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Resources
Information
on HIV/AIDS and Older Adults
National Institute
on Aging
Fact
Sheet on HIV, AIDS and Older People
National Aging
Information Center
A list
of HIV/AIDS and Aging resources.
Illinois Department
on Aging
Facts on Aging:
A Look at AIDS Awareness
Center for
AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco
Online
annotated bibliography of recent studies on HIV in older adults,
plus fact sheets on the AIDS prevention needs of adults ages 50-plus.
Third Age
"AIDS
in the Third Age", A basic overview of AIDS-related clinical,
transmission and prevention issues for those 50-plus.
The Body:
an AIDS and HIV Information Resource
A list of resources
for older people and HIV/AIDS
University
of California SanFrancisco AIDS
Health Project
HIV Counselor Perspective (Special Issue) - HIV and Older Adults.
[Note: This issue is not available online, but can be ordered
through UCSF AIDS Health program."
HealthCare
Education Associates
"The Forgotten Tenth" , a video and discussion guide on HIV prevention
for adults agee 50 and over.
Information
on Sexuality and Aging
A list
of resouces that address issues related to sexuality and older
adults.
Service
Programs for All Persons with HIV/AIDS
CDC Database
of HIV/AIDS Service Organizations
This database contains descriptions of more than 19,000 organizations
that provide services related to HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB for persons
of all ages. Services include case management, counseling and
testing, prevention, education and outreach, health care, support
services, housing assistance, and legal counseling.
Service
Programs Specifically Geared to Older Adults
HIV
Care Directions (Region One Area Agency on Aging AZ)
Provides AIDS Case management under Ryan White CARE for all HIV
programs including people over age 50. Contact Debbie Eliot, 1366
East Thomas Rd, #108, Phoenix, AZ 85014; 602-264-2255
HIV
& Older People Workgroup Charlotte, NC
A project of the Centralina Area Agency on Aging/Council of Governments.
Site offers prevention information and meeting schedules.
AIDS Case
Management, Solano County Health and Social Services Department
Contact: Sue Gusz, 355 Tuolumne St., MS 20-210, Vallejo, CA 94590;
Telephone: 707-553-5574.
Spectrum
HIV/AIDS Services at the Park Slope Center for Mental Health
The Spectrum Program offers mental health services to people over
the age of 49 who are living with HIV or AIDS. This includes people
of the age of 49 who are themselves HIV+ or have AIDS, as well
as older people who are caregivers, family members, spouses, or
significant others of someone with HIV/AIDS. Contact Joan Zimmerman,
464 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214,(718) 788-2461.
Information
is Golden Project, American Red Cross Chicago Chapter
Builds on HIV/AIDS prevention program featuring older adults as
peer educators. Contact Laura Hermann, (312) 729-6152.
Senior
Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE)
A social service organization geared to meeting the needs of older
New Yorkers with AIDS. 305 Seventh Avenue - 16th Floor, New York,
NY 10001; (212)741-2247.
Senior HIV
Intervention Project, Three County Senior HIV Prevention Program.
This program of education, peer training support groups, referrals,
and a resource library has been established to address the needs
of older people regarding HIV in one of the nation's most affected
areas. Contact: John Gargotta, Broward County Health Dept, 2421-A
SW 6th Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315-2613, 954-467-4779.
Support
Services and Groups
Older Positive
Women's Support Group
400 Parnassus St., Rm. A-45, San Francisco, CA 94143. Contact
Claire Siverson, LCSW, at 415-476-2417.
Women
Organized to Respond to Life Threatening Disease (WORLD)
WORLD retreats usually have a support group for older positive
women. 414 13th St., 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612. Contact Sandi
Luna at 510-986-0340.
The
Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic
The Center-L.A. Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center, Los
Angeles. Contact: Joni Lavick, M.A., M.F.C.C., Clinical Coordinator,
Social Services, the Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic, 1625
N. Schrader Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028-9998, (213) 993-7521.
Mt.
Sinai Hospital Jack Martin Center
A group was established in June, of 1993 for HIV+ persons over
50. Contact: Mary Ann Malone, C.S.W., 212-241-0719, Mt. Sinai
Medical Center, One Gustave Levy Place, Box 1, New York, N.Y.
10029-6574.
Senior Support
Group at the CORE Center
A group was established in 1997 for people infected and affected
with HIV. Contact Ella Orange, RN, Women & Children's Program,
CORE Center, 2020 West Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612. (312)-572-4855.
Task Forces
and Organizations
Chicago Elders
Living Longer (CELL)
Contact Bill Rydwells, (773) 283-0101.
AIDS and Aging
Task Force, New Jersey
Contact Daphne Joslin, Department of Community Health, William
Patterson College, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ, 07470, (201) 595-2604.
AIDS and Aging
Task Force, Miami
Senior Action in a Gay Environment, Miami
Addresses concerns about HIV over 50 in Dade and Monroe Counties.
Contact Vincent Delgado, (305) 576-6611.
Boston Association
on HIV Over Fifty.
Provides educational programs at conferences and at senior centers,
housing developments, extended care facilities of all types and
general health agencies. The Association has developed a curriculum
to be utilized in the training of HIV/AIDS counselor and other
health care professionals. Contact: Andrea Post Rae, Ph. D., (781)
444-2227.
New
York Task Force on HIV Over Fifty, New York City.
Contact: Kathy Nokes, Ph.D., Hunter - Bellevue School of Nursing,
425 E. 25th St., Box 874, NY, NY 10010, (212) 481-7594.
National
Association on HIV Over 50 (NAHOF)
Founded in 1995, NAHOF provides education, resources, support,
and advocacy for older persons with HIV/AIDS. Contact Jane Fowler,
Co-chair, at 816-561-8784 or c/o Good Samaritan Project, 3030
Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64108-3811.
American
Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
AARP has produced educational materials and a video on HIV/AIDS
in older adults. 601 E St. NW, Washington, DC 20049; telephone:
800-424-3410.
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