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HIV/AIDS Resources

California Department of Health Services - Office of AIDS

As designated by the California Health and Safety Code Section 100119, the Office of AIDS has lead responsibility for coordinating state programs, services and activities relating to HIV/AIDS. Visit the website to get information about HIV/AIDS care, epidemiology, education and prevention services, and links to helpful resources. www.dhs.ca.gov/aids/

California’s HIV/STD Referral Database

The statewide referral database provides confidential links to more than 1,200 organizations that provide HIV/AIDS services in California that include local and mobile HIV testing facilities, HIV service centers, and legal services/advocacy.
www.AIDSHotline.org

CDC National HIV Testing Resources

Information on testing resources and answers to questions related to HIV/AIDS testing can be found by visiting www.hivtest.org

State and National HIV/AIDS Hotlines

California HIV/AIDS Hotline
Trained volunteers handle telephone calls from the public on a spectrum of issues, including HIV testing, transmission, trends and new AIDS treatments. The hotline is available Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (until 9:00 PM Tuesdays). To reach the hotline call (800) 367-AIDS in the state of California and (415) 863-AIDS, if calling from San Francisco or outside of California. For more information and additional resources, visit www.AIDSHotline.org.

CDC National AIDS Hotline (NAH)
Nationwide test site referrals, counseling, literature (upon request), clinical trials information referrals, and a wide scope of other HIV/AIDS related resource information. The hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To reach the hotline call (800) 342-AIDS (2437) or visit www.ashastd.org/nah/ for more information.

Educational Materials/Literature/Brochures

Guidebook/Lapel Pins/Quiz Cards
To order the Healing Begins Here: A Pastors Guidebook for HIV/AIDS Ministry through the Church and resource materials click here (link to Pastors Guidebook page)

California AIDS Clearinghouse (CAC)
CAC handout materials are made available at no-cost (free) to agencies that receive funding through the California Department of Health Services, Office of AIDS. A cost recovery price will be charged for all other requesters. For more information please call (888) 611-4222 or visit www.hivinfo.org.

CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
NPIN offers hundreds of brochures, fact sheets, and posters about HIV/AIDS at no cost. However, quantities are limited. For more information and to order materials call (800) 458-5231 or visit their website at www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/index.asp

National Association of People With AIDS (NAPWA)
Kits, posters and flyers as well as other resources and materials are available by visiting their website at www.napwa.org/hivtestinfo or call (800) 458-5231.

PacifiCare - African American Health Solutions
The mission of African American Health Solutions is to improve the health care outcomes of African Americans by providing culturally sensitive health education, health improvement opportunities and access to quality health care services. In addition, thorough outreach efforts have allowed PacifiCare to identify the most pressing health care needs of African Americans and develop solutions that address those needs. For more information, please visit their website at www.pacificare.com/aahs.

Additional Resources

Below are links to a number of HIV/AIDS organizations: Web links found on this list are provided as a convenience to users for general information purposes only and are not necessarily an endorsement of these services by the Statewide HIV/AIDS Church Outreach Advisory Board

AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families of Colored People
www.aids-alliance.org

AIDS Healthcare Foundation
www.aidshealth.org

AIDSinfo
www.aidsinfo.nih.gov

AIDS National Interfaith Network (ANIN)
http://www.thebody.com/anin/aninpage.html

American Foundation For AIDS Research (AMFAR)
www.amfar.org

Ark of Refuge, Inc.
www.arkofrefuge.org

Balm in Gilead
www.balmingilead.org

Black AIDS Institute
www.blackaids.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/hiv

HIV/AIDS Among African Americans
www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/Facts/afam.htm

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
www.unaids.org

Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/hivaids/index.cfm

Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative
http://www.omhrc.gov/omh/aids
/aidshome_new.htm

The NAMES Project
www.aidsquilt.com

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
www.naacp.org

National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS
www.nblca.org

National Library of Medicine AIDS Portal
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/HIV/
HIVMain.html

National Minority AIDS Council
www.nmac.org

National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource
www.pedhivaids.org

Women, Children and HIV
www.womenchildrenhiv.org

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