Available
Tools to respond to HIV on Guam?
| Available |
Resource |
| NO |
Access to national FREE AIDS Hot lines |
| NO |
Accredited hospital available to the public |
| YES |
AIDS Hot line, 8 - 5 weekdays (40 hours a week) 734 - 2437
(734 - AIDS) |
| NO |
AIDS Hot line, evenings, weekends, and holidays |
| YES |
Case Management for HIV infected people to access programs
for their needs |
| NO |
Clean needle exchange to help prevent the spread of HIV by IV
drug users |
| YES |
Confidential HIV antibody testing at private clinics and hospitals |
| YES |
Disability payments, Government of GUam employees for those
who qualify |
| YES |
Disability payments, Social Security for those who qualify |
| NO |
Disability payments, Supplemental Security Income |
| YES |
Free and Confidential or anonymous HIV antibody testing room
156, Public Health |
| YES |
Free and confidential or anonymous HIV antibody testing on
Saturdays, DPHSS |
| YES |
HIV / AIDS education in public school mandated by law |
| NO |
HIV / AIDS education in private schools, mandated by law |
| As requested |
HIV / AIDS friends and family support group (available
through DPHSS) |
| YES |
HIV Positive support group (meets every other Thursday at
7:00 pm) |
| NO |
Hospice for people dying with AIDS |
| YES |
Housing for people with HIV / AIDS |
| NO |
Local Legislation protecting confidentiality of HIV test results |
| NO |
local Legislation prohibiting discrimination in housing,
employment and access to public accommodations for people with HIv / AIDS
(only federal legislation) |
| NO |
Mandatory private insurance coverage of HIV / AIDS related
health care |
| YES |
Medicaid / MIP for people with HIV / AIDS needing help
purchasing medication (all FDA approved HIV / AIDS treatment medication) |
| NO |
One to One buddy support for people infected with HIV |
| NO |
Shelter for HIV homeless people |
| NO |
Speakers bureau |
| NO |
Uniform government policies on HIv / AIDS |
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