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General
Resources
AIDS
InfoNet
http://www.aidsinfonet.org
Easy-to-print single topic fact sheets featuring information
on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatments and medicines, opportunistic
infections, are easily accessible in both English and Spanish.
Also offers long list of web links by topic. The AIDS InfoNet
is a project of the New Mexico AIDS Education and Training
Center in the Infectious Diseases Division of the University
of New Mexico School of Medicine.
The
Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
http://www.thebody.com
The Body is an extensive HIV knowledge base containing information
on over 550 topics surrounding HIV and AIDS. Also available
in Spanish.
Business
Responds to AIDS/Labor Responds to AIDS
http://www.hivatwork.org
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Business
Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS programs (BRTA/LRTA)
help large and small businesses and labor unions meet the
challenges of HIV/AIDS in the workplace and the community.
This site provides information on HIV and the law, HIV in
the workplace, developing AIDS policy, training managers and
staff, and workplace tools including kits that can be ordered
free of charge.
HIV/AIDS
Glossary - in English (also available in Spanish)
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/Glossary/GlossaryDefaultCenterPage.aspx?MenuItem=AIDSinfoTools
HIV/AIDS
Statistics and Surveillance
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/index.htm
The CDC's surveillance system collects reports of cases of
HIV and AIDS as they are diagnosed. This website provides
basic statistics, surveillance reports, and other resources.
Surveillance reports contain tabular and graphic information
about U.S. HIV and AIDS case reports, including data by state,
mode of exposure to HIV, sex, race/ethnicity, age, and case
definition category. This is the most accurate and comprehensive
source of U.S. HIV/AIDS statistical information.
HIV
InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
This web site is a project of the UCSF Center for HIV Information.
The site provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on
HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy for patients and
the public. Includes information for the newly diagnosed,
HIV basics, statistics, Q&A forums, and information for
youth and other populations.
Kaiser
Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org
The Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent philanthropic
organization that focuses on issues of health care coverage,
financing, access to care, and prevention, especially for
women, people of color, and youth.
MEDLINEplus
- Health Information - AIDS
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aids.html
Provides acces to extensive, accurate, and current medical
information. AIDS section contains links to consumer health
information and prevention items. Some resources available
in Spanish. MEDLINEplus is part of the National Library of
Medicine (NLM).
National
Library of Medicine HIV/AIDS Specialized Information Services
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html
This is the National Library of Medicine's collection of HIV/AIDS-related
information sources for the public, researchers/scientists,
health professionals, students and educators.
San
Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF)
http://www.sfaf.org
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) is one of the largest
and oldest AIDS service organizations in the country. The
SFAF web site includes information on HIV treatment; public
policy & advocacy; prevention; needle exchange; and related
links. Also available in Spanish.
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Wisconsin
Resources
AIDS
Network
http://www.aidsnetwork.org
AIDS Network is an AIDS service organization providing AIDS
care, counseling and prevention services to south central
Wisconsin. AIDS Network has offices in Madison, Janesville,
and Beloit.
AIDS
Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW)
http://www.arcw.org
The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin is a private, non-profit
health and social service agency. ARCW provides a variety
of services including HIV counseling, testing and referral;
comprehensive services for people living with HIV including
care & treatment, case management, dental, legal, housing
assistance, mental health services and more; and HIV advocacy.
Camp
Heartland
http://www.campheartland.org
A national nonprofit, Camp Heartland enhances the lives of
children impacted by HIV/AIDS and other suffering youth through
year-round support, advocacy, recreational programs and community
educational efforts. Founded in 1993, Camp Heartland has created
and implemented model programs for children with HIV/AIDS,
grieving children, inner-city children living in poverty,
foster children and other at-risk, suffering and marginalized
youth. Programs include: Camp Heartland Summer Camp Program,
Year-Round Life Enhancement Programs, Journey of Hope AIDS
Awareness Programs, Camp Heartland Shares Program, Heartland
Partners Program and the Global Heartland Program.
