Prevalence of Herpes
30 million Americans are estimated to have the herpes virus. There are about 500,00 new cases each year. The information provided here is for research purposes only, and are not intended to replace a doctors diagnosis.
 
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Local Herpes HELP Groups


The Herpes Resource Center

(HRC) has an affiliated network of support (HELP) groups that provide a safe, confidential environment for participants to get accurate information, share experiences, fears, and feelings with others who are concerned about herpes. If you are interested in starting a HELP Group in your area, please call the HRC at 919/361-8485.

 


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ALABAMA

Birmingham HELP
Jefferson County Health Dept.
1400 6th Ave. South
Birmingham AL 35233
(205) 985-5158

Gulf Coast HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
107 North Ann Street
Mobile, AL 36604-2218
(334) 432-3211

Montgomery Area HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
2415-G East South Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 834-2827 or 281-8561

ARIZONA

Phoenix Valley HELP
P.O. Box 16734
Phoenix, AZ 85011-6734
(602) 867-6613

CALIFORNIA

Herpes HELP Group of Fresno
Family Communication Center
1039 U Street,
Fresno CA 93721
(559) 237-8304 or 224-1361

Los Angeles HELP
P.O. Box 2881
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 281-7511

Orange County HELP
P.O. Box 4326
Orange, CA 92613-4326
(949) 754-2580

Sacramento HELP
P.O. Box 1817
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-1817
(916) 557-8733

San Diego City HELP
P.O. Box 82143
San Diego, CA 92138-2143
(619) 491-1194

San Francisco HELP
San Francisco, CA
(415) 664-5078

San Francisco/East Bay HELP
P.O. Box 173
El Cerrito, CA 94530
(510) 223-2454

Santa Rosa HELP
Community Hospital
3325 Chanate Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 576-4307

South Bay HELP
P.O. Box 4225
Mt. View, CA 94040
(408) 296-1444

Valley HELP
P.O. Box 8252
Mission Hills, CA 91346-8252
(818) 377-3271

COLORADO

HELP Metro Denver
P.O. Box 9771
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 665-3966

CONNECTICUT

Fairfield County HELP
Greenwich Health at
Greenwich Hospital
77 Layfayette Place
Greenwich, CT 06830-5421
(203) 863-4444

Hartford HEW
Attn: Mark Zukowski
268 Clearview Ave.
Torrington, CT 06790
(203) 489-5439

Stratford HELP
c/o Stratford Health Dept.
1000 West Broad Street
Stratford, CT 06497
(203) 385-4056

Fairfield & Westchester Co. HELP
c/o HealthGain
(203) 975-2451

Manchester HELP
Manchester, CT
(860) 445-5863 (Annie)
(860) 666-0075 (Susan)

 

DELAWARE

HELP of Delaware
c/o Omega Medical Center
15-K Omega Drive
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 368-9625

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HELP of Washington
P.O. Box 7571
Washington, DC 20044
(301) 369-1323

FLORIDA

Big Bend HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
2121 Pensacola St., Ste B-2
Tallahassee, FL 32304
(904) 575-0485

Broward and Palm Beach HELP
P.O. Box 77-1604
Coral Springs, FL 33077
(305) 896-9788

Central Florida HELP
Herpes Support Group
Orlando, FL
(407) 263-5347

Gainesville HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
914 N.W. 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 376-9000

Miami HELP
c/o The SHE Center
12550 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 702
N. Miami, FL 33181
(305) 925-4014

Naples HELP
P.O. Box 11073
Naples, FL 34101-1073

Sarasota HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
4848 Camphor Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34231
(813) 921-7436

Tampa Bay HELP (2 Groups)
Tampa Bay and Clearwater
P.O. Box 5872
Tampa, FL 33675-5872
(813) 677-1633

 

GEORGIA

Atlanta HELP
P.O. Box 19673, Atlanta, GA 30325
(404) 294-6364

 

ILLINOIS

Chicago HELP
P.O. Box 2351, Chicago IL 60690
(773) 660-0416

Dupage HELP
Dupage Co. Health Dept.
Attn: Ruth Todd
I I I N. Countv Farm RD.
Wheaton, IL 60187
(708) 682-7575

 

INDIANA

The English Foundation Building
615 N. Alabama Street
Indianapolis, IN
Room 6 (Downstairs)

Fort Wayne HELP
c/o Park Center, Inc.
Fort Wayne, IN
(260) 481-2890
E-mail: ftwaynehelp@ftwaynehelp-hpv.com

Indy HELP
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 221-8313
E-mail: IndyHelp@yahoo.com

Indianapolis HELP
P.O. Box 1142
Indianapolis, IN 46206
(317) 259-6129

Northcentral Indiana HELP
201 South Chapin St.
South Bend, IN 46601
(219) 289-7062

IOWA

Des Moines HELP
P.O. Box 65391
West Des Moines, IA 50265
(515) 271-1559

Midwest Bi-State HELP
(319) 391-4246
or (815) 626-8986

KANSAS

See Missouri

 

