Prevention and Treatment of HIV Infection
in Persons 50 and Over (09HC05)

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RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

• New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services, Division of HIV/AIDS Services. (609) 984-5940. www.state.nj.us/health/aids
  
  
• New Jersey HIV/AIDS Hotline: 1-800-624-2377
  
  
• Family Treatment Center of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. (973) 926-5212 or EBishburg@sbhcs.com
  
  
• New Jersey Association on HIV Over Fifty: RSkeist@sbhcs.com
  
  
• National Association on HIV Over Fifty: www.hivoverfifty.org. Includes extensive bibliography and list of national resources
  
  
• Research on Older Adults with HIV. AIDS Community Research Initiative of America, New York,NY.www.acria.org

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30. NJAHOF grew out of the New Jersey Summit on HIV/AIDS and Aging,
    organized by the Family Treatment Center of Newark Beth Israel Medical
    Center in October 2004 in collaboration with NJDHSS, DHAS and the
    New York/New Jersey AIDS Education and Training Center based at the
    University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. For more information,
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