Howard Brown Health Center
- Howard Brown Health Center
The Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) is the Midwest’s premier lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health care organization, leading the region in addressing the comprehensive health care needs of people in the LGBT community. In 1974, a concerned group of medical students founded Howard Brown Health Center as a response to rising rates of sexually transmitted diseases among gay men. In subsequent years, and with the advent of the AIDS crisis, Howard Brown Health Center developed a comprehensive array of services including primary medical care, mental health counseling, substance abuse services, prevention and education, research programs and case management. Howard Brown Health Center, named for Dr. Howard Junior Brown, was incorporated in 1976 as “Howard Brown Memorial Clinic” and is dedicated to providing the best healthcare to the LGBT community and all who seek outstanding, personalized, culturally competent care.
Howard Brown Health Center's main location is in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods, and the one with the city's highest incidence of HIV/AIDS. Youth aged 24 and under may access services at Howard Brown Health Center's Broadway Youth Center (BYC). The BYC is located in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood and is a program of Howard Brown and its community partners. The following services are offered at the BYC: daily health and education workshops, HIV/STD testing, case management, medical care, counseling, and social and support groups.
ee also
*Howard Junior Brown
External links
* [http://www.howardbrown.org Howard Brown Health Center]
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