KENTUCKY

Kentuckiana HELP
Louisville, KY
(502) 380-9122
E-mail: kirvin2@yahoo.com

Lexington HELP
c/o Lexington Planned Parenthood
508 West 2nd Street
Lexington, KY 40508-1282
(606) 255-0385

 

LOUISIANA

New Orleans HELP
P.O. Box 55811
Metairie, LA 70055-5811
(504) 733-5104

Meetings:
Second Thursday of the month at:
(Columbia) Lakeside Hospital
4700 I-10 Service Rd. W.
Metairie, LA
(second floor conference room)

MAINE

Central Maine HELP
c/o Midcoast Hospital
58 Baribeau Drive
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 729-0181, ext. 358

Maine HELP
c/o City of Bangor - STD Clinic
103 Texas Avenue
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-0700

MARYLAND

Baltimore HELP
6410 Locust Lane
Eldersburg, MD 21784
(410) 792-8788

HELP of Annapolis,
P.O. Box 4471
Annapolis, MD 21403
(410) 224-6464

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston HELP
P.O. Box 1027, Back Bay Annex
Boston, MA 02117-1027
(781) 648-4266

 

MICHIGAN

Flint Area HELP
2303 Stone Bridge Dr., Bldg. A
Flint, M1 48532
(810) 257-3832, Kathie Howard

Grand Rapids HELP
P.O. Box 3215
Holland, M1 49422
(616) 252-4900

Lansing HELP
c/o Womancare
3401 E. Saginaw, Suite 107
Lansing, M1 48912
(517) 337-7350, Judy Weil

Metro Detroit HELP
(586) 447-2699
sepreh@aol.com

Traverse City HELP
Traverse City, MI
(800) 442-7315 (toll-free)
E-mail: monkey_method@hotmail.com

Washtenaw County HELP
8390 W. Huron River Dr.
Dexter, M1 48130
(313) 426-2613

Washtenaw County HELP
Novi, MI
(248) 788-5816
E-mail: help@annarborhelp.org

 

MINNESOTA

Twin Cities HELP
(Minneapolis/St. Paul)
P.O. Box 3663
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 824-6586
(800) 78-FACTS (toll-free MN only)

 

MISSOURI

Kansas City HELP
P.O. Box 411694
Kansas City, MO 64141
(913) 599-9715

St. Louis HELP
P.O: Box 545, St. Louis, MO 63188
(314) 781-2700

NEBRASKA

Omaha HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
Omaha, NE
(402) 554-1045
E-mail: yoshi2me@cox.net

 

NEW JERSEY

Central New Jersey HELP
Toms River, NJ
(732) 270-4680
E-mail: CNJ_HELP@yahoo.com

Middlesex County HELP
c/o Middlesex County Health Dept.
928 Livingston Ave.
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(908) 745-4100, Teri

Northern New Jersey HELP
PO Box 41
Manville, NJ 08835
(908)707-4651

Ozarks HELP
Springfield, MO
(417) 875-6424

South Jersey HELP
Pleasantville, NJ
(609) 748-6239
E-mail: smilingrl43@aol.com
E-mail: smilingrl43@aol.com

Southern New Jersey HELP
1777 Longfellow Drive
Cherry Hill, NJ O8OO3
(609) 428-7324

NEW YORK

Long Island HELP
Plainview, MY
(631) 361-9338
E-mail: ocean@racoon.com

Long Island HELP
222 Middle Country Rd., Suite 202
Smithtown, NY 11787
(516) 361-9338

New York HELP
P.O. Box 1082
New York, NY 10028
(212) 628-9154
E-mail: help@nyhelp.org

Syracuse HELP
753 James St. #4
Syracuse, NY 13203-2124
(315) 475-9505

Westchester HELP
P.O. Box 57,1rvington NY 10533
(914) 968-9575
(718) 892-9839

 

NORTH CAROLINA

Capital HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
100 S. Boylan Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 833-7534

Charlotte HELP
c/o Carolina Women's Clinic
2711 Randolph Road, Suite 208
Charlotte, NC 28207
(704) 556-6838

Coastal HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
Wilmington, NC
(910) 762-5566

Mountain HELP
Asheville, NC
(828) 669-5188
E-mail: mtnhelp@juno.com

Triad HELP
c/o Guilford Co. Dept. of Public Health
-and- Planned Parenthood of Greensboro, NC
(336) 641-4699

Wayne Co Help
Goldsboro, NC
(919)739-0076
Email: wayne_co_help@yahoo.com

 

OHIO

Cincinnati HELP
P.O. Box 19681
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513) 557-3435

Cleveland HELP
Cleveland, OH

(216) 556-2817
E-mail: cleh2@aol.com

Greater Cleveland HELP
25320 Clubside Drive, #12
N. Olmstead, OH 44070

Columbus HELP
P.O. Box 09441
Columbus, OH 43209
(614) 470-0709

Dayton HELP
Wright State University - Ellis Inst.
9 N. Moses Blvd.
Dayton OH 45407
(937) 775-4300

 

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
619 N.W. 23rd Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73103-1415
(405) 528-0221