Center
for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR)
http://www.cair.mcw.edu/
Based at the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Center for
AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) is a multidisciplinary HIV
prevention research center. CAIR faculty and staff are dedicated
to the development, conduct, and evaluation of new strategies
to prevent HIV among persons most vulnerable to the disease.
CAIR's research also focuses on the prevention of adverse
health and mental outcomes among persons living with HIV infection
and their loved ones.
HIVictorious
http://www.hivictorious.org
HIVictorious strives to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in
Wisconsin and throughout the United States through education,
advocacy, and community mobilization.
Wisconsin
AIDS/HIV Program
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/aids-hiv/
The Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program is the lead agency in Wisconsin
government responsible for coordinating the state's public
health response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Wisconsin AIDS/HIV
Update and Quarterly Surveillance Summary are available on
this web site.
Wisconsin
HIV/AIDS Training System
http://www.wihiv.wisc.edu/trainingsystem
Provides statewide coordination of HIV training events to
increase the capacity of Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program grantee
organizations and other Wisconsin residents to prevent HIV
transmission in populations at highest risk. Managed through
the University of Wisconsin-Madison and reflects a partnership
between the Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program and the Department
of Professional Development and Applied Studies at UW-Madison.
Web site offers a calendar of training events, information
about courses, and on-line registration.
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Treatment
and Research
AIDS
Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA)
http://www.acria.org
ACRIA is a non-profit organization that studies new treatments
for HIV/AIDS and related diseases, and conducts a comprehensive
HIV health literacy program. Here you will find information
on medical research, clinical trials, and HIV health literacy.
Information also available in Spanish.
AIDSinfo:
Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and
Research
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov
AIDSinfo is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. The mission of AIDSinfo is to offer the latest
federally approved information on clinical research, treatment
and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for health
care providers, researchers, and persons with HIV.
AIDS
Nutrition Services Alliances
http://www.aidsnutrition.org
The Association of Nutrition Services Agencies (ANSA) is a
non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the quality
of life for people living with HIV/AIDS by strengthening the
capability of community-based nutrition support programs.
ANSA provides information, referral, education, advocacy,
and technical assistance. Resources on this site include nutrition
guidelines and over 30 fact sheets.
AIDS
Treatment Data Network
http://www.atdn.org
The AIDS Treatment Data Network is a national, non-profit,
community-based organization that provides treatment information,
access and advocacy, case management support, counseling,
and information on HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.
American
Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
http://www.amfar.org
amfAR is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations
dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention,
treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related
public policy.
HIV
& Hepatitis
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com
Provides information on treatment, research, conference reports,
statistics, public policy, and the latest news on HIV/AIDS,
hepatitis B and C, and co-infection.
Managing
HIV: Information on HIV & AIDS Symptoms and Treatments
http://www.managinghiv.com
Managing HIV is dedicated to providing high-quality information
to people with HIV or AIDS. Offers a broad range of information
on AIDS and HIV medications and provides expert advice on
when to start treatment and coping with treatment side effects.
All of this information is available in video, audio and text
formats.
National
AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP)
http://www.natap.org
NATAP provides the latest in HIV/AIDS and hepatitis research
and treatment information, news, conference reports, antiretroviral
drug data, in-depth articles and other publications.
National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Division
of AIDS (DAIDS)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/
DAIDS is a research division of the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), formed in 1986 to
address the national research needs created by the advent
and spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Division's mission
is to increase basic knowledge of the pathogenesis, natural
history, and transmission of HIV disease and to support research
that promotes progress in its detection, treatment, and prevention.
Information on all of these topics can be found on this web
site.
Project
Inform: Information, Inspiration and Advocacy for People Living
With HIV/AIDS
http://www.projectinform.org
Project Inform is a national, non-profit, community-based
organization working to end the AIDS epidemic. The site provides
treatment information for HIV-infected persons, their caregivers,
and their healthcare and service providers. The web site includes
information on agency publications, outreach and education
efforts, and hotline program. Also available in Spanish.
Test
Positive Aware Network (TPAN)
http://www.tpan.org
This Chicago-based organization publishes Positively Aware
magazine. The web site provides and online version of Positively
Aware, HIV drug guide, related links and information in Spanish.
