1.2 million people in the US are living with HIV.
1 in 7 of them don’t know they have it.
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
FREE Confidential Testing for HIV & Hepatitis C
WNCAP provides free and confidential rapid testing for HIV & Hepatitis C. Testing is available to walkins and by appointment at the Asheville office (554 Fairview Rd.), Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm. Testing is also available by appointment at the Macon County office. Click here to make an appointment. Feel free to contact WNCAP for more information at info@wncap.org or (828) 252-7489.
More about the test
WNCAP offers HIV & Hepatitis C testing at multiple sites across our 18 county service area. The testing process requires the completion of a confidential one-page form giving your written consent. The test is done with a simple finger stick that takes a couple drops of blood and provides results in 20 minutes, enabling people to learn their status in a single visit. For those whose test result is reactive, connection to care is immediate.
WNCAP seeks to reach community members across the region to ensure access to free confidential HIV & Hepatitis C testing. By bringing testing into the community, services can be offered to groups in which HIV and other STIs have been under-diagnosed. WNCAP has hosted free testing events at homeless support agencies, health fairs, substance abuse clinics, community centers, churches, colleges, and migrant camps.
If you are interested in hosting a testing event in Western North Carolina, please contact us at info@wncap.org or (828) 252-7489.
WNCAP uses the OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV 1 and 2 Antibody Testsand the OraQuick Rapid Hepatitis C Antibody Test. These screening tools provide results in 20 minutes, enabling people who have a reactive test result to be connected within a few days with the support of a WNCAP medical case manager and/or client eligibility navigator.
North Carolina does not allow anonymous HIV testing, only confidential HIV testing. Confidential testing means a name is associated with the test. All information is held in strict confidence and is not released to anyone who is not associated with the testing process
Regional Health Departments and Health Centers also provide confidential HIV/STI testing:
Blue Ridge Health Center (Hvl) (828) 692-4289
Buncombe County Health Center (828) 250-5109
Cherokee County (828) 837-7486
Cherokee Indian Hospital (828) 497-9163 x6445
Clay County (828) 389-8052
Cleveland County (704) 484-5254
Graham County (828) 479-7900
Haywood County (828) 452-6675
Henderson County (828) 692-4223
Jackson County (828) 586-8994
Macon County (828) 349-2420
Madison County (828) 649-3531
McDowell County (828) 652-6811
Mitchell County (828) 688-2371
Polk County (828) 894-8271
Rutherford County (828) 287-6101
Swain County (828) 488-3198
Transylvania County (828) 884-3135
Yancey County (828) 682-6118
WNC Community Health Services Asheville (828) 285-0622
Planned Parenthood in Asheville (828) 252-7928 (fee for testing)
Other Important Numbers
WNCAP Prevention Specialists
(828) 252-7489 (safer sex supplies and information)
WNCAP Syringe Services
(828) 252-7489 (anonymous and free overdose reversal kits and harm reduction education and supplies)
United Way 211
dial 211 (referral to all other community resources)
Prevention Education
WNCAP offers innovative age appropriate education programs and HIV/AIDS education materials for schools, worksites & community groups