Additional Resources

The New York State Department of Health web site links to web sites maintained by other entities. Reasonable precautions are taken to link only to web sites which are appropriate, accurate and maintained by reputable organizations. However, those web pages are not under the New York State Department of Health's control and the New York State Department of Health is not responsible for the information or opinions expressed in those linked sites.

Websites

• New York State Education Department
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
• Advocates for Youth
• The Parent HIV/AIDS Education Project of Cornell University Cooperative Extension
• American Social Health Association - Answers to teen's questions about sexual health and STDs

HIV/AIDS Hotlines

NYS Department of Health (English)

• 1-800-541-2437

NYS Department of Health (Spanish)

• 1-800-233-7432

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Spanish/English)

• 1-800-TALK HIV (for callers within New York City ONLY)
• 1-800-698-0411 (for callers outside New York City)

HIV/AIDS TTY/TTD Information Line

New York Relay System

• call 711 or 1-800-421-1220 and ask the operator for 1-212-925-9560