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Minority
Populations and Information in Other Languages
Asian
Community AIDS Services
http://www.acas.org
Non-profit community based organization providing HIV/AIDS
education, prevention, and support services to the East &
South East Asian communities. Contains HIV treatment, care
and nutrition information in Asian languages including: Vietnamese,
Chinese, Tagalog and English.
Asian
and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
http://www.apiahf.org
National advocacy organization dedicated to improving the
health and well being of Asian American and Pacific Islander
(API) communities. Offering programs and resources including
API HIV Capacity Building, API Women’s HIV/AIDS Network,
prevention information, fact sheets, materials in English
and API languages and more.
Balm
in Gilead
http://www.balmingilead.org
The mission of Balm in Gilead is equipping churches to become
leaders in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the black community.
The
Body en Espanol
http://www.thebody.com/espanol.html
The Body is an extensive and comprehensive HIV knowledge base
containing information on over 550 topics surrounding HIV
and AIDS.
Gay
Men's Health Crisis (GMHC)
http://www.gmhc.org
GMHC is a nonprofit AIDS organization, offering support services
to individuals and families and education and advocacy nationwide.
Special programs include the Institute for Gay Men’s
Health and the David Geffen Center for HIV Prevention &
Health Education. This web site contains: basic facts on HIV/AIDS,
guides to self-care and safer sex, testing and treatment information,
and a section en Espanol.
Language
Access Health Project
http://www.asiac.org/Lahp.htm
The Language Access Health Project provides free interpretation
and translation services for HIV/AIDS service providers and
non- or limited-English speaking caregivers and people living
with HIV/AIDS. A collection of documents that are already
translated can be found on the website and can be searched
by keywords or by language.
National
Minority AIDS Council (NMAC)
http://www.nmac.org
National AIDS organization dedicated to developing leadership
within communities of color to address the challenge of HIV/AIDS.
National
Native American AIDS Prevention Center
http://www.nnaapc.org
The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center’s
mission is to address the impact of HIV/AIDS on American Indians,
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians through culturally appropriate
advocacy, research, education, and policy development in support
of healthy Indigenous people.
Office
of Minority Health - HIV/AIDS
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=22
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Minority
HIV/AIDS Initiative aims at reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS
on racial and ethnic minorities. This Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative
Web page, administered by the Office of Minority Health (OMH)
Resource Center, provides links to a wealth of HIV/AIDS related
services and information, especially for minority communities.
Project
Inform en Espanol
http://www.projinf.org/spanish
The site provides treatment information for HIV-infected persons,
their caregivers, and their healthcare and service providers.
The web site includes information on agency publications,
outreach and education efforts, and hotline program.
San
Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) en Espanol
http://www.sfaf.org/espanol.html
The SFAF web site includes information on HIV treatment, public
policy & advocacy, prevention, needle exchange, and related
links.
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Prevention
AVERT
http://www.avert.org
AVERT is an international HIV/AIDS organization based in the
UK, with the aim of AVERTing HIV and AIDS worldwide. The site
emphasizes HIV/AIDS prevention, with a great section for young
people, but also provides help for HIV-positive people, with
pages on HIV treatment, stories from people living with HIV/AIDS,
and a section on HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Center
for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu
The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) is an academic
HIV prevention research center based at UC-San Francisco.
This web site includes summaries of research activities; prevention
programs; bibliographies of CAPS scientific articles and reports;
prevention fact sheets; prevention news & newsletters;
prevention resource materials; and an overview of behavioral
research.
Center
for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) HIV Prevention Fact Sheets
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/pubs/FS/
Fact sheets are prevention focused and are available in English
and Spanish.
Harm
Reduction Coalition
http://www.harmreduction.org
The Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC) is committed to reducing
drug-related harm among individuals and communities by harm
reduction education, interventions, and community organizing.
HRC fosters alternative models to conventional health and
human services and drug treatment; challenges traditional
client/provider relationships; and provides resources, educational
materials, and support to health professionals and drug users
in their communities to address drug-related harm.
