AIDS Action www.aidsaction.org
Committed to advocating for people affected by HIV/AIDS "Until
It's Over" -- until no more people become infected with HIV,
until people living with HIV have the care and support they need,
and until the cure is found. The site includes sections for legislation
and policy, media press releases and action alerts, links and publications.
AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
(ACRIA) www.acria.org/acria.html
Works in conjunction with recognized leaders in AIDS research and
treatment, primary care physicians, and people living with HIV disease
to identify scientifically promising experimental interventions for
AIDS and HIV-related illness, conduct research and disseminate information
about AIDS treatments and research to the communities affected by
HIV/AIDS. Available to be translated into Spanish, the site features
clinical research, treatment education, an HIV/AIDS clinical trials
directory.
AIDS Education Global Information System
(AEGIS) www.aegis.com
AEGIS is a comprehensive HIV knowledge base which includes AIDS Daily
News Summaries; reprints of articles from select national and metropolitan
newspapers; a database search engine linked to the National Library
of Medicine; select conference summaries & conference calendars;
"how-to" papers written for persons newly diagnosed or living
with HIV infection; comprehensive links to HIV-related sites.
AIDS Pathology medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/AIDS/AIDS.html
Internet site of the Pathology Laboratory "Web Path" sponsored
by the medical school and medical library at the University of Utah.
This site includes tutorials on the pathophysiology of HIV and AIDS
and is supported by extensive graphics and text.
AIDS Project Los Angeles www.apla.org/index.html
AIDS Project Los Angeles, one of the nation’s largest AIDS service
organizations, provides direct services to more than 10,000 men, women
and children living with HIV and AIDS in Los Angeles County. APLA
is a leader in the provision of bilingual HIV treatment information,
in print and on the Internet, and advocates for effective AIDS-related
policies and legislation on the local, state and federal level.
AIDS Treatment Data Network (The Network) www.atdn.org
The Network is a national not-for-profit, community-based organization
maintaining comprehensive and current information databases on AIDS/
HIV treatments, research studies, services, and access to care. This
web site includes a directory of clinical trials; simple fact sheets
on treatments, conditions and laboratory tests; the newsletter TREATMENT
REVIEW which covers new treatments and clinical trials; clinical treatment
guidelines from the U.S. Public Health Service; and a broad variety
of other information resources primarily related to care and treatment
of HIV infection and AIDS-related conditions.
AIDSinfo www.aidsinfo.nih.gov
Offering the latest federally approved information on research, clinical
trials, and treatment for patients and health care provider, the AIDSinfo
project will provides quick and easy access to wide-ranging Federal
resources on HIV/AIDS clinical research, HIV treatment and prevention,
and medical practice guidelines for health care providers and consumers.
The AIDSinfo Web site is user-friendly and easy to navigate. The site's
many features include federally approved information on HIV/AIDS treatment
and prevention guidelines; comprehensive database of government- and
industry-sponsored HIV/AIDS clinical trials; information about approved
and experimental HIV/AIDS drugs and vaccines; and Education and Resource
Center, offering links and other downloadable resources.
AIDSmeds.com www.aidsmeds.com
Owned and operated by HIV+ people, this site provides intelligent
explanations on AIDS drugs and includes lessons on everything from
virus basics to medications to opportunistic infections to understanding
blood work, as well as tools to check your potential medication interactions
and track your labwork results, and forums to get answers to individual
questions.
American Civil Liberties Union – HIV/AIDS www.aclu.org/hiv/index.html
The resources on this website can be used to learn more and take action
to protect the rights guaranteed to all Americans, including those
affected by AIDS and HIV, by the Bill of Rights. Includes news releases
and actions you can take, along with additional resources.
American College of Physicians (ACP) www.acponline.org
Web site for the internal medicine from the American College of Physicians.
Information for consumers and professionals, including ACP publications
such as HOME CARE HIV & AIDS GUIDE and a comprehensive list of
web site links related to internal medicine.
American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html
Acts as the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the
support of HIV/AIDS research, AIDS prevention, treatment education,
and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. Features information
on press releases, news, grants, benefit events, basic and clinical
research, and prevention and treatment information.
