{"id":313373,"date":"2026-05-13T08:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/313373\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T08:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:37:09","slug":"ahf-new-wellness-center-provides-crucial-hiv-and-sti-services-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/313373\/","title":{"rendered":"AHF \u2022 New Wellness Center Provides Crucial HIV and STI Services in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ribbon-cutting Friday, May 15th \u2013 11:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LONG BEACH, CA (May 12, 2026) As the City of Long Beach prepares to host its annual <a href=\"https:\/\/longbeachpride.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pride Parade<\/a> and celebration this weekend, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aidshealth.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AIDS Healthcare Foundation<\/a> (AHF) is pleased to announce the dedication of its expanded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestdcheck.org\/locations\/ca-long-beach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AHF Wellness Center \u2013 Long Beach<\/a> with a ribbon-cutting ceremony set Friday, May 15th. The state-of-the-art facility\u2014relocated upstairs and separate from AHF\u2019s Healthcare Center, offers free and confidential STI and HIV testing, counseling, and access to resources like PrEP and PEP.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WHAT: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RIBBON-CUTTING\/DEDICATION: AHF Wellness Center \u2013 Long Beach<\/p>\n<p>WHEN: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Friday, May 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p>TIME: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11:00 a.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m. \u00a0 (Ribbon-cutting @ approx. 11:15 a.m. \u2013 11:45 a.m.)<\/p>\n<p>WHERE: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AHF Wellness Center Long Beach<\/p>\n<p>3500 Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90804<\/p>\n<p>WHO:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Michael Weinstein, AHF President<br \/>\nWhitney Engeran Cordova, Vice President, AHF Public Health Division<br \/>\nChris Mejia, Regional Director, AHF Public Health Division<br \/>\nMarcelino Alcorta, AHF Western Bureau Chief<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAHF Wellness Centers are a part of AHF\u2019s broader mission to provide comprehensive HIV\/AIDS and STI prevention, treatment, and advocacy, meeting clients where they are and eliminating barriers to accessing care and services for those most in need,\u201d said Marcelino Alcorta, AHF Western Bureau Chief. \u201cThis new, conveniently located site in Long Beach is a stellar example of AHF\u2019s innovative approach in better serving the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aidshealth.org\/2026\/05\/i-am-ahf-dr-adele-schwartz-benzaken-a-doctor-who-redefined-care\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Am AHF &#8211; Dr. Adele Schwartz Benzaken: A Doctor Who Redefined Care<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ribbon-cutting Friday, May 15th \u2013 11:00 a.m. \u00a0 LONG BEACH, CA (May 12, 2026) As the City of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-313373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}