for Health Care Providers
HIV Prevention
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
- Prevention of HIV Curriculum
The National HIV Curriculum is an AIDS Education and Training Center Program and led by the University of Washington