Living with HIV
Your health care provider, case manager, or peer advocate will offer you information and pamphlets on living with HIV.
The following web sites offer additional information about health, HIV, and other topics.
www.thebody.com
TheBody.com's mission is to:
- Use the Web to lower barriers between patients and clinicians.
- Demystify HIV/AIDS and its treatment.
- Improve the quality of life for all people living with HIV/AIDS.
- Foster community through human connection.
www.poz.com
POZ is an award-winning print and online brand for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Offering unparalleled editorial excellence since 1994, POZ and poz.com are identified by our readers as their most trusted sources of information about the disease.
www.aidsinfo.nih.gov
AIDSinfo, a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), offers access to the latest, federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information for health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and the general public.
http://doeshivlooklikeme.org/
Does HIV Look Like Me? International Society is a non-profit organization that works locally and globally to reduce the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS. We raise awareness by producing cutting-edge media and print campaigns, and by providing projects, education and leadership opportunities to people infected and affected by HIV.
HIV+ YOUTH SHARING THEIR STORIES
CHATncsd: Curbing HIV/AIDS Transmission in North County San Diego (CHATncsd) is a project of Vista Community Clinic. This video features 3 San Diego young people discussing life with HIV/AIDS, and their experiences with treatment and stigma.
CHATncsd: Curbing HIV/AIDS Transmission in North County San Diego (CHATncsd) is a project of Vista Community Clinic. This video features 3 San Diego young people discussing life with HIV/AIDS, and their experiences with treatment and stigma.
CDC: CDC’s YouTube channel contains a series of videos of young people discussing their diagnosis and life with HIV/AIDS, part of a national effort to combat stigma.
Jamar’s Story, Let’s Stop HIV Together:
Kelly’s Story, Let’s Stop HIV Together:
UCSD is not responsible for the information that is found in these websites. If you have any questions about any information that you find on the web, please talk with your health care provider, case manager, or peer advocate.