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| The Facts About HIV/AIDS |
| Learn more about how HIV and AIDS are transmitted, how to protect yourself, and how to live with either disease through publications
from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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| Health Care Provider Information |
| If you have questions about working with or providing care for someone with HIV/AIDS, the Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
has answers to commonly asked questions.
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| HIV/AIDS and Seniors |
| Get information about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the senior
population.
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| HIV/AIDS Centers of Excellence |
| All Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) hospitals are state-designated AIDS Centers with extensive Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) services. New Yorkers can walk into HHC hospitals, diagnostic and
treatment centers, and some clinics, and quickly obtain confidential, convenient HIV testing, as well as expert treatment
and counseling, regardless of ability to pay or immigration status.
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| HIV/AIDS Services Administration |
| HIV/AIDS Services Administration provides essential services and benefits to individuals and families with Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
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| HIV and AIDS Support and Prevention Program |
| Services from the Department of Youth and Community Development include but are not limited to: street outreach, community
outreach, distribution of pamphlets on HIV/AIDS and HIV testing sites, hepatitis, pastoral counseling, counseling on HIV disclosure,
mental health assessment, and support groups.
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| HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council |
| In 1991 the Mayor of New York City established the HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council of New York to develop spending
priorities and allocate Ryan White CARE Act Title I funds based on the needs of the ever-changing HIV/AIDS epidemic. The vision
of the Planning Council is that people living with HIV disease in the New York Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) will have
access to appropriate, quality services across the continuum of care, resulting in the best possible health and quality of
life.
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