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RESOURCES
AIDS/HIV
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National AIDS Hotline: (800) 342-2437 (24 hours); Spanish: (800) 344-7432; TTY / TTD: (800) 243-7889.
* Project Inform HIV / AIDS Treatment Hotline: (800) 822-7422 or (415) 558-9051.
* California HIV / AIDS Hotline (English, Spanish, Tagalog): (800) 367-AIDS; TTD: (888) 225-2437.
Genital Herpes
* National Herpes Hotline: (919) 361-8488.
* Herpes Resource Center: (800) 230-6039.
* The Advice Center: (888) 238-4238.
* LA Help: (213) 653-5725.
Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases
* CDC National STD Hotline: (800) 227-8922.
* L.A. County STD Program Hotline (English, Spanish, Cambodian): (213) 744-5949 or (800) 758-0880.
* Teen Reproductive Health Line: (888) 396-5463.
* The American Social Health Assn.: For a free brochure, “A Practical Guide for the Tongue-Tied: How to Talk With Your Health Care Provider About HPV [Human Papillomavirus] and other STDs,” call (800) 677-4100 through April 30. For other publications about HPV, call the ASHA Resource Center, (800) 230-6039.
Area Clinics
STD testing and treatment are free and confidential at the clinics listed below:
* Antelope Valley Health Center
335-B E. Ave. K-6, Lancaster
(805) 723-4511
* Yvonne Burke Health Center
2509 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 315-4560
* Central Health Center
241 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles
(213) 250-8055
* Glendale Health Center
501 N. Glendale Ave., Glendale
(818) 500-5792
* Hollywood-Wilshire Health Center
5205 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles
(213) 871-4311
* L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center’s STD Clinic
1625 N. Schrader Blvd., Los Angeles
(213) 993-7500
* Monrovia Health Center
330 W. Maple Ave., Monrovia
(626) 301-4003
* Pacoima Health Center
13300 Van Nuys Blvd., Pacoima
(818) 896-1903
* Pomona Health Center
750 Park Ave., Pomona
(909) 869-4235
* South Health Center
1522 E. 102nd St., Los Angeles
(213) 563-4112
* Ruth Temple Health Center
3834 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles
(213) 730-3507.
* Torrance Health Center
2300 W. Carson St., Torrance
(310) 222-6571.
* Curtis Tucker Health Center
123 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood
(310) 419-5325
* Whittier Health Center
7643 S. Painter Ave., Whittier
(562) 907-3230
(For more information on STD services and clinics in Los Angeles County, call the STD Program at (800) 758-0880.
For information on Orange County locations, call the Orange County HIV and Special Diseases Department at (714) 834-8787.
For information in Ventura County, call Ventura Public Health at (805) 652-5928.)
Educational Web Sites
* The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdcnac.org/stdpics.html
* Pfizer Inc., https://www.unspeakable.com/facts/facts.html
Other STD Services
* Medical consultation is provided to clinicians in the public and private sectors on the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and referral of patients with STDs. Contact the Nursing Division at (213) 744-3106.
* For more information, call the Health Education Unit at (213) 744-3070.