The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Resource www.thebody.com/index.shtml
Extensive and comprehensive HIV knowledge base with links to numerous
resources.
CDC – Division of HIV-AIDS Prevention
(DHAP) www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
Lead CDC agency responsible for coordinating and directing HIV/AIDS
prevention and surveillance programs and activities. Internet site
includes: basic HIV/AIDS-related statistics; conference information;
funding opportunities, consumer-oriented health information, links
to other sites; media campaign materials; publications and other resources,
slides and graphics; and training information. This site includes
AIDS/HIV-related reprints from the MMWR and access to the AIDS Daily
News Summaries through the National AIDS Clearinghouse.
CDC National Prevention Information Network
(NPIN) www.cdcnpin.org
This is the information clearinghouse on HIV/AIDS for the federal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This Internet site
is accessible in English or Spanish. NAC databases include information
on organizations, educational materials, funding opportunities, news
(including the AIDS Daily News Summaries), conferences, periodicals,
and federal press releases. This site has links to other web sites
and information sources, including the AIDS Clinical Trials Information
Service (ACTIS), HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service, CDC Business
Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Resource Service.
Center for AIDS Intervention Research www.cair.mcw.edu
Web site of the Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) at the
Medical College of Wisconsin. CAIR is a multidisciplinary HIV prevention
research center dedicated to the development, conduct and evaluation
of new strategies to prevent HIV among persons most vulnerable to
the disease. This web site contains information about CAIR research
and publications, intervention resources, and CAIR faculty and staff.
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) www.caps.ucsf.edu/
CAPS is an academic HIV prevention research center based at the University
of California San Francisco. This Internet site includes summaries
of research activities, prevention programs, bibliographies of CAPS
scientific articles and reports, prevention fact sheets, prevention
news & newsletters, related prevention resource materials, and
an overview of behavioral research.
Critical Path AIDS Project – AIDS
Treatment Information www.critpath.org
Critical Path AIDS Project was founded by persons with AIDS (PWAs)
for purposes of providing PWAs and others access to information on
treatment, resources, and prevention information. The site includes
newsletters, AIDS research summaries, treatment information (conventional
and alternatives), clinical trials, and links to AIDS service organizations.
Direct Access Alternative Information Resources
(DAAIR) www.daair.org/DAAIR/dp.NSF/pages/home
A members-only, not-for-profit buyers club formed to promote self-empowered
healing to help manage HIV disease and other chronic illnesses, through
the use of scientifically researched nutrients, other natural therapies
and mind/spirit practices. Provides information on products they handle
as well as fact sheets and treatment protocols.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) AIDS
Page www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/hiv.html
This web site is the central repository of HIV-related information
and activities of the FDA. It includes information on historic HIV/AIDS
milestones; FDA review of testing assays, barrier products and therapies;
information on clinical drug trials and drug development; related
FDA articles and brochures; HIV/AIDS speeches by FDA staff; upcoming
meetings; and links to other HIV/AIDS web sites.
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) www.glma.org
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association is an organization of lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) physicians, medical students
and their supporters. GLMA works to combat homophobia within the medical
professional and in society at large, promotes quality health care
for LGBT and HIV-positive persons, and fosters professional communication
and collaboration. This web site contains access to select articles
from the Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, press
releases, public policy initiatives, upcoming conferences and meetings,
and other news on GLMA programs and activities.
Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) www.gmhc.org
GMHC is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit AIDS service organizations
in the U.S., offering support services to individuals and families
in New York City and education and advocacy nationwide. The GMHC web
site contains information on the basic facts on HIV infection and
AIDS, guides to self-care, educational materials, newsletters, and
links to other related web sites.
Global Campaign for Microbicides www.global-campaign.org
Provides information on the effort to make microbicides, products
with the ability to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV and other
sexually transmitted diseases when applied topically, available for
use in five to seven years. Includes sections on campaign activities,
news and events and a press room.
