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Patient Materials (Fact sheets, Posters, Videos)

Cognitive Symptoms and HIV (2018)

A fact sheet on difficulty with thinking skills for people living with HIV.
Available: PDF
(305KB)
Cognitive Symptoms and HIV Fact Sheet for Patients

Drugs That Fight HIV-1: A Reference Guide for Prescription Medications

A database from the National Institutes of Medicine with patient education on each of the different kinds of antiretroviral drugs currently used to treat HIV infection (includes photos).

Available: Online
HIV pill reference guide

Ending the HIV Epidemic (2020)

This video outlines the three key steps needed to end the HIV epidemic: Test, Prevent, Treat.
Available: Online
Ending the HIV Epidemic

HIV: Just Diagnosed (2020)

This 2-sided handout answers frequently asked questions for people who have just been diagnosed with HIV.
Available: PDF
Fact Sheet
Understanding Your HIV Positive Test Result handout

HIV Prevention Information for Patients (2020)

A fact sheet for patients with information on reducing the risk of HIV transmission.
Available: PDF
(9KB)
HIV Prevention Information for Patients

HIV Testing for Patients (2021)

This 2-sided patient fact sheet explains what HIV is, who is at risk, how HIV tests work, and what test results mean.
Available: PDF
Fact Sheet
Get Checked fact sheet

HIV and Hepatitis C Coinfection (2020)

A 2-page printable handout with answers to patients' frequently asked questions about coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C.
Available: PDF
Fact Sheet
image of H.I.V. and hepatitis C coinfection brochure

Infectious Disease Screening and Vaccination: What You Need to Know (2019)

A 2-page overview for patients with key things to know about screening and vaccination for infectious diseases including HIV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Available: PDF
Fact Sheet
image of infectious disease screening and vaccination fact sheet

Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Fact Sheet for Veterans (2016)

8.5" x 11", handout.
Available: PDF
Fact Sheet
HIV and Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet for Veterans

Living Well with HIV (2020)

A 2-sided patient brochure that discusses how to live well and take care of yourself when you have HIV.
Available: PDF
Fact Sheet
Living well brochure

PrEP to Prevent HIV: Women & PrEP

This 1-page factsheet provides an overview of PrEP specifically for women.
Available: PDF
Fact Sheet
PrEP to Prevent HIV: Women and PrEP factsheet

Which PrEP medication is best for me?

This 1-page factsheet provides information about Truvada and Descovy, the two medications used for PrEP.
Available: PDF
Fact Sheet
Which PrEP medication is best for me? factsheet

Protect with PrEP (2020)

PrEP is a daily medication (Truvada or Descovy) that is highly effective at preventing HIV. Learn more about PrEP in this short video.
Available: Online
Protect with PrEP

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention (2022)

Information for patients about PrEP, including fact sheets and a video series.
Available: Online

PrEP for HIV Prevention

Rapid Oral HIV Test (2017)

A 2-sided patient handout that explains basic facts about the rapid oral HIV test.
Available: PDF
(315KB)
Rapid Oral HIV Test

Safer Injection Practices for People who Inject Drugs

A patient guide to reducing the risks of injection drug use, including HIV, hepatitis, endocarditis, and overdose.
Available: PDF
Brochure
image of Safer Injection Practices for People who Inject Drugs brochure

The Healing Arts

The Healing Arts program includes photos of multimedia exhibits by patients at the San Francisco VA's Infectious Diseases Clinic.
Painting of butterfly

Tips for Common Side Effects (2020)

A list of common side effects from HIV medications and what to do about them.
Available: Online
Not available in print.
Tips for Common Side Effects

Tips for Using Condoms (2020)

Tips for buying, storing, and using condoms and dental dams.
Available: Online
Not available in print.
Tips for Using Condoms

Live HIV+ (video)

Veterans with HIV share their stories and offer helpful steps to take after getting an HIV diagnosis.
Available: Online
(2 min 11 sec video )
Still shot of Veteran from HIV video

One Step Ahead (video)

Veterans and VA providers explain why it's important to make HIV testing part of routine medical care.
Available: Online
(1 min 27 sec video )
Still shot of Veteran from HIV video

Provider Resources (Manuals, Factsheets, Pocketcards, Posters)

Cognitive Symptoms and HIV: Information for Providers (2018)

Fact sheet for providers on evaluating cognitive dysfunction in patients living with HIV.
Available: PDF
Fact Sheet (309KB)
Cognitive Symptoms and HIV Provider Fact Sheet

Delivering HIV Test Results

This handout offers care providers tips about telling their patients whether they have HIV.
Available: PDF
(515KB)
Delivering HIV Test Results

HIV Testing Fact Sheet for Providers (2021)

8.5" x 11", handout.
Available: PDF
Fact Sheet (425KB)
Get Checked Provider Fact Sheet

How to Conduct a Sexual Health History (2023)

Video on how to conduct a sexual health history. This video shows providers conducting a sexual health history using the 5 Ps method. We include a sixth P to assess pleasure and pain.
Available: Online
How to Conduct a Sexual Health History

New! How to Obtain Condoms from VHA (2023)

A fact sheet for providers on how to obtain condoms from VHA.
Available: PDF
(619KB)
How to Obtain Condoms from VHA

Image Library

A collection of more than 200 images of clinical symptoms of HIV infection that can be downloaded, printed, archived, and distributed, free of charge, so long as appropriate credit is given to the original image contributors.
Available: Online
Image Library

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Overview for Providers (2020)

A printable 3-page handout for health care providers about using PrEP to prevent HIV infection
Available: PDF
(322KB)
Image of PrEP Overview for Providers handout

Primary Care of Veterans with HIV (2019)

A 599-page manual that offers a practical approach to the screening and treatment of comorbid conditions in Veterans with HIV.
Available: PDF
(7MB)
Primary Care of Veterans with HIV

Secondary HIV Prevention (2020)

This handout offers prevention strategies for patients with HIV, with the intention of preventing transmission to individuals who are HIV negative.
Available: PDF
(467KB)
Delivering HIV Test Results