Get Tested for HIV: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
It’s important to get tested for HIV if you are at high risk of infection. Many doctors recommend that all teens and adults get tested.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Language Access Health Project 
The Language Access Health Project offers translation and interpretation services in all languages to service providers and their non-English and limited English speaking clients who are living with H... Details >
AIDS Services in Asian Communities |
Questions and Answers About HIV/AIDS
Also available in: Spanish
Connects to information on AIDS and HIV infection, including prevention, definitions; symptoms, and transmission.... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
A Cup of Health with CDC: Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new recommendations that urge doctors to include HIV testing as part of their patients' regular health care. The aim of the CDC's new ... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
This brochure discusses the health risks to persons who perform CPR on people who may have infectious diseases -- specifically Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -- and what the American Heart... Details >
American Heart Association |
Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group Links
Browse this site for access to adult HIV clinical trials organizations and other related resources. The Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group plays a major role in setting standards of care for HIV infect... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
African Americans: Answers about HIV Vaccine Research
The AIDS crisis is not over and HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately affect minority communities, including African Americans. Underlying conditions such as higher rates of poverty and limited acc... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
AIDS 101 Quiz
The purpose of this exercise is to increase your awareness of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), enable you to describe what AIDS is, how it is contracted, and list its symptoms; describe vari... Details >
Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
AIDS and HIV: Alternative Medicine Resources
Links to online resources (articles, news & reports), treatment facilities and agencies related to alternative therapy treatment and HIV/AIDS.... Details >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
AIDS.gov
AIDS.gov provides comprehensive government-wide information on HIV and AIDS for the general public, Federal agencies, state staff/public health departments, Federal grantees, medical institutions, res... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
AIDSinfo Drug Database
Also available in: Spanish
The AIDSinfo Drug Database provides fact sheets on HIV/AIDS related drugs. The fact sheets describe the drug's use, pharmacology, side effects, and other information. The database includes approved an... Details >
AIDSinfo |
AIDSinfo: Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms
Also available in: Spanish
Use this glossary to find definitions for words commonly used to describe HIV, its pathogenesis, its associated treatments, and the medical management of related conditions.
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AIDSinfo |
AIDSinfo: Overview of Clinical Trials
Also available in: Spanish
Clinical trials are research studies designed to answer specific questions about the safety and/or effectiveness of drugs, vaccines, other therapies, or new ways of using existing treatments. This pag... Details >
AIDSinfo |
AIDSinfo: Overview of Vaccines
Also available in: Spanish
Information on preventive and therapeutic HIV/AIDS vaccine research is found in this section. Preventive vaccines are for HIV-negative individuals; they are to prevent HIV infection. Therapeutic vacci... Details >
AIDSinfo |
American Red Cross African American HIV/AIDS Program
This program offers up-to-date information about the impact of HIV and AIDS in African American communities. It provides culturally specific activity options, and emphasizes encouraging HIV prevention... Details >
American Red Cross, National Headquarters |
American Red Cross Hispanic HIV/AIDS Program
HIV/AIDS information, resources and services that target the Hispanic population. This site is intended for use by community leaders, parents, employers, health professionals and the general public.... Details >
American Red Cross, National Headquarters |
Anti-HIV Therapy Strategies
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that infects and takes over certain cells of the immune system, which is the body’s defense against infections and diseases. The overall goal of anti-HIV ... Details >
Project Inform |
Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs: Online Resources
Links to federal and non-federal resources and web sites that provide information about occupational and workplace health issues and programs. BRTA/LRTA program is devoted to helping large and small b... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Can I Get HIV from Getting a Tattoo or Through Body Piercing?