The Harvard AIDS Institute www.hsph.harvard.edu/hai
World-renowned organization dedicated to conducting and catalyzing
research to end the worldwide AIDS epidemic. Includes sections on
education and training, publications, laboratory research, scientific
resources and leadership initiatives.
HIV InSite hivinsite.ucsf.edu
This is a newer web site coordinated by the University of California,
San Francisco, the AIDS Program at San Francisco General Hospital,
the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, and the Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation. The web site includes medical information, prevention
education materials, social policy information (including legislation);
community and research resources; state-by-state information about
HIV/ AIDS, including state statistics, government programs, hotlines
and other resources; compilations of news articles, opinion pieces,
documents, abstracts, bibliographies, contacts and related Internet
links.
HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) www.hvtn.org
An international program to develop and test HIV vaccines, this site
includes information on the science behind HVTN, a press room and
a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report
www.idcronline.org/
Provides up-to-the-moment information on HIV treatment, efficient
approaches to administering HIV treatment in the correctional environment,
national and international news related to HIV in prisons and jails,
and changes in correctional care that impact HIV treatment.
International Association of Physicians
in AIDS Care (IAPAC) www.iapac.org
The IAPAC web site provides technical information for clinicians on
management of HIV infection; consumer literature; conference summaries;
reprints of select articles from the JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF PHYSICIANS IN AIDS CARE, and links to related sites.
Immunization Action Coalition & Hepatitis
B Coalition www.immunize.org
Web site of a nonprofit organization committed to increasing immunization
rates of children and adults. Health education materials on hepatitis
A & B, including specific materials for men who have sex with
men, and immunization recommendations for persons with HIV infection.
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service www.hopkins-aids.edu
Home page of the AIDS Service at Johns Hopkins University Division
of Infectious Diseases. This web site features medical information,
including online access to MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF HIV INFECTION by
John G. Bartlett, M.D. and THE HOPKINS REPORT, a bimonthly newsletter
for practitioners caring for persons with HIV/AIDS. It includes treatment
guidelines, outcomes research, case studies on managed care, access
to epidemiologic data, schedules of educational conferences, and information
on clinical drug trials.
Lambda Legal Education and Defense Fund,
Inc. www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html
The nation's oldest and largest lesbian and gay legal organization,
Lambda is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition
of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men and people with HIV/AIDS
through impact litigation, education and public policy work. Includes
a library, and information on events, issues, and the laws and Lambda's
work in all 50 states.
Legislation summary: National Conference
of State Legislatures www.hpts.org/public/pubhome.nsf
This web site of the National Conference of State Legislatures identifies
and analyzes state laws and policies, which support the prevention
and detection of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.
Managing Desire www.managingdesire.org/HPSIndex.html
This site focuses on HIV prevention education information and resources
beneficial to consumers, prevention educators, and HIV antibody test
counselors. Resources include articles on safer sex, relationships,
harm reduction and condom use, and comprehensive listings of links
to prevention web sites.
Mind/Body Medical Institute www.mbmi.org
Offers access to information on the Institute, the world leader in
the research and clinical practice of mind/body medicine. Features
include information on wellness and dealing with HIV/AIDS such as
managing stress and the power of positive thinking, with special sections
for women's health, school health and workplace health.
National Association of Persons with AIDS
(NAPWA) www.napwa.org
This home page of NAPWA includes press releases, Action Alerts and
newsletters; links to AIDS Daily News Summaries, and other HIV/AIDS
resources.
National Commission on Correctional Health
Care (NCCHC) www.ncchc.org
NCCHC is a national organization directed at improving the quality
of health care in the nation’s jails, prisons and juvenile detention
and confinement facilities. The NCCHC home page includes the association’s
newsletter CorrectCare; information about NCCHC certification and
accreditation; educational seminars & conferences, NCCHC publications;
a general information resource Health Care Network; and Corrections
Connection Network, an online resource for news and information in
corrections.
