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Thank you for visiting ricpg.org/safe. The Rhode Island Community Planning Group
for HIV Prevention is committed to reducing the spread of HIV by promoting safer behaviors.
"SAFE," an HIV Prevention Public Service Announcement
For more information on safer behaviors, please consult the following resources:
ENCORE (Education, Needle Exchange, Counseling, Outreach and Referral) is a
program of the Rhode Island Department of Health, administered by AIDS Care Ocean State. The purpose of ENCORE is to prevent HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis C and other
blood-borne diseases by giving people harm reduction tools to lower their risk of infection. Harm reduction tools include:
- Clean syringes
- Bleach
- Alcohol swabs, cookers and cotton
- Condoms and other safer sex materials
In addition to harm reduction tools, ENCORE also provides:
- Anonymous HIV testing
- Referrals to drug treatment, medical care, and social services
- Clothing and personal hygiene items
ENCORE is an anonymous program, open to anyone over 18 years old. The ENCORE
van and outreach workers have regular visits at sites throughout Rhode Island.
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