Managing
Desire: HIV Prevention Strategies for the 21st Century
http://www.managingdesire.org
This site offers access to AIDS prevention knowledge in a
non-clinical manner, resources for counselors and educators,
information on testing and safer sex, and related links.
The
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.html
The CDC’s National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
(NCHSTP) is responsible for public health surveillance, prevention
research, and programs to prevent and control HIV infection
and AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and
tuberculosis (TB).
National
Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
http://www.cdcnpin.org
The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is
the U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service for
information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),
and tuberculosis (TB). NPIN produces, collects, catalogs,
processes, stocks, and disseminates materials and information
on HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB to organizations and people working
in those disease fields in international, national, state,
and local settings. All NPIN services are designed to facilitate
sharing of information and resources on education and prevention
services, published materials, research findings, and trends
among users. This site is accessible in English or Spanish.
North
American Syringe Exchange Network (NASEN)
http://www.nasen.org
NASEN is dedicated to the creation, expansion and continued
existence of syringe exchange programs as a proven method
of stopping the transmission of blood borne pathogens in the
injecting drug using community. Provides information on syringe
exchange programs, related reports and literature, harm reduction
and safer sex.
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Youth
Advocates
for Youth
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
Encourages efforts to help young people make informed and
responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual
health. Provides information, training, and strategic assistance
to youth-serving organizations, health care providers and
educators, policy makers, youth activists, and the media.
The organization promotes honest, accurate sex education,
helps parents talk openly to their children, and encourages
policy makers to craft policies based on the research highlighting
effective programs. Resources include news, sections for teens
and for parents, facts & figures, and recent publications.
Dalton
is Awake
http://www.daltonisawake.com
Dalton is Awake is a factual information source on HIV, STDs,
condoms, safer sex, body art, needle safety and much more.
AWAKE (Adolescents Working toward Awareness, Knowledge, and
Empowerment) is a health education and risk reduction program
directed at the community level. Available in English and
Spanish.
Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
http://www.pedaids.org
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a national
non-profit organization dedicated to pediatric HIV/AIDS research.
The site offers research, news, updates, education, and links
to other resources for pediatric AIDS patients.
I
Wanna Know
http://www.iwannaknow.org/
Addresses questions about teen sexual health and sexually
transmitted diseases. Provides information on sexually transmitted
disease basics, prevention, and puberty, frequently asked
questions, a section for parents, and more. Sponsored by the
American Social Health Association..
LIFEbeat
http://www.lifebeat.org
LIFEbeat is dedicated to reaching America's youth with the
message of HIV/AIDS prevention. LIFEbeat mobilizes the talents
and resources of the music industry to raise awareness and
to provide support to the AIDS community.
National
Pediatric AIDS Network (NPAN)
http://www.npan.org
NPAN is a resource for information on HIV/AIDS from preconception
through adolescents. Provides access to information about
such topics as: treatment; clinical trials; services for children
and adolescents with HIV/AIDS; conferences; educational resources;
publications and other information resources.
No
Condom? No Way!
http://www.nocondomnoway.com
Sponsored by the City of Milwaukee Health Department and other
Milwaukee area agencies that are concerned about teen health.
The goal of the campaign is to promote healthy relationships
and provide factual information about safer sex and access
to free condoms to teens that choose to be sexually active.
Scarleteen
– Sex Education for the Real World
http://www.scarleteen.com
Provides information on all aspects of sexuality, including
birth control, safe sex and sexually transmitted diseases,
anatomy, sexual orientation, sexual and romantic relationship
and communication tools, and more. They offer a nonjudgmental
and unbiased attitude of tolerance and understanding for teens,
whether they choose to be sexually active or abstain; tools
to encourage celibacy from any sexual activities until reasonable
readiness for them, and to do so from a standpoint of embracing
safe sexuality, rather than anti-sex approaches, misinformation,
scare tactics or shaming; encouragement to know as much as
possible, and from an educated standpoint, to make sound choices
based on personal ethics and values gleaned from family, role
models and the individual teen self.
