The Illinois 24/7 Perinatal HIV Hotline and Perinatal Syphilis Warmline are funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health and function in collaboration with their partners to provide a safety net of prevention for perinatal HIV and congenital syphilis in Illinois.
Our partners include:
Mother and Child Alliance (MACA) is a collaborative enterprise that integrates HIV prevention and treatment. Its mission is to eliminate deaths from pediatric AIDS and to reduce transmission of the virus from pregnant people to their children in Illinois. MACA’s programs include enhanced case management and prenatal classes for pregnant people living with HIV, collaboration with and provision of case management on-call service for the Illinois 24/7 Perinatal HIV Hotline, support for the rapid testing and identification of pregnant people with preliminarily positive HIV rapid tests on labor and delivery units statewide, and advocacy around perinatal HIV and congenital syphilis prevention. Much of MACA’s work is done through collaboration with partners including the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Perinatal Network Administrators, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Hotline and Warmline staff, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center, and nurse managers and staff on labor and delivery units at the 130+ birthing hospitals in Illinois. For more information about MACA, please contact Anne Statton, Executive Director, at anne@maca-us.org.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is a key partner in the prevention of perinatal transmission of HIV and syphilis in Illinois. IDPH provides funding for the Illinois 24/7 Perinatal HIV Hotline and Perinatal Syphilis Warmline, perinatal enhanced case management, and support to hospitals for rapid HIV testing. IDPH provides leadership and develops rules for the implementation of laws around perinatal prevention of HIV and syphilis in Illinois.
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is one of the nation’s leading AIDS organizations and its mission is to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS and improve the lives of people affected by the epidemic. AFC manages the Northeastern Illinois Case Management cooperative that helps bring Ryan White Part A resources to persons living with HIV/AIDS.