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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   External Links Disclaimer Logo
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
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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
AIDS 101 Quiz  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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
AIDS.gov Podcast
This page features monthly podcasts with government officials on topics impacting the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS.... 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. ... Details >
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
AIDS-Related Lymphoma (PDQ®): Treatment (Patient)
This fact sheet provides general information about AIDS-related lymphoma, a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system of patients who have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (... Details >
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
American Indians & Alaska Natives and HIV/AIDS  External Links Disclaimer Logo
American Indians and Alaska Natives represent a unique population within the US, not only because of their oppression suffered in the development of this country but also because... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Red Cross African American HIV/AIDS Program  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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
Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders and HIV/AIDS  External Links Disclaimer Logo
HIV/AIDS has been reported in virtually every racial and ethnic population, every age group, and every socioeconomic group in every state and most large cities in the US. HIV/AIDS remains a significan... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs: Online Resources  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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
Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. . . Especially AIDS
This consumer health education booklet underscores the importance of condom use for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The booklet presents basic facts about STDs, condom quality ... Details >
Office of Special Health Issues, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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)
Fact Sheet: AIDS Education and Training Centers, HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB/HRSA)
This fact sheet describes the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program and its network of regional centers (and 75 associated sites ) that conduct targeted, multi-disciplinary education and ... Details >
HIV/AIDS Services, Health Resources and Services 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
Frequently Asked Questions: Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs, CDC  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Also available in: Spanish  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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  External Links Disclaimer Logo
This site presents the services provided by the Children With AIDS Project of America, who they are and what they do. ... Details >
Children With AIDS Project of America
Getting Real: Black Women Taking Charge in the Fight Against AIDS  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Despite a growing belief that AIDS is no longer a lethal disease, African Americans are still dying from AIDS-related illnesses every year. Heterosexual sex is by far the most common route of HIV tran... Details >
Black AIDS Institute
Harm Reduction & AIDS
Also available in: Chinese-Simplified Chinese-Traditional
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is caused by a virus called Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The AIDS virus, HIV, attacks and kills certain white blood cells, thus gradually... Details >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information
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   External Links Disclaimer Logo
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. ... Details >
American Social Health Association
HIV Factsheets  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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 InSite  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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, AIDS, and Older People  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Also available in: Spanish  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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   External Links Disclaimer Logo
Also available in: Chinese-Simplified Chinese-Traditional Vietnamese  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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
Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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
National HIV Testing Resources  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Also available in: Spanish  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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 Links from HIV InSite  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Links to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native American organizations offering HIV and AIDS information.... Details >
HIV InSite
Neurological Complications of AIDS Information Page
A general overview of neurological complications of AIDS that includes a description of the disorder, treatment, prognosis and research information. Suggested reading for more in-depth information and... Details >
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes 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  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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
Reclaiming Our Future: The State of AIDS among Black Youth  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 40,000 people become infected with HIV every year, with more than half of them occurring among people under the age of 25. Afri... Details >
Black AIDS Institute
Search for Organizations: CDC National Prevention Information Network  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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
Systematic Review of HIV Behavioral Prevention Research in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders  External Links Disclaimer Logo
API represent the fastest growing ethnic community in the U.S. At approximately 10 million people, currently API comprise 13% of the non-white U.S. population. ... Details >
HIV InSite
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  External Links Disclaimer Logo
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 American Indian/ Alaskan Natives’ (AI/AN) HIV prevention needs?  External Links Disclaimer Logo
HIV is often rendered invisible within AI/AN communities that are facing many other severe and more visible health and social problems such as alcoholism, diabetes and unemployment. As a result, there... Details >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information
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
Women and HIV/AIDS - Prevention
This document offers simple steps you can take ito prevent getting or spreading HIV to those you love. ... Details >
National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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