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  Patient Resources

 
Staying positive about your HIV status is all about keeping a healthy frame of mind. There are 2 important things that you can do to stay positive

  • Keep yourself informed - stay up-to-date on current information about HIV so that you can work with your healthcare provider in making educated decisions about your treatment
  • Get emotional support - we all need help with the challenges life can bring, and being HIV+ is no different. There are a number of organizations and support groups for people with HIV and their loved ones that can provide the help you need 

Below is a listing of Web sites and organizations to help you stay positive!

  • TheBody.com - the most-visited site about HIV on the Internet
  • TreatHIV.com - this Web site provides info on HIV treatment options and other things that you should keep in mind if you are taking or are thinking about taking anti-HIV medication 
  • AIDSmeds.com - this Web site is dedicated to providing people living with HIV the necessary information they need to make empowered treatment decisions by offering complete, but not complicated, up-to-date information
  • CloseCounseling.com - find light-hearted metaphors about switching treatment on this site
  • FreeHIVinfo.com - their goal is to facilitate empowered and informed interactions between HIV-infected consumers and their healthcare providers about pharmaceutical and complementary treatments that will increase the length and quality of their lives 
  • HIVandHepatitis.com - this site strives to create a quality online publication that provides accurate, timely, and cutting-edge information about treatment for HIV/AIDS, chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and co-infection with HIV/HCV and HIV/HBV
  • Projectinform.org - this national, non-profit organization has been educating people about HIV since 1985! Their Web site has info on a variety of topics related to HIV, including everything from how to pick a doctor to treatment options
  •  Wellproject.org - this Web site was created to address the HIV-related needs that are unique to women. If you are a woman with HIV or care about someone who is, this is a great site for you
  • aidsinfonet.org - this website has fact sheets on HIV/AIDS treatment topics in several languages.
   
   
   
   

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