General Information: General HIV Prevention Information
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Act Against AIDS campaign, which focuses on raising awareness of HIV/AIDS in the United States and reducing the risk of HIV infection among communities at increased risk.
http://www.actagainstaids.org/
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Initiative set forth in 2003 to address HIV prevention. Includes new rapid testing technology, testing awareness, and behavioral interventions.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/prev_prog/AHP/resources/brochures/AHP_brochure.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guidelines for health care professionals on the management of nonoccupational exposure to HIV, including recommendations for postexposure prophylaxsis.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/NonOccupationalExposureGL.pdf
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information about taking care of someone with AIDS at home.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/careathome.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Methods of contacting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for information on HIV/AIDS prevention, including testing resources, prevention programs, research, statistics, and surveillance.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/contact.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheets on HIV topics, including surveillance reports, prevention, coinfections, transmission, and risk behaviors.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/index.htm
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Information about the challenges researchers face in designing an HIV vaccine.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Prevention/Pages/vaccineChallenges.aspx
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brochure with information about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s high-impact prevention approach to reducing new HIV infections and increasing the impact of HIV prevention efforts.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/strategy/dhap/pdf/nhas_booklet.pdf
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet with information about HIV infection among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), including statistics and prevention challenges.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/msm/index.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet with information about HIV infection among transgender people, including statistics and prevention challenges.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/transgender/index.htm
Source: HIV Prevention Trials Network
Official website of the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN), a worldwide collaborative clinical trials network that develops and tests the safety and efficacy of primarily non-vaccine interventions designed to prevent the transmission of HIV.
http://www.hptn.org/index.htm
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Fact sheet with a list of behaviors considered risk factors for contracting HIV, including quick facts about HIV transmission.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Pages/riskFactors.aspx
Source: AIDSinfo
Information and links about HIV Vaccine Awareness Day and information and resources about HIV vaccine research.
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/hiv-aids-awareness-days/158/hiv-vaccine-awareness-day
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about HIV vaccine research for HIV prevention workers in contact with the community.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Prevention/Pages/preventionWorkersQA.aspx
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Frequently asked questions about HIV vaccines for HIV treatment advocates in contact with the community.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Prevention/Pages/treatmentQA.aspx
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Brief description about how to reduce ther risk of becoming infected with HIV or transmitting the virus to others, including information about the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease's (NIAID) HIV prevention research initiatives.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Prevention/Pages/prevention.aspx
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet with information on the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases by using latex condoms.
http://www.cdc.gov/condomeffectiveness/brief.html
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information on how to incorporate HIV prevention messages into the routine medical care of HIV-infected patients, including topics such as risk screening, behavioral interventions, and partner counseling and notification.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5212a1.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Report that summarizes current guidelines or recommendations published by multiple agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the prevention and control of HIV infection, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB) for people who use drugs illicitly.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6105a1.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Interim guidance for health care providers on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV infection in heterosexually active adults.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6131a2.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Interim guidance for health care providers on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM).
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6003a1.htm?s_cid=mm6003a1_w
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Recommendations on HIV testing procedures for health care providers working in hospital emergency departments, urgent care clinics, inpatient services, substance abuse treatment clinics, public health clinics, community clinics, correctional health care facilities, and primary care settings.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5514a1.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guidelines for health care professionals on the management of occupational exposure to HIV, including recommendations for postexposure prophylaxsis.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/HealthCareOccupExpoGL.pdf
Source: AIDSinfo
Information and links about National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and HIV/AIDS research and resources for gay men.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/hiv-aids-awareness-days/167/national-gay-men’s-hiv-aids-awareness-day
Source: AIDSinfo
Links to various HIV testing resources.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/hiv-aids-awareness-days/84/national-hiv-testing-day
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet that details HIV prevention strategies for people working in the health care field.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/PDF/hcw.pdf
Source: Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center
Printable document for clinicians with information on the management of occupational and nonoccupational exposures to HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV), including recommendations for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) interim guidance on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV in men who have sex with men (MSM) is also included.
http://www.faetc.org/PDF/Pocket_Guides/PEP_Drug_Card_Letter_Size.pdf
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), including research on PrEP and links to interim guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on PrEP use.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/prep/index.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet with information on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), including PrEP medications, research about PrEP, and interim guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on PrEP use.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/prep/pdf/PrEPfactsheet.pdf
Source: AIDSinfo
Fact sheet with information about HIV transmission methods and HIV prevention strategies.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/UnderstandingHIVPrevention_FS_en.pdf
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Overview of the HIV prevention challenges that women face.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/challenges.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Overview of the prevention challenges associated with mother-to-child HIV transmission in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/perinatal/challenges_partner.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Webpage that details risk factors for HIV infection in people older than 50 years of age.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/over50/challenges.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Links to common questions and answers about a variety of HIV/AIDS topics, including prevention, testing, transmission, and treatment.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/index.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brochure with information about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s high-impact prevention approach to reducing new HIV infections and increasing the impact of HIV prevention efforts.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/nhas/dhap/pdf/DHAP-strategic-plan.pdf
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Report with information about HIV/AIDS in the Latino community and the role of Latinos in HIV prevention community planning groups.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/reports/slcp/index.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information about what Hispanics/Latinos can do to prevent contracting or spreading HIV.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/latinos/protection.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Webpage with information on HIV prevention strategies for people older than 50 years of age.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/over50/protection.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information about what women can do to prevent contracting or spreading HIV.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/protection.htm
Source: AIDS.gov
Information about mixed-status relationships (i.e., one person is HIV-infected and one person is HIV-uninfected), including links to fact sheets and other resources.
http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/prevention/reduce-your-risk/mixed-status-couples/
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