Along with the materials on the Resources page, the following articles, reports, and websites were used as source material for much of the information about HIV and African Americans found on this website.

1. Prejean J, Song R, Hernandez A, Ziebell R, Green T, Walker F, et al. Estimated HIV incidence in the United States, 2006–2009. PLoS ONE 2011;6(8):1–13.
2. CDC. HIV Surveillance Report, 2009; vol. 21. Published February 2011. Accessed September 15, 2011.
3. CDC. Estimated lifetime risk for diagnosis of HIV infection among Hispanics/Latinos—37 states and Puerto Rico, 2007. MMWR 2010;59(40):1297–1301.
4. National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2010: Special Feature on Death and Dying. Hyattsville, MD; 2011. p. 145.
5. Heron M. Deaths: Leading Causes for 2007. Natl Vital Stat Rep; Vol. 59, No. 8. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2011.
6. CDC. HIV surveillance—United States, 1981–2008. MMWR 2011;60(21):689–693.
7. Ford CL, Whetten KD, Hall SA, Kaufman JS, Thrasher AD. Black sexuality, social construction, and research targeting 'The Down Low' ('The DL'). Ann Epidemiol 2007;17(3):209–216.
8. CDC. High-Impact HIV Prevention: CDC’s Approach to Reducing HIV Infections in the United States. Published August 2011.
9. CDC. Act Against AIDS.
10. CDC. Act Against AIDS Leadership Initiative.
11. CDC. Expanded Testing Program Overview. Published August 2011.
12. CDC. Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PS11-1113: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects for Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men and Young Transgender Persons of Color. Published September 2011.
13. Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) project. Accessed October 31, 2011.