The contributions of many special people made this guide possible. Thanks go to Magda Barini-Garcia, MD, the Project Officer, who skillfully oversaw and managed the project’s progress and quality, and Joan Holloway whose gift for art and innovation assured the guide’s look and practicality. Credit is also due to Kim Dickerson, who designed and produced the guide, and Susan Lawrence, who was the copy editor.

Joseph F. O’Neill is Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy. Prior to that he was Associate Administrator of the HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Peter A. Selwyn is Director of the Palliative Care Program at Montefiore Medical Center as well as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Helen Schietinger has worked in the field of HIV/AIDS since 1981, focusing especially on palliative and community-based care.