Guide to HIV/AIDS Related Resources
September 2008 View PDF En español
Women
Antiviral Pregnancy Registry
Keeps and records documentation concerning anti-HIV
drugs and prenatal issues. Voluntary enrollment.
Research Park, 1011 Ashes Drive, Research Triangle
Park, NC 28405; phone 800-258-4264 or 910-256-0238.
BABES Network-YWCA (Seattle)
Sisterhood of women facing HIV
together by providing peer support, advocacy, education, newsletter
and outreach programs.
1118 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101;
phone 888-292-1912, 206-720-5566; fax 206-720-5901; email the_staff@babesnetwork.org; English & Spanish.
Human Milk Banking Association of North America
Local “mother’s milk bank” sites in US (CA, CO,
IA, IN, MA, MI, NC, OH, TX) and Canada (BC). Donors are screened.
Breast milk given only by prescription; can be delivered anywhere
in the US. Medicaid covers the total cost of milk.
1500 Sunday Drive, #102, Raleigh, NC 27607;
phone 919-861-4530; email ebartlett@firstpointresources.com; English.
Iris House (NYC)
Offers practical, family-centered
services that promote prevention and education while addressing
the day-to-day realities of living with HIV.
2348 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., New York, NY
10030;
phone 646-548-0100; fax 646-548-0200; email info@irishouse.org; English.
National Women's Health Information Center
Provides health information
to women, girls and their families.
8270 Willow Oak Corporate Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031;
phone 1-800-994-9662;, 1-888-220-5446 (hearing
impaired); tdd 202-690-7650.
National Women's Health Resource Center
Nonprofit health information source for women. “Columns” feature
authored by panel of national health experts, cover issues pertaining
to lifestyle and wellness, breast health, sexuality and nutrition.
Men’s Health Awareness Guide has information on prostate
cancer and other men’s health issues.
157 Broad Street, #106, Red Bank, NJ 07701;
phone 877-986-9472; fax 732-530-3347.
Perinatal Hotline
National Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral
Service provides advice 24-7 from experts on interpreting HIV test
results as well as consultation on treating HIV-infected pregnant
women and infants as well as referrals.
phone 888-448-8765 (24/7).
Sister Love
A reproductive and sexual health and rights
organization for women, with a focus on HIV and women of African
descent, providing innovative services that support women’s
education, empowerment, wellness and rights.
PO Box 10558, 3709 Bakers Ferry Road, SW, Atlanta,
Georgia 30331; phone 866-750-7733, 404-505-7777; fax 404-505-0003;
email info@sisterlove.org;
English.
The Well Project
Offers the latest information on HIV disease
for women, children, health care providers and advocates. Website
includes fact sheets, profiles of women living with HIV, discussion
boards, HIV-related events and how-to guides.
112 Krog Street, NE, Suite 23, Atlanta, GA 30307;
phone 404-474-3152; email info@thewellproject.org;
English & Spanish.
Women Alive
National HIV treatment-focused organization
by and for women with HIV/AIDS.
1566 Burnside Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019;
phone 323-965-1564; fax 323-965-9886; hotline 800-554-4876; email info@women-alive.org;
treatment questions deardebbie@women-alive.org;
& Spanish.
Women, Children & HIV
Collaboration between two US universities,
offers resources on the prevention and treatment of mother-to-child
HIV infection targeted at health workers, program managers and
policy makers in resource-poor settings.
email editor@womenchildrenhiv.org; languages
resource library Africaans, Arabic, French, Hindi, Khmer, Mandarin, Ndebele,
Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Thai & English.
WHO (World Health Organization)
Global services and programs relating to HIV
and gender issues plus safe
infant feeding to prevent mother to
child transmission.
English, Chinese, Russian, French, Arabic & Spanish.
WORLD (Women Responding to Life-Threatening Diseases)
An information and support network founded
by, for and about HIV-positive women and their loved ones.
414 13th Street, 2nd floor, Oakland CA 94612;
phone 510-986-0340 (will return a long distance
call); fax 510-986-0341; email info@womenhiv.org;
English & Spanish.
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