Tulsa HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
Tulsa, OK
(918) 587-1101
E-mail: WeHELPinTulsa@yahoo.com

 

OREGON

Portland Area HELP
P.O. Box 14404
Portland, OR 97214
503-727-2640
portlandareahelp@aol.com

 

PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia HELP
P.O. Box 13193
Philadelphia, PA 19101-3193
(610) 896-9601
E-mail: Philly437@hotmail.com

Tri State HELP
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 341-8920
E-mail: Jbretz3452@aol.com

 

RHODE ISLAND

Providence HELP
c/o Family Servies, Inc.
55 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 331-1350

SOUTH CAROLINA

Columbia Help HELP
PO Box 210472
Columbia, SC 29465
(803) 781-5280
Info@ColumbiaHelp.com
www.ColumbiaHelp.com

Columbia HELP
Columbia, SC
(803) 781-5280
E-mail: info@columbiahelp.com

Tri County HELP
P.O. Box 1997
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465
(803) 884-7333

TENNESSEE

Chattanooga HELP
Chattanooga, TN
(800) 999-6710 *
* enter ID # 990-0144
E-mail: chatthelp@yahoo.com

Knoxville HELP
5401 Kingston Pike, Suite 540
Knoxville, TN 37919
(423) 558-7598

Nashville HELP
P.O. Box 120951
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 780-3522

TEXAS

Austin HELP
P.O. Box 3583
Austin, TX 78764-3583
(512) 247-5551
E-mail: Support@austinhelp.org

Dallas HELP
P.O. Box 701662
Dallas, TX 75370-1662
(214) 371-1200

Fort Worth HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
1555 Merrimac Circle, Suite 200
Fort Worth TX 76107
(817) 882-1155

Frontera HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
Harlingen, TX
(956) 425-7526

Houston HELP
P.O. Box 7306
Houston, TX 77248-7306
(866) 841-9139 x2551 (toll-free)
E-mail: HoustonHELP@yahoo.com

San Antonio HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
104 Babcock Road
San Antonio, TX 78201
(210) 989-0104

UTAH

Salt Lake City HELP
Division of Infectious Diseases
4B322 School of Medicine
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

 

VIRGINIA

Richmond HELP
c/o Fan Free Clinic
P.O. Box 5669
1721 Hanover Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 358-6343

Tidewater HELP
P.O. Box 68183
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
(804) 431-1813

WASHINGTON

Seattle HELP
P.O. Box 31171, Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 726-4478

WEST VIRGINIA

North Central West Virginia HELP
Monongalia County Health Dept.
453 Van Vorhis Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 293-6972

 

WISCONSIN

Milwaukee HELP
c/o STD Specialties Clinic
3251 N. Holton Street
Milwaukee, W1 53212
(414) 264-8800

CANADA

Calgary HELP
Box 21092
665 8th Street SW
Calgary Alberta T2P
(403) 678-3836
(403) 228-7400 (messages only)

CRI-Hs-Quebec HELP
Carrefour Pie XII
3500 boul. Quatre-Bourgeois
local 270
Ste. Foy, PQ GIW 2L2
(418) 659-6189

Halifax HELP
c/o Room 5014 ACC
Victoria General Hospital
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9
(902) 428-2272

Hamilton HELP
991 King St. West
P.O. 89085
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4R5
(905) 523-9671

Kitchener-Waterloo HELP
c/o Planned Parenthood
824 King Street W
Kitchener, Ontario N2G IGI
(519) 743-6461

Montreal HELP
CP 8888, Suc. Centr-ville
Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8
(514) 987-3000 ex: 4041
(514) 987-6787 (fax)

Montreal HELP
St. Laurent, QC
(514) 855-8995
E-mail: ruban-en-route@qc.aira.com

Ottawa HELP
284 McEachem Crescent
Orleans, Ontario KIE 3K3

Regina HELP
P.O. Box 4642
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3Y3
(306) 779-9005

Toronto HELP
The Phoenix Association
Suite 0116, P.O. Box 96
65 Front Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5J IE6
(416) 449-0876

Vancouver HELP
P.O. Box 3805, Main Station
Vancouver, BC V6B 3ZI
(604) 515-5500

Victoria Herpes Support Group
P. O. Box 962
Victoria BC V8W 2R9
(604) 975-1411

Winnepeg Herpes HELP
385 River Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3L 0C4
(204) 940-2200

 

AUSTRALIA

Sydney HELP
Sydney Sexual Health Centre
A.P.O. Box 1614
Sydney, 2001 NSW, Australia
61 2 382-7440

 

MEXICO

Mexico City HELP
AYUDA-(Lomas)
Apart Do Postal 105-261
Mexico, D.F. 11560
52 5 230 3030
(Important: Give code 10911
to answering service to leave message.)

RUSSIA

Russian Herpes Support Group
Immunology Institute, Moscow, Russia
Kashirskoe shosse st., h. 24, bldg 2.
Tel. 7(095) 998-5011
Website: http://herpes.ru/her/pat/gh/sup
E-mail: info@herpes.ru

 

             
             
             
             
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