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The Wellness Program/HIV and AIDS

  • Hours

    Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location

  • The Wellness Program|Ryan White Grant
    1101 Sam Perry Blvd.
    Suite 304
    Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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    P: 540.374.3279

Staying well and protecting yourself from COVID-19.

People who live with HIV should always protect themselves against viruses and infections.

  • Limit exposure to others by staying home unless absolutely necessary
  • Wash your hands often
  • Get adequate rest
  • Take all medications on a regular schedule
  • Eat well, with emphasis on colorful vegetables
  • Drink plenty of water – you are adequately hydrated if your urine is pale yellow

If you feel unwell, take your temperature every couple of hours. Call the office at 540.374.3279 if your temperature elevates.

The Wellness Program|Ryan White Grant serves our community to help those living with HIV and Aids to navigate healthcare, understand medications, and assist in finding financial and emotional support options. Please visit the community calendar for upcoming community education and support events.

Click here for a flyer of support programs offered by the MWHC Wellness Program.

Wellness Program clients who are interested in understanding what assistance is available for them can come to the program office, located on the Mary Washington Hospital Campus. Our staff will assist clients in understanding eligibility requirements, general conditions and restrictions.

For more information, contact us at 540.374.3279 or email Wellness.Program@mwhc.com. The Wellness Program office is located on the Mary Washington Hospital campus in the Tompkins Martin Medical Plaza, 1101 Sam Perry Blvd., Suite 304, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401. Transportation to this location is available on the local Fred Bus.

Do you know your status? Our staff can provide free and confidential HIV testing. Call us for an appointment 540.374.3279

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Are you worried about contracting HIV? The Wellness Program team will help guide you through strategies to reduce the risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted illnesses. The team is open minded and will allow you to ask any question you have regarding sexual practices.

If you would like to start Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis call the office at 540.374.3279. Our team will connect you with a caring physician to manage your health care and medications. The program has options to help with the cost of medical visits, labs and medications.

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

Concerned you have been exposed to HIV? Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) is a medication you can take to reduce the risk of contraction after a possible exposure. Call as soon as possible to talk with our team. The medication must be started within 72 hours of an unprotected sexual experience. Let us help you with your concern. 540.374.3279.

HIV Medication

If you are not sure about your HIV and other medications, we can help you sort out what is current and needed. We can also help you optimize tining and administrion of the medications for the best absorption. Our goal is to help all clients reach an undetectable level.

U=U means Undetectable=Untransmittable.

We also have a way to help you dispose of the old and unwanted medications. Give us a call at 540.374.3279.

Wellness Program | Ryan White Client Paperwork

Ryan White Eligibility 6-Month Renewal paperwork

Understanding the Ryan White Grant

Unlike Medicare or Medicaid, Ryan White Grant programs are the “payer of last resort,” which fund treatment for HIV/AIDS positive patients when no other resources are available. The Ryan White program serves over half-a-million people each year across the nation. In 2016, 551,567 clients received services from close-to 3,000 funded grant recipients and subrecipients.

The US Congress created the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. Named in honor of Ryan White, an Indiana teenager who contracted AIDS through a tainted hemophilia treatment in 1984, the Act sought funding to improve availability of care for low income, uninsured and under-insured victims of AIDS and their families. Ryan was expelled from school because of the disease and became a well-known advocate for AIDS research and awareness, until his death on April 8, 1990.

Virginia AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)

The Virginia AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) provides access to life-saving medications for the treatment of HIV and related illnesses for low-income clients through the provision of medications or through assistance with insurance premiums and medication co-payments.

The program is primarily supported with federal Ryan White (RW) Treatment Extension Act Part B grant funding, which is distributed by a formula based on living HIV and AIDS cases to all states and territories in the United States.

Resources

HIV Answers www.hivanswers.com/

Help Stop the Virus www.helpstopthevirus.com/

Greater Than www.greaterthan.org/virginia/

Let’s Stop HIV Together www.cdc.gov/together

A Guide to Talking About HIV (CDC fact sheet)

Safer-Sex Chat Cheat Sheet

Let's Stop HIV Together (CDC resource library)

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