National Health Information Center (NHIC) www.health.gov/nhic
NHIC is a health information referral service for health professionals
and consumers with health questions. The NHIC web page includes: announcements
of upcoming NHIC activities and activities of the federal Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and the Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS); a health information resource
database of organizations and government offices providing health
information upon request; publications of the NHIC and ODPHP; and
information about the annual conference of the Partnerships for Networked
Consumer Health Information.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID) www.niaid.nih.gov
NIAID is responsible for overseeing the majority of HIV-related research
conducted through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIAID
web page includes a directory of key staff; listings of news releases,
calendar of events, publications; links to other sites; reports on
research activities involving AIDS, allergy, immunology, transplantation,
microbiology, infectious diseases, and related laboratories; reagent
programs and repositories; clinical trials recruitment; and announcements
of contracts and grants.
The National Latina, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender Organization (LLEGO) www.llego.org
Acts as a forum for national awareness and the formulation of a health
agenda to address the concerns of these populations. Contains information
on upcoming events, publications, and a newsroom, and is available
in Spanish.
National Library of Medicine (NLM) www.nlm.nih.gov
The NLM, located at the National Institutes of Health, maintains the
world’s largest collection of biomedical information. NLM manages
extensive electronic databases on biomedical information and offers
free MEDLINE search through Internet Grateful Med or PubMed. NLM’s
categorization of HIV-related information is AIDSLine.
National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) www.nmac.org
NMAC is a national AIDS organization which develops and promotes programs
and services for community-based organizations serving people of color
affected by HIV/AIDS. The NMAC web page includes information about
NMAC, its activities (including The United States Conference on AIDS),
NMAC special events, and NMAC staff.
National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource
Center (NPFHRC) www.pedhivaids.org
NPFHRC is a nonprofit organization providing education, consultation,
technical assistance and training for health and social service professionals
who care for children, adolescents and families of HIV infection and
AIDS. The NPFHRC web page includes information on training programs,
online education, education materials, news and events, the agency
newsletter, and a search engine for the web page.
North American Syringe Exchange Network
(NASEN) www.nasen.org
The NASEN home page includes information and resources on syringe
exchange programs; related reports and literature; web links to content
on drug policy and treatment, AIDS/HIV information and safer sex;
the NASEN newsletter NASENWORKS; web links to national HIV/AIDS organizations;
and information on upcoming NASEN meetings.
The Positive Workplace www.thebody.com/pos_work/pos_workix.html
An offshoot of the TheBody.com, this site includes interactive questions
and answers about HIV/AIDS in the workplace, a seminar outline on
managing HIV at work and information on the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
Project Inform www.projectinform.org
Project Inform is a national, non-profit, community-based organization
working to end the AIDS epidemic by providing information on the diagnosis
and treatment of HIV disease to HIV-infected persons, their caregivers,
and their healthcare and service providers. The agency also actively
advocates for improved regulatory, research and funding policies in
public and private sectors. The Project Inform web site includes information
on agency publications; outreach and education efforts; and a hotline
program.
San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) www.sfaf.org
SFAF is one of the largest and oldest AIDS service organizations in
the country. The SFAF web site includes information on treatment of
HIV infection; public policy & advocacy; prevention; needle exchange;
hotline/ client services; referral database; SFAF events calendar;
and HIV/AIDS links.
Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) www.thebody.com/step/steppage.html
STEP is a private nonprofit organization committed to bringing treatment
information to consumers, health care providers, and members of HIV
service organizations. The STEP web site includes a variety of papers
and newsletters published by STEP.
The Substance Abuse Prevention/HIV Care
Community Capacity Building Project www.health.org/sa-hiv
Site focuses on the Community Capacity Building Project (CCBP), which
involves cooperative agreements with community based organizations
across the country across the country who are working to increase
community capacity for the prevention of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS)-The National Institutes of Health (NIH) www.health.nih.gov
The NIH's mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better
health for everyone, and works toward this by: conducting research
in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal scientists
in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions
throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research
investigators; and fostering communication of biomedical information.
The site includes information on many NIH divisions doing HIV/AIDS-related
research such as the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
World Health Organization (WHO) www.who.int
The home page of WHO includes the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record
(WER); WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS); WHO publications
and newsletters; international travel information; World Health Report;
and international links.