A risk of HIV transmission does exist if instruments contaminated with blood are either not sterilized or disinfected or are used inappropriately between clients. CDC recommends that single-use instru... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
CDC HIV/AIDS Science Facts: CDC Releases Revised HIV Testing Recommendations in Healthcare Settings
Effective September 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its recommendations for HIV testing in Healthcare settings. The Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Ad... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Division of STD Prevention, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides national leadership through research, policy development, and support of effective services to prevent sexua... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Eliminate Disparities in HIV and AIDS
Racial and ethnic populations have been disproportionately affected by both the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. ... Details >
Office of Minority Health (CDC) |
FAQs for HIV-Positive Youth
This page links to questions most common for youth who have recently tested positive. Topics include being positive, telling people you are positive, dealing with medication, and dating and relationsh... Details >
Advocates For Youth |
FDA Approves New HIV Treatment for Patients Who Do Not Respond to Existing Drugs
This news release announces the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Prezista for adults infected with HIV who have not responded to treatment with other antiretroviral drugs. It is i... Details >
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
FDA Approves Sculptra for HIV Patients
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved an injectable filler to correct facial fat loss in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
FDA Approves the First Once-a-Day Three-Drug Combination Tablet for Treatment of HIV-1
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of Atripla Tablets, a fixed-dose combination of three widely-used antiretroviral drugs, in a single tablet taken once a day, alone or in combi... Details >
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
First of a Kind in HIV Treatment
This consumer publication discusses the approval by the Food and Drug Administration of Atripla Tablets, a fixed-dose combination of three widely used antiretroviral drugs in a single tablet for the t... Details >
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Frequently Asked Questions About HIV and HIV Testing
Also available in: Spanish
If you think you may have been infected with HIV and are unsure about getting a test to find out, the following information about HIV testing and counseling may help you decide. If you decide that an ... Details >
Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network |
Frequently Asked Questions about the OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test
This page presents frequently asked questions about the OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test, which detects antibodies to HIV-1 found in blood specimens obtained by fingerstick or venipuncture. Answers ... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Frequently Asked Questions: Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs, CDC
Also available in: Spanish
This area offers answers and guidance to common concerns of business, labor, and individuals regarding HIV/AIDS workplace issues.
... Details >
Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
General Information: Children with AIDS Project of America
This site presents the services provided by the Children With AIDS Project of America, who they are and what they do.
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Children With AIDS Project of America |
Guide to HIV-Related Resources
Also available in: Spanish
To help people facing HIV/AIDS take charge of their own health, Project Inform has compiled this list of treatment information, support, and education services. This guide provides resources and links... Details >
Project Inform |
Health Problems in American Indian/Alaska Native Women: HIV/AIDS
This brief fact sheet describes how HIV and AIDS affects minority women.... Details >
National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
HIV and AIDS: Questions and Answers
Answers questions about HIV and AIDS. Questions include what HIV is, what AIDS is, how long it takes for HIV to cause AIDS, how common HIV and AIDS are, and more.
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American Social Health Association |
HIV and Young American Indian/Alaska Native Women
This publication provides information on HIV and American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN), including data, factors that contribute to disproportionate HIV rates, assets to help protect young AI/AN wome... Details >
Advocates For Youth |
HIV Factsheets
These resources include links to fact sheets about HIV as it pertains specifically to Asian and Pacific Islanders.... Details >
Asian and Pacific Islander HIV Capacity Building Assistance Program |
HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). People ... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
HIV Infection in Women
The number of women with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) has increased steadily worldwide. By the end of 2005, according to the World Health ... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
HIV InSite
Comprehensive information on key HIV and AIDS topic areas. A compilation of news, articles, opinion pieces, documents, abstracts, bibliographies, contacts and links.... Details >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
HIV Testing
Also available in: Spanish
If you feel you may be at risk for HIV, it is important to get tested. This article tells you what to expect at an HIV test. The article discusses how HIV testing works, anonymous versus confidential ... Details >
Advocates For Youth |
HIV Treatment Information: Day One: After You’ve Tested Positive
Also available in: Spanish
A positive HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) antibody test is scary news but it is not a death sentence. A positive result is an important medical message that may help save or extend one’s life. Thi... Details >
Project Inform |
HIV, AIDS, and Older People
Also available in: Spanish
A growing number of older people now have HIV/AIDS. This is because doctors are finding HIV more often than ever before in older people, and because improved treatments are helping people with the dis... Details >
National Institute on Aging Information Center |
HIV/AIDS Among African-Americans
