for Health Care Providers
HIV Prevention
There are many strategies to prevent HIV in addition to condoms, from community approaches to treatment as prevention. All of these are most effective in the context of regular testing.
Guidelines and Resources
- PrEP Resources and Tools
Information for patients and clinicians, Veterans Health Administration - Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States-2021; U.S. Public Health Service, CDC
- Updated Guidelines for Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis after Sexual, Injection Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV — United States, 2016
CDC; April 2016 - Federal PEP Guidelines and Best Practices
U.S. Public Health Service; List maintained by the National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consulting Center - National Clinicians' Postexposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline)
(1‑888‑448‑4911) Provides 24-hour service for physicians and health care workers needing PEP case consultation only.
- Immediate ART Provider Brochure
A quick, illustrated guide on why and how to implement same-day antiretroviral therapy at your site, with information on how starting treatment immediately after an HIV diagnosis improves health outcomes. Getting to Zero San Francisco. - Standard Operating Procedures for Immediate ART
A practical guide to the medical, counseling, and care planning components of same-day antiretroviral therapy. Getting to Zero San Francisco.
- The Science is Clear: with HIV, Undetectable Equals Untransmittable
Press Release; NIH - What Does U=U Mean?
FAQs: Information for Patients; Veterans Health Administration - Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U): Frequently Asked Questions
Information for Patients; NYC Department of Health - Secondary HIV Prevention
Provider brochure; Veterans Health Administration
- Using Condoms and Dental Dams
Information for patients; Veterans Health Administration - Condom Effectiveness
CDC website that includes information on how to use condoms and their effectiveness.
- Infectious Disease Screening and Vaccination
Information for Patients; Veterans Health Administration - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Screening Recommendations and Considerations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2021 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2021 - Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement; June 2016 - Screening for Chlamydia and Gonnorrhea
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement; December 2014
- Occupational Exposures and Patient Consent for HIV Testing
Frequently asked questions about VA policies and regulations - Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis
September 2013 - Healthcare-associated Infections
Prevention guidelines, statistics, and research; CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion - Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor
Journal Articles
Related Resources
- Prevention of HIV Curriculum
The National HIV Curriculum is an AIDS Education and Training Center Program and led by the University of Washington
- Secondary HIV Prevention
Provider brochure - Using Condoms and Dental Dams
Information for patients - HIV Prevention Fact Sheet
Information for patients