HIV, AIDS, and STI Resources
Call the HIV Resource Hub: 1-844-HUB-4040
The HIV Resource Hub provides comprehensive information and direct connections to HIV services for people living with and vulnerable to HIV, including HIV testing and PrEP support, mental health counseling, medical transportation, primary care, housing navigation and more.
| Area | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Mpox (Monkeypox) | Information on the monkeypox virus (Mpox), the JYNNEOS vaccine, Mpox FAQs, and more. | Mpox Home |
| STI Specialty Clinics | We operate three STI specialty clinics to diagnose and treat common sexually transmitted infections and provide partner services. Residents can also pick up free condoms and learn more about other HIV prevention methods like PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis). | STI/HIV Testing and STI Treatment |
| HIV/STI Partner Services | Notifying your sex and/or needle-sharing partners is one of the many FREE services offered by the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). | HIV/STI Partner Services |
| HIV/STI Prevention | Today there are more tools than ever available to prevent HIV. Strategies can include abstinence, using condoms every time you have sex, and never sharing needles, as well as HIV prevention medicines such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). If you have HIV, there are many actions you can take to prevent transmitting HIV to others. | Preventing HIV |
| STI/HIV Testing and STI Treatment | The Chicago Department of Public Health provides free testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at the Specialty Clinics. The CDPH Care Clinics provide HIV and primary care services for patients living with HIV. | STI/HIV Testing and STI Treatment |
| GTZ Dashboard | Getting to Zero Illinois is a statewide initiative to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. The GTZ-IL Data Dashboard helps users track progress toward the initiative's goals and strategies of HIV prevention and access to care. The dashboard was designed by Northwestern University in collaboration with CDPH, the AIDS Foundation Chicago, nd the Illinois Department of Public Health. | GTZ Dashboard |
| PrEP Info | Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an essential tool to reduce HIV transmission. It is a daily dose of antiretroviral medication that helps prevent HIV infection. When used consistently, studies show that PrEP is more than 90% effective at preventing transmission. | Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) |
| Videos | Kevin's Room (2001). Produced by the Chicago Department of Public Health and Black Cat Productions, Kevin's Room is a 60-minute film that follows a Black social worker who starts a gay men's support group. As a group they discuss such issues as HIV testing, relationships, AIDS, and sexual risk taking among Black gay men. | Kevin's Room (full movie) |
