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Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center Reflection
Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc. is an advanced medical center located in downtown Brooklyn, NY. They offer a vast array in supportive and preventative health care. On Thursday September 8th 2016, I did a walking visit at the Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center. Up on arrival I was greeted at the front desk and directed to an HIV/AIDS counselor. I was then taken into a private room, the counselor explain to me my rights to decline free testing as well as decline further testing or treatment. He then conducted a rapid test and while we wait he spoke about sex education in schools. After the result I explain to him my real reason for the visit and he was happy to provide insight. The counselor discussed a ways in which HIV testing and treatment is conducted, He spoke about Aids Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program, HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA); Medicaid,Supplemental Nutrition …show more content…
It was a very interesting experience as most of what I knew about HIV/AIDS are from classes; Microbiology and Biology. It was an eye opening to know about these benefits, However after all the information I receive I became curious to why people refused treatment. He asked permission of a client he had to see right after me and they gave consent for me to sit in and asked question. The young man who is around 21 years of age explain that he refused treatment in florida because it wasn't private and that he had to do too much to get help. He explain that people from the department of health in Florida showed up at his house asking for him after his initial tested of positive. He then explain that when he goes to the health department in fort lauderdale, they were separate area with designated signs for people like him, so every one knew what he was there
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