Toll-Free Number: 1-800-448-0440 Spanish available
TTY: 1-888-430-3739
Fax Number: 1-800-519-6616
E-mail: atis@hivatis.org
Internet Address: http://www.hivatis.org

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Eastern Time

The DHHS agencies that sponsor the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service and this glossary are:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Indian Health Service (IHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

The following is a list of other federal resources that can be contacted for additional information about HIV/AIDS:

AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS)

Toll-Free Number: 1-800-874-2572 Spanish available
TTY: 1-888-430-3739
Fax Number: 1-800-519-6616
E-mail: actis@actis.org
Internet Address: http://www.actis.org

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Eastern Time
Service: Provides information on clinical trials that evaluate
experimental drugs and other therapies for adults and children at all stages of HIV infection.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Prevention Information Network (CDCNPIN)

Toll-Free Number: 1-800-458-5231 Spanish available
TTY: 1-800-243-7012
Fax Number: 1-800-282-7681
E-mail: info@cdcnac.org
Internet Address: http://www.cdcnpin.org

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Eastern Time
Service: The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is a national reference, referral and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB. All of the NPIN services are designed to facilitate sharing of information and resources among people working in HIV, STD, and TB prevention, treatment and support services. NPIN staff serves a diverse network of people who work in international, national, state, and local settings.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National AIDS Hotline (CDC NAH)

Toll-Free Number: 1-800-342-AIDS
Spanish: 1-800-344-SIDA
TTY: 1-800-243-7889

Hours: 24 hours
Service: The CDC National AIDS Hotline provides education and information on HIV/AIDS issues, including transmission, prevention, and testing, and referrals to persons with HIV, their families and friends, the general public, and health care professionals.

HRSA National Clinician's Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline
(For health care providers only)

Toll-Free Number: 1-888-HIV-4911

Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Time.
Emergency calls 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
Service: This service is for clinicians providing care for those who have sustained occupational exposures to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids.

HRSA National HIV Telephone Consultation Service (Warmline)
(For health care providers only)

Toll-Free Number: 1-800-933-3413
Internet Address: http://www.ucsf.edu/warmline/warmlin/content/art12817.html

Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Time.
Voice mail available 24 hrs/day
Service: Health professionals from the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) offer physicians and other health care providers timely HIV clinical information and case consultation across the broad range of clinical HIV/AIDS problems. Collaboration with the UCSF School of Pharmacy, Division of Clinical Pharmacy, provides special expertise in drug usage.

Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT) Database, National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Toll-Free Number: 1-800-272-4787
(Menu Options, select #1, 6, 3, or 2)
Other Number: 1-301-496-0176
Fax Number: 1-301-402-3193
E-mail: nichsr@nlm.nih.gov
Internet Address: http://text.nlm.nih.gov

Service: HSTAT is a free, electronic resource that provides access to the full-text of documents useful in health care decision making. It includes: clinical practice guidelines, quick-reference guides for clinicians, consumer brochures, and evidence reports sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR); AHCPR technology assessment reports; National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus development conference and technology assessment reports; NIH Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center research protocols; and selected Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs). NLM provides access to HSTAT through a number of different methods: a full-text retrieval system through Grateful Med, the NLM gopher, through telnet and ftp (file transfer protocol), and through the Internet.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)

Toll-Free Number: 1-800-729-6686
(Menu options, select 5 to talk to reference specialist)
TTY: 1-800-487-4889
Fax Number: 1-301-468-6433
Internet Address: http://www.health.org

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Eastern Time
Voice mail available 24 hrs/day
Service: NCADI provides information related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues; prevention; research; treatment; and government funding.

National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Clearinghouse

Toll-Free Number: 1-888-644-6226
TTY: 1-888-644-6226
Fax Number: 301-495-4957
E-mail: nccam-info@altmed.od.nih.gov
Internet Address: http://altmed.od.nih.gov

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time
Services: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) conducts and supports basic and applied research and disseminates information on complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners and the public. NCCAM does not serve as a referral agency for various alternative medical treatments of individual practitioners.

Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)

Toll-Free Number: 1-800-444-6472
TTY: 1-301-589-0951
Fax Number: 1-301-589-0884
E-mail: Imosby@omhrc.gov
Internet Address: http://www.omhrc.gov

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time
Voice mail available 24 hrs/day
Service: OMHRC serves as a national resource and referral service on minority health issues. The center disseminates free information on a variety of health topics, including HIV/AIDS, cancer, heart disease, substance abuse, diabetes, infant mortality, and violence.