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Resources for people with HIV in NYC
Health Care
NYC has a huge city-funded health care system. Within are links to case management, housing assistance, food assistance, mental health assistance. That should be the first stop for anyone coming to NYC who needs HIV care or HIV prevention services. All the links are from this main page:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/aids-hiv-care-resources-in-nyc.page
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/hiv-aids-services.page
Callen-Lorde—focus on the LGTBQ+ community, locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx
Jack Martin Clinic of Mt Sinai, multiple locations:
https://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/iam/team/jack-martin-fund-clinic
Glen Bernbaum Clinic (Upper East Side, the NY Presbyterian Center for Special Studies) and the David Rogers (Chelsea Clinic). Please note the website has the old location for the Chelsea clinic, the current address is 53 West 23rd Street, 6th Floor (between 5th and 6th Aves) but the telephone #’s are the same.
Columbia Presbyterian
https://www.infectiousdiseases.cuimc.columbia.edu/comprehensive-hiv-program
Housing
NYC DOH:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/aids-hiv-care-housing.page
Housing Works—comprehensive services for homeless or low-income people with or at risk for acquiring HIV
National HIV Resources
HIV.gov is the federal government’s leading source for information about HIV
The CDC offers many resources to help you learn about HIV. CDC fact sheets discuss how HIV affects specific subpopulations and provide information about topics such as risk behaviors and prevention tools. Reports and slides share the latest data and research.
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/index.html
Find HIV-related research information from the NIH’s Office of AIDS Research (OAR), the National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).