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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection - Other Places To Get Help
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| AIDS InfoNet | |
| P.O. Box 810 | |
| Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 | |
| Email: | AIDSInfoNet@taosnet.com |
| Web Address: | www.aidsinfonet.org |
The AIDS InfoNet provides information on HIV/AIDS services and treatments in English, Spanish, and other languages (such as Russian, Bulgarian, and Indonesian) for people living with HIV and their caregivers, especially nurses and other first-line treatment providers. This Web site has fact sheets written in non-technical language on subjects such as general HIV/AIDS information, laboratory tests, medicines for HIV/AIDS treatment, and alternative and complementary therapies. | |
| AIDSinfo | |
| P.O. Box 6303 | |
| Rockville, MD 20849-6303 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-HIV-0440 (1-800-448-0440) (301) 519-0459 |
| Fax: | (301) 519-6616 |
| TDD: | 1-888-480-3739 |
| Email: | contactus@aidsinfo.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.aidsinfo.nih.gov |
The AIDSinfo hotline and Web site are sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. They provide information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. The hotline provides information in English and in Spanish. | |
| American Social Health Association | |
| P.O. Box 13827 | |
| Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-227-8922 (919) 361-8400 |
| Fax: | (919) 361-8425 |
| Email: | info@ashastd.org (general information) |
| Web Address: | www.ashastd.org |
The mission of the American Social Health Association is to improve the health of individuals, families, and communities, with a focus on preventing sexually transmitted diseases and their harmful consequences. | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention | |
| 1600 Clifton Road | |
| Atlanta, GA 30333 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) (404) 639-3534 |
| TDD: | 1-888-232-6348 |
| Email: | cdcinfo@cdc.gov |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.html |
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention is a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Their Web site provides information and updates on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and tuberculosis (TB). You can also find fact sheets on these health topics. | |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health | |
| NIAID Office of Communications and Public Liaison | |
| 6610 Rockledge Drive, MSC 6612 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-6612 | |
| Phone: | 1-866-284-4107 toll-free (301) 496-5717 |
| Fax: | (301) 402-3573 |
| TDD: | 1-800-877-8339 |
| Web Address: | www3.niaid.nih.gov |
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases conducts research and provides consumer information on infectious and immune-system-related diseases. | |
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 18, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Peter Shalit, MD, PhD - Internal Medicine | |
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