Presents statistics on the effect of HIV/AIDS in the African-American community. Also discusses risk factors and barriers to prevention and innovative prevention programs funded by the CDC.... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaska Natives
HIV/AIDS is a growing problem among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Even though the number of HIV and AIDS diagnoses for American Indians and Alaska Natives represents less than 1% of the total n... Details >
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center |
HIV/AIDS among Asians and Pacific Islanders
In recent years, the number of AIDS diagnoses among Asians and Pacific Islanders has increased steadily. Although Asians and Pacific Islanders account for approximately 1% of the total number of HIV/A... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
HIV/AIDS among Women
Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. ... Details >
Office of Minority Health (CDC) |
HIV/AIDS Brochures
Also available in: Spanish
A list of brochures for professionals and consumers available online form the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention -- most may be viewed in both PDF and HTML formats.... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
HIV/AIDS Fact Sheets
Also available in: Spanish
A list of consumer health information fact sheets available online from the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention -- most may be viewed in both PDF and HTML formats.... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
HIV/AIDS FAQS and Basic Facts
General questions, HIV testing, transmission and prevention, hoaxes and rumors--these are some of the FAQs linked from this page.... Details >
Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network |
HIV/AIDS Resources – National Indian Women's Health Resource Center
The National Indian Women's Health Resource Center administers the HIV/AIDS Health Promotion and Education Cooperation Agreement Project that is funded by the Office of Minority Health. The goal of th... Details >
National Indian Women's Health Resource Center |
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report contains tabular and graphic information about U.S. AIDS and HIV case reports, including data by state, metropolitan statistical area, mode of exposure to HIV, sex, ra... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information
Also available in: Chinese-Simplified Chinese-Traditional Vietnamese
This document describes the treatment and benefits of taking anti-retroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS.... Details >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
HIV/AIDS Workplace Fact Sheets
This page provides online access to fact sheets developed to address HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Fact sheets cover basic facts about HIV and the law as well as HIV and its transmission.... Details >
Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
HIV/AIDS: What Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Can Do
The term men who have sex with men (MSM) refers to all men who have sex with other men, regardless of how they identify themselves (gay, bisexual, or heterosexual). AIDS has been diagnosed for more th... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
HIV/STD Prevention Guidelines for Native American Communities: American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians
The guidelines provide background and technical information specific to working with Native American communities to prevent HIV/AIDS.... Details >
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center |
HIV: Finding a Test Site
This site allows users to find a testing site for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Sites can be located by organization name, state, zip code, and more.... Details >
Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network |
HIVDent
This site provides treatment information and shares expertise in advocacy, development, training, integration, and evaluation of oral health services for the HIV-infected population. HIVDENT is a not... Details >
Nonprofit/Professional Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
How can I tell if I'm infected with HIV? What are the symptoms?
Also available in: Spanish
The only way to know if you are infected is to be tested for HIV infection. Many people who are infected with HIV do not have any symptoms at all for many years. This frequently asked question page in... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth
The Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention In Children & Youth rightfully calls attention to the fact that throughout the world HIV/AIDS reaches the most unlikely, unsuspecting, and most vulnerable members of... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Living With HIV/AIDS
Also available in: Spanish
This booklet is for people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The information in this document will help patients and their loved ones understand more about HIV.... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Mouth Problems and HIV
This site offers information for people who have mouth (oral) problems related to HIV infection. It explains the most common oral problems linked to HIV and shows what they look like. It also describe... Details >
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse |
National HIV Testing Resources
Also available in: Spanish
This site provides resources on HIV testing including a national database of HIV testing sites and answers to many questions about this topic.... Details >
Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network |
Native American AIDS Specific Links/Resources
This page provides Native American with AIDS links and resources.... Details >
HIV Center of Excellence, Indian Health Service |
Native American Traditional Healing
This fact sheet describes traditional healing and whom it might benefit, with an emphasis on people with HIV.... Details >
New Mexico Department of Health |
NLM Specialized Information Services HIV/AIDS Search
Links to several HIV/AIDS databases and other related resources. Includes AIDS publications, MEDLARS online databases and documentation, clinical trials information and links to internet resources out... Details >
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health |
Online Assessment Tool
Discrimination. Stigma. Confidentiality. Education. Productivity. HIV/AIDS in the workplace raises all of these issues. Managers and labor leaders can use this assessment tool to determine whether the... Details >
Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Pregnancy and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Disease
Also available in: Spanish
Motherhood is a choice, and this publication is intended for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)-positive women who are pregnant and want to learn more about managing pregnancy and HIV. This publicatio... Details >
