UF CARES

11/19/2025

Healthy relationships and positive role models build stronger families and stronger communities. Here’s to the men who show that strength starts with kindness, respect, and connection. 💙
Respect: Value each other’s feelings, boundaries, and opinions.

Trust: Build reliability and honesty over time.
Open Communication: Share thoughts and feelings honestly, and listen actively.
Support: Encourage each other’s goals, growth, and well-being.
Equality: Make decisions together and avoid controlling behaviors.
Conflict Resolution: Address disagreements calmly, without aggression or blame.
Empathy: Understand and validate each other’s experiences and emotions.
Boundaries: Recognize personal limits and respect them consistently.
Appreciation & Affection: Express gratitude, kindness, and care regularly.
Safety: Ensure emotional and physical safety at all times.

11/17/2025

Many of our amazing providers started their medical journeys far from here — as international students following a dream to heal, learn, and serve. Their experiences enrich our clinic and our community every day. Here’s to the sharp minds and caring hearts of international students of UF and beyond....

11/16/2025

How effective is PrEP? When taken as prescribed, PrEP can reduce the risk of getting HIV from s*x by about 99%. For people who inject drugs, PrEP can reduce the risk by at least 74%. If you’re HIV‑negative and at risk, ask your care team whether PrEP could work for you.

11/14/2025

Today is World Diabetes Day!

UF CARES joins the global community in raising awareness about the link between HIV and diabetes.

People living with HIV may face an increased risk for diabetes, but with regular care, medication management, and healthy lifestyle choices, both conditions can be successfully managed.

Let’s take this day to encourage screenings, promote wellness, and support one another on the journey to better health.

11/12/2025

For those in the Jacksonville area who do not have any Thanksgiving plans, our community partners at Colors Resource Center are offering a Thanksgiving Dinner. See post below for more details and RSVP!

Looking for somewhere to go for Thanksgiving Dinner? Come join us Thanksgiving Day doors open at 1pm, dinner served at 2pm. Must Rsvp.

We are still needing more volunteers and donations.

11/11/2025

Honoring Our Veterans This Veterans Day
Today, we salute the courage, sacrifice, and service of all Veterans who have protected our country. At the same time, we recognize that many Veterans continue to face unique health challenges, including HIV.

This Veterans Day, let’s remember that HIV awareness, testing, and care are part of supporting the overall health and wellbeing of those who served. The VA offers confidential HIV testing and treatment services, ensuring that every Veteran has access to compassionate, stigma-free care.

• Get tested.
• Start the conversation.
• Honor our Veterans by supporting their health—today and every day.

11/11/2025

Today we honor all who have served our country with courage and dedication. We’re grateful for the veterans in our community — patients, families, and staff — who continue to inspire us every day.

11/10/2025

CLINIC CLOSURE

In observance of the Veteran's Day Holiday, UF CARES will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th and will re-open on Wednesday.

Thank you to our Veterans for your service and sacrifice! ❤️

11/09/2025

It’s called PrEP (Pre‑Exposure Prophylaxis). Taken as a daily pill or a periodic injection, PrEP can dramatically reduce your risk of getting HIV. It’s safe, effective, and works best when combined with regular testing and care. Talk with your provider to see if PrEP is right for you.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/hivnexus/hcp/prep/index.html

11/09/2025

Flu shots are now available at a pharmacy near you for free or reduced cost! A yearly flu vaccine is our best defense in the season ahead. Studies show it can reduce the risk of flu‑related doctor visits by around 40%–60% in years when the vaccine and circulating strains match well. For children, the protection can be even stronger: vaccination has been shown to cut the risk of severe flu (hospitalization) by up to 75% in some studies.

Getting your vaccine now means you’re taking a key step to protect yourself, your loved ones, and our community.

10/31/2025

This Halloween, the scariest thing you could share isn’t ghosts or goblins — it’s the flu!
At UF CARES, we protect ourselves and our community by staying up to date on flu vaccines and healthy habits that keep everyone safer.

💉 Getting your flu shot helps:
✅ Protect those with weakened immune systems
✅ Keep our patients and families safe
✅ Reduce the spread of illness in our community

So get your annual vaccine, wash those hands, and join us in saying…
✨ BOO to the Flu — and YES to protecting others! ✨

Happy Halloween from your UF CARES family! 🧡👻

10/24/2025

🎃🦠 Door Decorating Contest Fun! 🦠🎃
The UF CARES team brought the creativity this season! A big thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Flu Campaign Door Decorating Contest! The creativity, effort, and teamwork that went into each door was truly inspiring!
• Staff Office Door – decorated by Taylor and Melanie
• Exam Room 7 – decorated by Cynthia, Danette, and Natasha
• Exam Room 8 – decorated by Rebecca, Shonda, and Ebonie

👏 Congratulations to Cynthia, Danette, and Natasha — their "Flu-Buster" design took home the win!

Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun and helped spread some seasonal spirit (not germs 😉).
💉 Don’t forget — the best accessory this fall is your flu shot!