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AIDSinfo Celebrates National Women's Health Week

May 14-20, 2006


AIDSinfo is supporting National Women's Health Week by offering resources about HIV/AIDS and women. Today, HIV/AIDS respresents a growing health threat to women around the world. In the U.S, women make up about 30 percent of all new HIV/AIDS diagnosis; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 80 percent of women were infected through heterosexual sex, while about 20 percent were infected through injected drug use. In an effort to educate women and their family and friends, the AIDSinfo staff has compiled this resource page, which provides federally approved information for and about women.

This page offers resources on the virus, prenatal care, treatment and prevention methods, and specialized populations. Be part of the 2006 National Women's Health Week celebration, May 14-20. Whether you are an individual, a health care provider, a business leader, a community organization, or a governor, mayor, or tribal leader, there is something you can do to participate in National Women's Health Week.

The following links provide information related to HIV/AIDS information for women and are sorted by topic.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT HIV/AIDS AND WOMEN
NIH FY 2007 Plan for HIV-Related Research: Women and Girls (Office of AIDS Research)
Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United States
HIV Life Cycle (AIDSinfo)
Testing HIV Positive—Do I have AIDS? (AIDSinfo)
HIV Infection in Women (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—NIAID)
HIV/AIDS Among Women (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—CDC)
HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Women (CDC)
Women and HIV/AIDS (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services—HHS)
Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States (Human Resources and Services Administration—HRSA)
Women's Health Week Page—HHS
HIV/AIDS & U.S. Women Who Have Sex With Women (CDC)
Women and HIV (Veterans Administration—VA)

PERINATAL HIV TRANSMISSION (MOTHER-TO-CHILD) HIV/AIDS INFORMATION
Treatment Guidelines Overview (AIDSinfo)
Perinatal Treatment Guidelines (AIDSinfo/HHS)
HIV and Pregnancy(AIDSinfo)
Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch (National Institutes of Health—NIH)
Perinatal HIV Prevention Program (CDC)
AIDS and Pregnancy (MedlinePlus)
Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Testing During Labor and Delivery for Women of Unknown HIV Status: A Practical Guide and Model Protocol (CDC)
Reducing HIV Transmission from Mother-to-Child: An Opt-Out Approach to HIV Screening (CDC)
Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus In Pregnant Women (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Revised Recommendations for HIV Screening of Pregnant Women (CDC)
HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women—United States and Canada, 1998—2001 (CDC)

HIV/AIDS PREVENTION INFORMATION
Understanding HIV Prevention (AIDSinfo)
Perinatal HIV Prevention Program (CDC)
Reducing HIV Transmission from Mother-to-Child: An Opt-Out Approach to HIV Screening (CDC)
HIV and Women over 50

HIV/AIDS TREATMENT INFORMATION
Adult and Adolescent Treatment Guidelines (AIDSinfo)
HIV and Its Treatment: What You Should Know (AIDSinfo)
Recommended HIV Treatment Regimens (AIDSinfo)
Adhering to My HIV Treatment Regimen (AIDSinfo)
A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV/AIDS, 2005 Edition

Specialized Populations
Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women (Womenshealth.gov)
Health Problems in African American Women (Womenshealth.gov)
HIV Transmission Among Black Women—North Carolina, 2004 (CDC)
Health Problems in American Indian/Alaska Native Women (Womenshealth.gov)