Buyers' club list, December 2002.AIDS Treatment News publishes a buyers' club list each December. For a short overview and introduction to the meaning, history, and services of these organizations, see AIDS Treatment News #309, December 18, 1998. All the organizations listed below are nonprofit. Most can provide products by mail order. Most have fact sheets or other information, and some have a nutritionist nu·tri·tion·ist n. One who is trained or is an expert in the field of nutrition. nutritionist Dietitian, see there or other expert available at certain times to answer questions. Some offer financial assistance with purchases if necessary. Most are open to the public, but some require membership. Call ahead for current information. Arizona Body Positive's Vitamin and Herb Shop 1144 E. McDowell Rd, Suite 200 Phoenix AZ 85004 602-307-5330x2239 http://www.phoenixbodypositive.org/vitamin/index.htm Travis Wright Memorial Buyers' Club Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation http://www.saaf.org/ wellness@saaf.org 375 S. Euclid Ave Tucson AZ 85719 800-771-9054 or 520-628-7223 fax: 520-628-6222; TTY (TeleTYpewriter) See teletypewriter and TDD/TTY. (hardware) tty - /tit'ee/ (ITS pronunciation, but some Unix people say it this way as well; this pronunciation is not considered to have sexual undertones), /T T Y/ 1. teletypewriter. 2. : 800-367-8937 California Rainbow Grocery Cooperative (20% PWA PWA abbr. 1. person with AIDS 2. Public Works Administration discount on vitamins, 10% on groceries, with the Helping Hand card) http://www.rainbowgrocery.coop/(orhttp://www.rainbowgrocery.org/) vitamins@rainbowgrocery.org 1745 Folsom St. San Francisco CA 94103 415-863-0620 Colorado Denver Buyers' Club pwacolo@aol.com 1290 Williams St. Mailing address: P.O. Box 300339, Denver CO 80203-0339 303-329-9379x108, fax: 303-329-9381 Bilingual Spanish/English TTY: through operator District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). Carl Vogel Center cvchiv@carlvogelcenter.org 1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700, Washington DC 20005 202-638-0750, fax: 202-638-0749 Membership: annual cost $25 (includes a BIA BIA abbr. Bureau of Indian Affairs test, reduced prices for massage and acupuncture, an educational symposium, a newsletter, and reduced prices for supplements). The Carl Vogel Center now offers mental health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract and treatment education. Georgia AIDS Treatment Initiatives info@aidstreatment.org 139 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE Suite 305 Atlanta GA 30308-3311 888-874-4845 or 404-659-2437 fax: 404-450-9412 Massachusetts Treatment Information Network's Boston Buyers' Club http://www.bostonbuyersclub.com/ info@bostonbuyersclub.com Boston Living Center, 29 Stanhope stan·hope n. A light, open, horse-drawn carriage with one seat and two or four wheels. [After the Reverend Fitzroy Stanhope (1787-1864), British clergyman.] Noun 1. St., 3rd Floor Boston MA 02116 800-435-5586, or 617-266-2223 fax: 617-450-9412 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of DAAIR (Direct Access Alternative Information Resources) http://www.daair.org/ (see note below) 118 Park Avenue Newark, NJ 07104 888-951-5433, or 973-497-2333 fax: 973-497-0498 Note: DAAIR has temporarily stopped selling nutritional supplements Nutritional Supplements Definition Nutritional supplements include vitamins, minerals, herbs, meal supplements, sports nutrition products, natural food supplements, and other related products used to boost the nutritional content of the diet. ; it may resume in April 2004. Until then it is selling prescription medicines only. Texas Houston Buyers' Club http://www.houstonbuyersclub.com/ info@houstonbuyersclub.com 3224 Yoakum Blvd. Houston TX 77006 800-350-2392, or 713-520-5288 fax: 713-521-7419 Local and mail order (U.S., and many other countries). Note: How to Manage Side Effects, a 48-page booklet by Lark Lands, Michael Mooney, Nelson Vergel, and others is available without charge. You can request a copy by phone, mail, or email. |
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