Healthy New Jersey

HIV Services

Care and Treatment

Key Points
  • HIV is manageable
  • There is an effective treatment for HIV called antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Living with HIV

HIV is manageable like many other chronic diseases. HIV treatment involves taking medicine to reduce the amount of HIV in your body.

For more information on Living with HIV, visit Living with HIV | HIV | CDC

 

Treatment for HIV

  • The treatment for HIV is called antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART involves taking a combination of HIV medicines (called an HIV treatment regimen) every day.
  • ART is recommended for everyone who has HIV. People with HIV should start taking HIV medicines as soon as possible. ART cannot cure HIV, but HIV medicines help people with HIV live longer, healthier lives. ART also reduces the risk of HIV transmission.
  • A main goal of HIV treatment is to reduce a person’s viral load to an undetectable level. An undetectable viral load means that the level of HIV in the blood is too low to be detected by a viral load test.
  • For information on Treating HIV, visit Treating HIV | HIV | CDC
  • For more information on HIV Treatment:hivinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv/fact-sheets/hiv-treatment-basics

 

 

HIV Care and Support Services

Find an HIV provider who can help you access medical care, medications and essential support services.


CAREWare

CAREWare is a free, electronic health and social support services information system for HRSA’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients and providers. The NJ Department of Health Division of HIV, STD & TB Services CAREWare Team can provide technical support for CAREWare related issues.

CAREWare DHSTS Team:
Email CAREWare reports to: CAREWare Help Desk:

 

Information from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) provides a comprehensive system of HIV primary medical care, medications, and essential support service for low-income people with HIV. There are five parts of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, each with a different funding purpose.

To learn more about Ryan White, visit: ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/about

Experts in HIV care develop medical practice guidelines, approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HRSA develops clinical protocols and practices from these guidelines, to help deliver effective HIV care.

To learn more about Clinical Care Guidelines and Resources, visit: ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/grants/clinical-care-guidelines-resources

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)

The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program is the only Federal program dedicated to the housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS. The Division of HIV, STD and TB Services (DHSTS) Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program helps eligible persons living with HIV and their households establish or maintain affordable and stable housing, reduce their risk of homelessness, and improve their access to health care and supportive services.

DHSTS authorizes the following program activities (Additional HOPWA program activities may be available in the future):

 

DHSTS HOPWA Program Service Providers

Contact your local service provider to required housing assistance.

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