Welcome to Help-Us Help-U Health & Wellness
Our healthcare approach is personalized to each patient, delivered by dedicated and skilled healthcare
professionals in a welcoming atmosphere. We are committed to providing an exceptional healthcare experience
where we consistently strive to innovate and enhance the quality of our services. Our objective is to ensure that you
receive exceptional healthcare focused on achieving optimal health and well-being. We invite you to visit one of
our health center locations or call for an appointment.
About us
Founded in 2010, Help-Us Help-U, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that was created to address the need for HIV and Hepatitis C awareness, prevention, testing and counseling in the greater Tampa-St Petersburg Metropolitan area. Our goal is to strengthen our community by empowering everyone from all walks of life to combat this currently incurable condition. By working with other community-based organizations and healthcare professionals, we hope to establish health and wellness as a way of life.
Mission
Help-Us Help-U’s mission is to provide high quality, culturally competent and evidence-based care, focused on HIV and Hepatitis C prevention, awareness, testing and counseling.
Purpose
The broad purpose of this organization is to provide services, education/information, referrals, testing and counseling to all people including the indigent, the disenfranchised, the homeless, HIV infected and affected individuals, substance users and others in need. Help-Us Help-U Inc. serves as a catalyst for addressing survival issues in the community with dignity and respect, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, creed, income or disability.
Vision
Help-Us Help-U’s vision is to help reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS and improve the quality of life for those impacted by the disease by using innovation, collaboration, health literacy, social responsibility and activism.
The following goals and priorities guide the implementation of our mission toward the realization of our vision.
- Utilize ongoing asset-mapping, needs assessment, research and development, program planning/implementation, formative evaluation, and best practice standards to determine and address gaps in service and program effectiveness.
- Utilize multiple varied approaches to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
- Engage community in becoming health literate and self advocates.
- Reduce misunderstanding and stigma associated with HIV/AIDS by utilizing education, entertainment, advocacy, activism, and social responsibility.
- Preserve the dignity and the quality of life for individuals infected with and impacted by HIV/AIDS by creating, maintaining and making available comprehensive resources.
- Provide assistance, as necessary, with service access and negotiation.
Values
Help-Us Help-U, Inc. implements its mission based on the following core values:
- Respect for diversity and cultural competence
- Innovation Personal responsibility Social
- Consciousness / Responsibility / Activism
- Confidentiality Collaboration