All services are available in English and Spanish (Todos los servicios son disponible en español e inglés). Translation services are available for other languages. All services are provided in a manner that respects the confidentiality of each person.

The following services are available:

Health Care

• Staff provide comprehensive and confidential HIV specialty care including:
  • Primary care
  • HIV care
  • Nutrition
  • Neurodevelopmental Evaluations

Health Education

• Information on HIV disease, HIV treatments, health, nutrition, pregnancy, child development, parenting, substance abuse, and stress management is provided in English and Spanish. Brochures, books, and videotapes are available. The program provides HIV education programs for health care professionals, social service agencies, drug treatment programs, schools, childcare facilities, and community groups.

Case Management

• Comprehensive case management services are provided by licensed clinical social workers. Staff are bilingual and have extensive experience in providing care to women, children, and adolescents. The social workers coordinate care and treatment plans with multidisciplinary service providers. The social workers provide referrals for community resources, emergency assistance, housing, transportation, respite care, dental care, mental health, chemical dependency, and legal services.
  
  For more information about case management click on case management.
  
  
  

Clinical Research Trials

• Patients can participate in research studies to determine the best treatments for HIV and to prevent HIV transmission during pregnancy. The research trials, sponsored by the National Institutes for Health and pharmaceutical companies, provide the opportunity to try the newest HIV medications available. If you have any research questions, please call Lisa Stangl at (619) 543-8080.
  
  
  

Links

• Someone to talk to
  
• Advocacy
  
  
  

For Appointments

• Monday-Friday
  8:00-4:30
  
  For information or appointments, please call Myrene Preston at (619) 543-8080. For evening and weekend coverage or for emergencies and hospital admissions, call UCSD Mother, Child, and Adolescent Program at (619) 543-6737 and ask to speak with the on-call pediatric infectious disease doctor.
  
  

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