Project Inform |
Publications Catalog, National Clearinghouse For Alcohol And Drug Information
This catalog contains drug information in fact sheets, booklets, posters, videotapes, audiotapes and other venues, many free of charge. Visit this web site for more information about these materials ... Details >
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |
Publications of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This page lists entry points for publications from the CDC by major centers and offices, including the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Questions and Answers for Professional Partners: Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents and Pregnant Women in Healthcare Settings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s recommendations urge providers to include HIV testing as routine part of their patients’healthcare . Routine HIV testing ensures more people lear... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Questions and Answers for the General Public: Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s recommendations urge providers to include HIV testing as routine part of their patients’ healthcare. Routine HIV testing ensures more people lear... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Recommendation Statement: Screening for HIV
In 1996, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended routine counseling and screening for all persons at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and routine co... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Revised Recommendations for HIV Screening of Adults, Adolescents and Pregnant Women in Health Care Settings (Webcast)
This page links to a web cast on revised recommendations for HIV screening of adults, adolescents and pregnant women in health care settings. The web cast describes the rationale for expanded HIV scre... Details >
Public Health Training Network, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
This page provides a summary of three recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. They are (1) the USPSTF stron... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Search for Organizations: CDC National Prevention Information Network
Get descriptions of more than 19,000 organizations that provide resources and services related to HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB. Services include case management, counseling and testing, prevention, educatio... Details >
Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network |
Social Security Benefits For People Living With HIV/AIDS
People with HIV/AIDS may qualify for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration under two programs: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program for people who paid Social ... Details >
Social Security Administration |
Subscribe to a CDC Mailing List
Health professionals can subscribe to this CDC mailing list to receive journals and reports on infectious diseases; HIV/AIDS surveillance reports; conferences and training updates and statistics; mino... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Testing Yourself for HIV-1, the Virus that Causes AIDS
This article reports on home-use HIV test kits. The article presents questions and answers that help to explain how HIV-1 home tests differ, and how to select a test that one can trust.
... Details >
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
TIP 37: Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With HIV/AIDS
Also available in: Spanish
This installment of the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series discusses the unique substance abuse treatment needs of a person with HIV/AIDS. Topics covered include a general overview of HIV/AID... Details >
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |
Tips For Teens: The Truth About HIV/AIDS
This brochures provides facts and dispels myths about HIV/AIDS. Causes of AIDS and HIV transmission are reviewed, with a focus on adolescents.... Details >
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |
U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander (A&PI) HIV/AIDS, Health, and Social Services Directory
This directory contains HIV/AIDS, health, and social service organizations located in the U.S. and the six Pacific jurisdictions whose primary target population is A&PIs.... Details >
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center |
What Are Asian and Pacifc Islander HIV Prevention Needs?
Asians and Pacific Islanders (A&PIs) are the fastest growing population in the US. A&PIs are as susceptible to HIV infection as are other racial or ethnic groups. While the number of reported AIDS cas... Details >
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum |
What are the different HIV screening tests available in the U.S.?
This document reviews the various EIA (enzyme immunoassay) screening tests currently used to detect the presence of antibodies to HIV, including oral fluid, urine, and rapid tests, as well as home-tes... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
What Is the Role of Prisons in HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention?
This fact sheet addresses the incidence, prevalence, and impact of HIV on jail and prison inmates. Risk factors and barriers to prevention are discussed.... Details >
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies |
What’s New at FDA in HIV/AIDS - Office of Special Health Issues/FDA
This site provides current news, announcements and directives related to HIV/AIDS drugs and therapies.... Details >
Office of Special Health Issues, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Where can I get tested for HIV infection?
Many places provide testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. This frequently asked question page provides information on where to get tested for HIV infection. Common testing location... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Why Does CDC Recommend HIV Screening for All Pregnant Women?
This frequently asked question page provides information as to why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening for all pregnant women. ... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Women and HIV/AIDS - Prevention
This document offers simple steps you can take ito prevent getting or spreading HIV to those you love.
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National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS)
This page welcomes to the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), which was established in August 1993 to investigate the impact of HIV infection on women in the U.S. The core portion of the study inclu... Details >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |