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Contact notification
#172488 - 01/31/06 10:13 AM
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Newly diagnosed and want to notify 3 contacts anonymously. I live in upstate NY and was told I would have to give my name to my county health dept to take advantage of CNAP, but it's a small county, I know people who work there and I'm sure word will get out, which would potentially destroy my medical career. The same may happen if I notify my contacts directly myself. Can't afford to take that risk.
There is a LA website where you can email anonymously but the email comes out looking like spam and I'm afraid the mail would be deleted and not read.
Is there an agency I can contact? Give the names and cell numbers of the people who need to be contacted and remain totally anonymous myself?
Any suggestions?
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most states you do have to register with your local health dept, however, just because you give them your name, doesnt mean they in turn pass it around. Theres laws against that* Mine in Ohio notifies them anonymously...simply saying "someone you have been with has been diagnosed,blah blah,blah"....but anywhere in the states, its ILLEGAL for any job to descriminate due to HIV status. Also, Check the state laws in NY, as some states do have disclosure laws....you may have to weigh out the fear of jeopardizing your carreer by disclosure, or keeping your secret,and taking the chance of criminal charges. All states are different.
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I understand your situaiton perfectly. I'm in a small rural area and everyone at the health department knows me and who I am. Yes, there are confidentiality laws, but if you have ever lived in a small town area you know that things get out. It does create a dilemma.
Have you checked with one of the local aids services orgainzations in your closest big city. They may have some suggestions that might help out. At least they should know the local requirements on disclosure, etc.
Here I give that advice and haven't done it myself yet. Hummm....
Good luck and I'd be intereted in knowing what you ultimately find out/do.
David
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David
Sustiva, Epivir, Videx EC
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its a judgement call that only you can make....i posted earlier about the laws etc....but realistically, the world we live in, things go on, regardless of laws......i too am from rural town america....but i just refuse to live under the shadow of the stigma.......
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And how are you doing? Newly diagnosed? Are you okay?
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yes thanks, found out when I failed a life ins. physical, got an unexpected certified letter at the post office. At that point was about to invest in a revolver and one bullet at the gunshop next to the post office. Now one month later am ok with it, labs are good and I know I'll do fine. Just need to inform three contacts anonymously without all the fuss the gov't wants to put us thru.
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You could always send them an anonymous note yourself. Just mail them a letter stating that they may want to get a blood exam to rule out this exposure. The sooner you tell them the more individuals you may protect from this infection. And that my friend is a very honerable thing to do.
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It is commendable that you are planning on disclosing. Dont let anyone convince you otherwise, as it is imperative from a public health perspective and also the morally right thing to do. If you want to maintain your anonymity, either send an anyonymous note yourself marked private and confidential or contact a local AIDS organization to help you with it. If you are MSM, the nearest gay and lesbian centre might be able to help you as well.
And Blixer, if you haven't disclosed yet, please do so immediately. It is highly irresponsible not to do so, particulalry if one knows who one's partners were and how to contact them. Safer sex, early testing, and trace contacting and disclosing are alll vitally important in order to help stop the spread of this disease.
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