HIV organizations can help
Fighting your HIV at times can feel overwhelming, but support groups and organizations exist that can help educate and guide you. No matter how you may feel, please know that you are not alone. There are many organizations that can help you maintain a positive attitude while you are learning to live with HIV. Some have programs specifically geared toward women living with HIV. These organizations can help educate you about HIV, help you find a doctor, and might possibly be able to help with financial assistance. Some may even offer help with day-to-day activities, such as grocery shopping, picking up your kids at school, or getting to your appointments.
To find an HIV/AIDS support organization in your neighborhood, e-mail cdcinfo@cdc.gov or call 1-800-CDC-INFO to find out what they can do for you.
Free informational HIV brochures
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Helpful Web sites and phone numbers
Need more information about HIV? Don't know what a certain term means? Explore the links below, or go to the Glossary to find definitions.
Listed below are links to Web sites and telephone numbers that provide general information about HIV/AIDS and its treatment, as well as links to specific information on depression, domestic violence, nutrition, substance abuse, and quitting smoking. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. does not endorse all of the ideas stated in these Web sites.
Click on one of the following links:
General HIV/AIDS resources
Nutrition
Quitting smoking
Alcohol and substance abuse
Depression and mental illness
Domestic violence
General HIV/AIDS resources
AIDS Info (US Department of Health and Human Services): 1-800-448-0440; http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Information Hotline: 1-800-CDC-INFO, or 1-800-232-4636; cdcinfo@cdc.gov
National Association of People With AIDS (NAPWA), Silver Spring, MD: 1-240-247-0880; http://www.napwa.org/
National Minority AIDS Council, Washington, DC: 1-202-483-6622; http://www.nmac.org/
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC): 1-510-444-2051; http://www.nnaapc.org/
Project Inform: http://www.projinf.org/
National HIV/AIDS Treatment Infoline: 1-800-822-7422, or 1-415-558-9051 in the San Francisco Bay Area or internationally
Social Security Administration—Benefits for people living with HIV/AIDS; http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10019.html
The Web site “The Body” also has an AIDS Service Organization (ASO) finder available in the “Connect” section of their site; http://www.thebody.com/connect.html
Nutrition
Nutrition Links and Resources; http://www.hivresources.com/Nutrition.htm.
Web site “The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource.” Diet, Nutrition and HIV; http://www.thebody.com/dietnut.html.
Quitting smoking
American Cancer Society. Guide to Quitting Smoking; http://www.cancer.org/ docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp.
Smoking Cessation. Quitnet; http://www.quitnet.com
Alcohol and substance abuse
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). What is substance
abuse treatment? A booklet for families; http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/ brochures/pdfs/WhatIsTx.pdf.
AddictionSearch.com. 24-hour addiction hotline: 1-800-559-9503; http://www.addictionsearch.com.
Mental health
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Depression: what every woman should know; http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/NIMHdepwomenknows.pdf.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). About mental illness: women and depression; http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/ Depression_in_Women.htm.
Domestic violence
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Intimate partner
violence; http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/ipvfacts.htm.
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