims to improve overall health status and quality of life for residents
  • Serves the City of St. Louis and Missouri counties of St. Louis, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Warren, and St. Charles

 

Education & Community Planning               

(314) 612-5188

  • Provides leadership & tailored education on HIV, STIs, and Hepatitis trainings throughout the region
  • Refers HIV/STI testing and treatment to community providers
  • Convenes regional prevention advisory groups and contract services for HIV/STI prevention services

Medical Records

(314) 657-1548

  • Services available by appointment only. Call to request records and schedule an appointment.
  • Provides records for Hepatitis, immunizations, lead, and closed City hospitals 
  • $10 Fee per Record (cash only, please have exact change)

Tuberculosis Control

  • Works within the community to provide clinical services to ensure that individuals are tested, treated, & educated about their risk of tuberculosis
Fax: (314) 612-1404 

HIV & Hepatitis Surveillance                    

(314) 657-1501

  • In partnership with the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, all HIV case reports, CD4s, and viral loads are entered, tracked & researched
  •  Provide annual data reports as needed
  • Provide hepatitis services for city providers and tracking of perinatal and adult Hepatitis B cases

 

Disease Intervention Services

(314) 612-5188

  • Follow-up services provided to individuals testing positive for all reported communicable diseases per Centers for Disease Control guidelines
  • Staff provides: partner elicitation & notification services ensuring that individuals are treated and educated on all issues related to these diseases

Notifiable disease and conditions should be reported by calling 314-657-1501, faxing to 314-612-5267, or mailing to:  

City of St. Louis Department of Health 
Communicable Disease Dept. 
1520 Market St., Rm 4078 
St. Louis, MO 63103

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