This site provides access to information about HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in North Carolina. (Note: This site may contain HIV prevention messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences. If you are not seeking such information, please exit this website.)

HIV/STD Basic Information

• STD Awareness: Preventing STDs in North Carolina
• HIV: Am I Infected? (English, Spanish)*
• HIV / AIDS Information (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• The HIV/AIDS National Resource Center
• Information on other STDs:
• Gonorrhea (CDC)
• Syphilis (fact sheet) (CDC)
  • North Carolina Syphilis Elimination Project
• Genital Herpes (CDC)
• Chlamydia (CDC)
• Hepatitis B (CDC)
• Hepatitis C (CDC)
• Genital Warts (HPV) (CDC)
• Trichomoniasis (CDC)
• Hepatitis A, B, and C (N.C. Public Health)

Videos

• Talking to your Kids about HIV (Dr. Peter Leone)

HIV/STD Testing Sites

North Carolina has many resources for people to receive free HIV/STD tests. Below are links to NC and toll-free numbers for additional HIV/STD information.

• North Carolina Local Health Departments
• Non-Traditional Counseling, Testing and Referral Sites (NTS)*
• Free Rapid HIV Tests by County*
• Get Real Get Tested
• National HIV Testing Day (NHTD)
• National HIV Testing Links

• Get Real, Get Tested: 24/7 toll-free HIV/AIDS Hotline,
  1-888-HIV4REAL (1-888-448-4732)
• North Carolina HIV/STD Prevention and Care Branch
  Phone: 919-733-7301
• U.S. Government HIV/AIDS Information

• 1-800-277-8922 (English)
• 1800-344-7432 (Spanish)
• 1-800-243-7889 (TTY)
• National HIV/STD Hotline: 1-800-342-AIDS
• The National Substance Abuse Help Line:1-800-662-HELP

Services for People with HIV/AIDS in North Carolina

• AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)

N. C. HIV/STD Regulations

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