STAYING HEALTHY WITH HIV

Take your HIV
medicines every day.

Limit alcohol.

Always use a condom
during sex.

Donʼt smoke or
use drugs.

Keep all appointments
with your healthcare
provider.

Eat healthy food
that is safely prepared.

Get recommended
vaccinations.

Be active every day.

RESOURCES

Everyone’s Doing It: Stop AIDS Now is a High Impact Prevention project that advocates condom use and facilitates HIV testing. See HIV testing sites and events in Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee and Union counties. Also on this website, learn more about businesses that support HIV prevention in our region and ARTAS, which links HIV-infected individuals to prevention and care services.

Florida Department of Health provides information on PrEP, HIV counseling, testing and referral sites, and the Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline (800) FLA-AIDS. Also, check the website of the Florida Department of Health in your county for HIV testing and services.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lots of information on HIV prevention, testing and transmission. Check out the HIV Basics section and explore their website for more resources.

HIV.GOV showcases the Naitonal HIV/AIDS Strategy Progress Report, U.S. statistics and the history of HIV/AIDS, as well as the HIV basics.

WellFlorida Council, Inc. is the local health council for North Central Florida, consultants for health causes and the lead agency for the Ryan White CARE Program. Learn more about the HIV/AIDS programs under the WellFlorida umbrella.

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