Sex,
etc.
http://www.sxetc.org
Information and articles for teens, written by teens, on various
subjects relating to sex, STDs, teen pregnancy, birth control
and other topics. Sex, etc. is funded by Rutgers University
Foundation and operated by the Network for Family Life Education.
Teenwire
http://www.teenwire.com
Sexual health web site for teens committed to providing the
facts about sex so teens can use information to make their
own responsible choices. Provides honest and nonjudgmental
information about sexuality in language teens can understand
with the hope that they will use this knowledge to reduce
their risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted
infections. Also includes content about self-esteem, body
image, drugs and alcohol, communication, and relationship
advice. Important information is also available in Spanish
through the "En Español" section of the site.
Sponsored and staffed by the Planned Parenthood Federation
of America.
Wisconsin Abstinence Program (WAP)
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/waiy/index.htm
WAP is an abstinence education program funded through a federal
grant to promote children's health by reducing out of wedlock
births. States are required to provide programming that encourages
unmarried youth aged 19 and younger to choose abstinence.
The program is administered by the Wisconsin Department of
Health and Family Services (DHFS) as one part of its comprehensive
approach to adolescent pregnancy prevention. WAP's goal is
to provide motivation, inspiration and support for all youth
throughout Wisconsin who want help in choosing abstinence.
Offers resources for parents and students, along with links
to research, statistics and curriculum.
Youth
and HIV/AIDS: Resources for Educators, Policymakers, and Parents
http://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/pdf/aidshivresources.pdf
A directory of selected national, state, and local resources
and an annotated resource listing of audiovisual, print and
other educational materials for AIDS education and HIV prevention.
This resource document is designed to provide information
about technical assistance resources and educational materials
that can guide the development, implementation and evaluation
of HIV and other STI prevention education programs for school-age
youth. The document is divided into two sections: a resource
directory and an annotated resource list.
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For
Service Providers and Health Professionals
AIDSinfo:
Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and
Research
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov
AIDSinfo is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. The mission of AIDSinfo is to offer the latest
federally approved information on clinical research, treatment
and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for health
care providers, researchers, and persons with HIV.
Association
of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC)
http://www.anacnet.org
The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care is a non-profit professional
nursing organization committed to fostering the individual
and collective professional development of nurses involved
in the delivery of health care to persons infected or affected
by the HIV and to promoting the health, welfare, and rights
of all HIV infected persons.
The
Body Pro: The HIV/AIDS Resource for Healthcare Professionals
http://www.thebodypro.com
The Body Pro is an online resource dedicated to the needs
of HIV/AIDS healthcare professionals. Topics on this site
cover: HIV prevention & testing, treatment, conferences,
AIDS policy, and professional development. The Body Pro also
offers free continuing medical education (CME) and continuing
education (CE) credits.
International
Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC)
http://www.iapac.org
The IAPAC web site provides technical information for clinicians
on management of HIV infection; conference summaries; reprints
of select articles from the Journal of the International Association
of Physicians in AIDS Care, and related links.
Johns
Hopkins AIDS Service
http://hopkins-aids.edu
Accurate,
updated information on HIV/AIDS treatment, guidelines, prevention,
research, education and epidemiology from doctors at Johns
Hopkins hospital; includes online Q & A, JHU standards
of care.
National
HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center
http://www.ucsf.edu/hivcntr/
A UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital-based AIDS Education
and Training Centers clinical resource for health care professionals.
Services provided include three hotlines: The National HIV/AIDS
Telephone Consultation Service (Warmline); The National Clinician's
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline); The National
Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Service (Perinatal
Hotline).
Women,
Children, and HIV Resources for Prevention and Treatment
http://www.womenchildrenhiv.org
The goals of this site are to provide: clinical information
and training resources on mother-to-child transmission of
HIV, perinatally acquired pediatric HIV infection, and related
topics; and to communicate the best practices in preventing
mother-to-child transmission of HIV and caring for infected
children.
If
you don't find the information you are looking for on this
website, the
Wisconsin HIV, STD, and Hepatitis C Information & Referral
Center
hotline can provide information about STDs.
Please call us toll free in Wisconsin
1-800-334-2437
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