STI-HIV Testing
Howard Brown Health Center
Broadway Youth Center
3179 N. Broadway
773.935.3151
www.howardbrown.org
Free HIV and STI testing is available for people age 24 and under. OraQuick testing is available.
Hours: Monday through Friday 1pm – 8pm
Chicago Department of Public Health
Lakeview Specialty Clinic
2861 N. Clark
312.744.5507
egov.cityofchicago.org/Health/
Free anonymous HIV testing by appointment, free confidential HIV testing available on walk-in-basis.
Hours: MWF 8am – 4pm, TTh 10am – 6pm
Howard Area Community Center
7648 N. Paulina
773.262.6622
www.howardarea.org
Free HIV testing is offered every 3rd Thursday of the month on a walk-in-basis.
LUC Wellness Center
Lakeshore Campus, 6439 N. Sheridan Rd. (Granada Center)
Water Tower Campus, 26 E. Pearson (Terry Student Center)
(773) 508-8883
www.luc.edu/wellness
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and other STI testing is available for a fee. Confidential tests are done with a doctor or nurse practitioner by appointment.
Confidential HIV testing is available at the Wellness Center for a fee, and by appointment only. FREE and anonymous HIV testing is also provided at the Wellness Center every 3rd Thursday of the month from 3-6pm by Asian Human Services. Appointments are first-come, first-served and last approximately 20 minutes.
HIV and STI Testing Terminology
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
STI: Sexually Transmitted Infection – HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, or other infections.
Confidential: Testing in which personal information is collected but is kept confidential. Testing could be noted in a person’s medical record (nobody shares your status or any medical information without your consent).
Anonymous: Testing in which no personal information is collected. Participants receive a number with which to collect their results (nobody knows who you are).
OraSure: HIV test done by oral cotton swab and sent to a lab to be processed. Results are available in 1 – 2 weeks.
OraQuick: Rapid HIV test done by oral cotton swab or through a small blood sample. Results are available in 1 hour.
