New York Knows
February 26, 2024
New York Knows is the nation’s largest HIV testing initiative. It aims to help all New York City residents learn their HIV status and take full advantage of the City’s HIV care and prevention services. On December 1, 2014 (World AIDS Day), the New York City Health Department launched New York Knows and introduced #beHIVsure, a public education media campaign encouraging all New Yorkers to get tested.
Through New York Knows, the New York City Health Department partners with community-based organizations, community health centers, hospitals, colleges, universities, faith-based organizations and businesses to:
- Provide a voluntary HIV test to every New York City resident who has never been tested. (Testing is done at Health Department clinics, as well as at partnering hospitals, community-based organizations and universities.)
- Make HIV testing a routine part of health care in New York City.
- Identify undiagnosed HIV-positive people in New York City and link them to medical care.
- Connect at-risk people who test negative for HIV to prevention services, including Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis PrEP.