HOUSE OF MERCY
Resource Links for Patients
Please note that all links on the House of Mercy website are links to third party sites. The linked sites are not under the control of House of Mercy. House of Mercy is not responsible for the contents on any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. These links are provided as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked sites by House of Mercy.
Carolinas Care Partnership (formerly Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium) House of Mercy is a recipient of a Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS federal grant administered through the Carolinas Care Partnership http://www.carolinascare.org
Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN) RAIN in Charlotte provides care teams, pastoral care, and support, benefits advocacy, treatment education, counseling, and referrals.
Social Security Information:
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Understanding the Benefits
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10024.html
Disability Benefits
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10029.html
How You Earn Credits
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10072.html
The Appeals Process
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10141.html
The Social Security and Disability Resource Center (SSDRC)
http://www.ssdrc.com/hiv.html
Additional HIV/AIDS Resources:
AETC - AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center
http://www.aidsetc.org
AIDS Articles and Resources
http://www.warts.org/aids-resource.htm
AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
http://www.actis.org
AIDS Community Residence Association -A nonprofit organization in Durham, NC that serves individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS by providing diverse, supportive housing options and compassionate care.
http://acradurham.org
AIDS InfoNet - Information on HIV/AIDS services and treatments accessible in English and Spanish.
http://www.AIDSInfoNet.org
AIDS.org - Non-profit educational site for HIV education and information
http://www.AIDS.org
AIDS Quilt - Official internet site of the AIDS Memorial Quilt
http://www.aidsquilt.org
AIDS United - Internet Resource for Policy and Advocacy
http://www.aidsunited.org
Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina AASC in Raleigh provides care teams, pastoral care and support, food, emergency financial assistance, benefits advocacy, treatment education, counseling, and referrals.
http://www.aas-c.org
American Academy of HIV Medicine
http://aahivm.org
AMFAR - The American Foundation for AIDS Research
http://www.amfar.org
BlackAIDS.org - News, perspectives, and resources for African American patients
http://www.BlackAIDS.org
Careers to Combat HIV & AIDS - Prevention, treatment, and careers where you can help
http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/make-a-difference-careers/hiv
Careers in Disease Prevention- Prevention, treatment, and careers where you can help
http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/make-a-difference-careers/vaccinations
Catholic Health Association - A resource for information about the benefits of the Affordable Care Act.
http://www.chausa.org/healthreform
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Fact sheets, extensive information on HIV/AIDS, research, funding, policies, statistics, conferences, resource library (also info in Spanish)
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html
ClinicalTrials.gov - A registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world.
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
Elton John AIDS Foundation
http://www.ejaf.org
Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC)
http://www.gmhc.org
Healingwell.com - Community, information, resources on diseases, disorders, and chronic illness.
http://www.healingwell.com
HEART International.net - Informative site with links to information and treatments for Hepatitis & AIDS.
http://www.heart-intl.net/HEART/Home
Hepatitis C Information Central - The latest research and treatment news about Hepatitis C infection, diagnosis, symptoms and treatments
http://www.Hepatitis-Central.com
HIV/AIDS News - Trusted information and reporting on national health issues from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
HIV Drug Interactions
http://www.HIV-druginteractions.org
HIV drug resistance mutations
http://hivdb.stanford.edu/pages/download/resistanceMutations_handout.pdf
HIV and Hepatitis An online publication whose mission is to provide accurate, timely and cutting edge information about treatment for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis
http://www.HIVandHepatitis.com
HIV InSite - Comprehensive up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy from the University of California.
http://HIVInsite.ucsf.edu
HIV Medicine Association - An organization of medical professionals who practice HIV medicine.
http://www.HIVMA.org
International Antiviral Society - USA
http://www.iasusa.org
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
http://www.iapac.org
John Hopkins HIV Guide
http://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/index/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/All_Topics/A
Medline Plus - A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP)
http://www.Natap.org
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
http://www.Nastad.org
National HIV and STD Testing - A service of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://gettested.cdc.gov
National Minority AIDS Council
http://www.NMAC.org
NIH Office of AIDS Research - National Institutes of Health
http://www.oar.nih.gov
NPIN (National Prevention Information Network) - Website designed to share HIV/AIDS, STD, TB resources and information
http://www.CDCnpin.org
Positive Words of Encouragement - Encouragement from newly diagnosed women with HIV/AIDS
http://www.thebody.com/content/70295/newly-diagnosed-words-of-encouragement-from-hiv-po.html?getPage=2
POZ "Health, Life and HIV" Magazine
http://www.poz.com
Stanford University HIV Drug Resistance database
http://HIVdb.stanford.edu
Testing.com - Information on testing options for various STDs, including HIV. Includes a database of free/low-cost testing sites for major US cities.
https://www.testing.com/std-testing/
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The Body - The complete HIV/AIDS resource with more than 550 topic areas.
http://www.thebody.com
The Well Project - Information and support for HIV positive women
http://www.thewellproject.org
UNAIDS - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
http://www.unaids.org
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services: AIDS Information - Offering information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research.
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov
World AIDS Day Organization - Remember World AIDS Day each year on Dec. 1
http://www.worldaidsday.org