Alive & Wells Free Community Events

Alive & Well monthly events are suspended until January 2008 as we look for a new more convenient location that has ample parking. We apologize for the inconvenience this suspension may cause some of you.

In the meantime, support will continue to be available. If you would like to meet privately or in small groups with Alive & Well founder, Christine Maggiore, please call our office at 818-780-1875. Leave a detailed message that includes your name, telephone number, what you would like to discuss, and the best time to call. Or, you can send an email message with these details to info@AliveandWell.org.

Alive & Well Peer Support

Alive & Well peer support groups exist or are currently forming in several cities around the US and in other parts of the world.

San Diego

Join this new Alive & Well health support group by emailing Ron McAdams at ronmcadams2112@yahoo.com

San Francisco

San Francisco has an active and growing Alive & Well support group. Contact Larry Wisch at Larry@threestonehearth.com or by phone at 415-647-8216 and/or David Lowenfels by email at dfl@alum.mit.edu for more information.

New York

There's now an Alive & Well peer support group in New York City. Please contact Tony Lance by email at tonylance@mac.com for meeting dates and other details.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Please contact Savaggio at baigai_rathe@hotmail.com to help get this up and running.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

Send an email to T B at poz_brotherhood@yahoo.com if you're in this area.

Dallas, Texas

Please send a message to info@AliveandWell.org if you're in the area and would like to meet other AIDS rethinkers.

Houston, Texas

Please send a message to info@AliveandWell.org if you're in the area and would like to meet other AIDS rethinkers.

Chicago, Illinois

Please send a message to info@AliveandWell.org if you're in the area and would like to meet other AIDS rethinkers.

Maui, Hawaii

Please send a message to info@AliveandWell.org if you're in the area and would like to meet other AIDS rethinkers.

Melbourne, Australia

jim@pozhealth.org is the contact for information on peer support groups and other activities based on the principles of Alive & Well.

Sydney, Australia

Email Jason Stephenson at musicfound1@yahoo.com.au to join.

Want Support in Your Area?

If you would like to start or participate in an Alive & Well peer support group in a city not mentioned above, please let us know. We may be able to put you in touch with others in your area that share your interests. Just send an email that includes your name, the city where you live, a brief description of the kind of activity you wish existed, and how you’d like to become involved in making it happen (join a group, lead a group, offer a meeting place, etc). Please use the subject heading A & W Peer Support. We will reply with contact information for people near you with similar desires and ideas.

Online Peer Support

If you’re feeling alone or uncertain in your choices, want to learn from the experiences of others, connect with people in similar circumstances or find out what life is like without the meds, ask us about online support.

Our Med Free Peer Support Contact List lets you exchange experiences and ideas with HIV positives that have quit or never taken AIDS drugs.

The 200 Club Contact List is available for those who wish to communicate with HIV positives living with 200 T cells or less and without AIDS meds.

Click here to request one or both of these contact lists.

Support for Holistic Health Care

Alive & Well encourages healthcare that is individualized, holistic, unbiased, health-enhancing, and non-toxic. Our Health Practitioner Referral List represents a modest but growing network of healthcare professionals that are committed to the following principles:

•	Treatment of the individual, whole person
•	Evaluation of patient health independent of HIV status
•	Employment of non-toxic, natural and holistic therapies as primary treatment methods; careful use of pharmaceuticals only when necessary and based on individual diagnosis
•	Focus on achieving, supporting and maintaining good health
•	Active pursuit of doctor/patient dialogue
•	Use of goal oriented programs
•	Dedication to continuing education
•	Courtesy and respect to all referred patients regardless of health challenges, sex or sexual preference

The list also gives web sites that allow you to search for holistic healthcare referrals around the country along with tips that may help you choose the right practitioner for your needs.

Click here for our current Health Practitioner Referral List and information about finding a health care provider in your area.

Click here to go to the links for health resources at our web site.

Health practitioners interested in being added to our list, please send an email to info@aliveandwell.org.

Stay in Touch Through Email News & Updates

You can find out about upcoming events, get regular news and updates and read the inspiring experiences of people from around the world by joining our private, blind-copied email list. To sign up, click here.