SHOP - Student Health Outreach & Promotion: Sexual Health
HIV Prevention Program volunteers and staff help provide the UCSC community with the information, resources and support to lower their risk for HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). We are a largely student run department, with interns in charge of the major activities within the office. There are always opportunities for students to get involved and make a difference at UCSC -- either with existing programs or starting something new!
Getting Connected
SHOP has a general volunteer list serve. You'll get announcements letting you know ways to get involved - both large and small. It also lists relevant activities happening on-campus and in the community. If you are interested in becoming involved as a volunteer, asking a question regarding HIV/AIDS or other STIs, or just getting periodic updates about SHOP activities - email us at shop@ucsc.edu
Condom Co-Op Hours:
Monday
- 11 am -3 pm:
UCSC Bookstore - 5 - 6 pm:
Merrill Dining Hall - 6-8 pm:
College 9/10 Dining Hall
Tuesday
- 12 - 3 pm:
UCSC Bookstore - 5-7 pm:
Cowell Dining Hall - 7-8 pm:
Merrill Dining Hall
Wednesday
- 11 am - 3 pm:
UCSC Bookstore - 2-3 pm:
College 9/10 Dining Hall - 9-11 pm:
College 8 Dining Hall
Thursday
- 12-3 pm:
UCSC Bookstore - 5-6 pm:
Cowell Cafe - 5-7 pm:
Porter Dining Hall
Friday
- 11-3 pm:
UCSC Bookstore - 5-7 pm:
Porter Dining Hall
Saturday
- 11-1 pm:
College 9/10 Dining Hall
Sunday
- 6-7 pm:
College 8 Dining Hall
The Condom Co-Op
The Condom Co-op provides condoms, dental dams, lubricants and other safer sex supplies to the campus community at a lower cost than you would find anywhere else. Students staff the Co-op at various places and times around campus.
Click here to see our low, low prices!
Students also can also purchase safer sex supplies by visiting the Health Center Pharmacy, open daily from 9AM - noon; 1:30 - 4:45PM.
Look for the Condom Co-op at dances and other special events (e.g., plays, lectures). Sometimes accompanying the Co-op is the Sex Booth -- a table full of sex toys, books and other erotica to help promote healthy communication around sex and sexuality.
If you are interested in bringing the Condom Co-op and/or Sex Booth to an event, or in volunteering to staff the Condom Co-op, please contact us at shop@ucsc.edu
Download The Condom Brochure:
Free Anonymous HIV Testing
All undergraduate UCSC students are eligible for free & anonymous HIV testing provided by highly trained Peer Test Counselors. We take pride that UCSC is one of the few totally student-run HIV testing programs in the country.
Testing involves NO BLOOD and NO NEEDLES. We use Orasure, an oral swab test for HIV.
HIV Testing generally begins two weeks after the beginning of the quarter and ends one week before finals. This allows the Student Peer Test Counselors to establish their class schedule and cover testing slots.
Appointments at the Health Center are available Monday - Friday from 9-12 and 1-4. To schedule an HIV test, you can call the Appointment Desk at 831.459.2500 or stop by (2nd floor) and pick up an appointment card with a fake name. When you return for your appointment, you will go to the SHOP office in the basement of the Health Center. Results are returned in one week.