HIV / AIDS Links
Model Programs & Best Practices
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)
www.caps.ucsf.edu/
Description: Established in 1986, CAPS conducts HIV/AIDSprevention research; stimulates collaboration; disseminates knowledge, skillsand effective research and prevention models; contributes to HIV policydevelopment; and analyzes ethical issues.
Information Available: Provides model prevention programs, prevention"tool kits", fact sheets, reports, manuals, collaborative projectsand list of current CAPS projects. Site also provides all the precedinginformation in Spanish.
The Community Guide
www.thecommunityguide.org/sex/default.htm
Information Available: A summary of published evidence onthe effectiveness of populations-based interventions that have been used toprevent HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancy. This review is in progress.
Federal Government
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/links.htm
Description: The goal of DHAP is to prevent HIV infectionand reduce the incidence of HIV-related illness and death, in collaborationwith community, state, national and international partners.
Information Available: Recommendations and guidelines on HIV counseling andtesting, general HIV/AIDS information, HIV statistics and trends, fact sheets,conferences and information on effective prevention and treatment programs.
MEDLINEplus-Health Information
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aids.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/databases_aids.html
Description: MEDLINEplus, sponsored by the National Libraryof Medicine, includes a vast amount of health information on over 600 diseasesand conditions. The site offers authoritative, up to date and appropriatehealth information for both health professionals and consumers.
Information Available: Latest news concerning HIV/AIDS, publications from theNational Institutes of Health, general information, alternative therapies,clinical trials, diagnosis/symptoms, disease management, prevention andscreening programs, research, specific condition/aspects, treatmentinformation, statistics, law and policy and specific populations.
United States Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),
HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
hab.hrsa.gov
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/
Description: The HAB was formed in August 1997 toconsolidate all programs funded under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDSResources Emergency (CARE) Act. The Bureau funds programs providing care,services and treatment for individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS.
Information Available: Federal HIV/AIDS funding (Title I, II, III, IV, AIDSDrug Assistance Programs (ADAP), etc.); Ryan White CARE Act data; programevaluations; current grant opportunities; HIV training, consultation andeducation; publications and extensive HIV related links.
Missouri Government
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services-
Communicable Disease Surveillance/STD Prevention
www.dhss.mo.gov/CommunicableDisease/or www.dhss.mo.gov/HIV_STD_AIDS/
Description: Responsible for protecting and promoting thehealth of the state through the assessment of the population's health,identification of health threats and needs, development of policies andpriorities and the assurance of appropriate responses. These core public healthfunctions are implemented through community relationships with public andprivate entities, communities and citizens.
Information Available: Missouri programs available for residents affected byHIV/AIDS (Case Management, Ryan White CARE Act programs, ADAP, housingassistance, etc.), prevention programs, community links and statistics anddata.
National Organizations
AIDS Action
www.aidsaction.org
Description: AIDS Action is dedicated to the development,analysis, cultivation, and encouragement of sound policies and programs inresponse to the HIV epidemic. They do this through the dissemination ofinformation and the building and use of advocacy on behalf of all thoseinfected with/affected by HIV/AIDS.
Information Available: National public policy agenda for 2002-2003, latestHIV-related governmental developments, publications (policy briefs, fact sheetsand recommendations; model prevention and treatment programs for specificpopulations) and additional informational links.
HIVdent
www.hivdent.org/main.htm
Description: HIVdent serves as a means of accessinginformation from authorities in the field of oral health care for people livingwith HIV, as well as education, resources, public policy and ethics.
Information Available: Dental treatment considerations, commonly used andprescribed medicines, medical news updates, nutrition information, publicpolicy updates, mental health considerations, infection control, resources andfunding, research news, faculty associated with HIVdent, pediatric health careand additional HIV links.
HIV InSite
hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite
Description: Developed by the Center for HIV Information(CHI) at the University of California San Francisco, HIV InSite providescomprehensive, in-depth HIV/AIDS information and knowledge. The site links tothe best of the Web, and thousands of links to external Web sites areincorporated into the site's original content.
Information Available: Latest news and developments, a comprehensive on-linetextbook on HIV, treatment information and resources for providers and peopleliving with HIV, prevention materials (includes basic knowledge, programguidelines and evaluation, literature, etc.), policy analysis and links for specificpopulations and topics.
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) - HIV/AIDS
www.kff.org/hivaids/index.cfm
Description: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, anindependent philanthropy, focuses on the major health care issues facing thenation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysisfor policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.
Information Available: HIV/AIDS related publications and news on prevention,treatment, public policy and financing; public education/media campaigns;surveys; fact sheets; charts and reports. Site also includes link to KFF andViacom's social marketing campaign- "Know HIV/AIDS."
National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC)
www.nmac.org
Description: Established in 1987, NMAC has dedicated itselfto developing leadership within communities of color to address the challengesof HIV/AIDS.
Information Available: HIV/AIDS conferences; basic knowledge and hotlines;current news and events; public policy; treatment, policy and technicalassistance publications; resources, treatment information and an online actioncenter.
The Well Project
www.thewellproject.org/index.jsp
Description: The Well Project, Inc. is an initiativeconceived, developed, and administered by HIV+ women and those who are affectedby the disease. The Well Project works to improve the lives of women livingwith HIV and AIDS. In order to reach this goal, the organization develops newresources to educate, nurture and support the community of HIV+ women, theircaregivers and their health care providers.
Information Available: HIV: The Basics presentation; latesnews; local HIV/AIDS resources; discussion groups; treatment news; fact sheets;health topics; a women's health center; information on healthy lifestyles andvaluable health practices.
World Organizations
UNAIDS
www.unaids.org
Description: As the main advocate for global action onHIV/AIDS, UNAIDS leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed atpreventing the transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing thevulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating theimpact of the epidemic.
Information Available: Latest news, press releases, fact sheets, conferences,HIV/AIDS information by subject or country, publications and a best practicecollection.
World Health Organization (WHO) - HIV/AIDS
www.who.int/hiv/en
Description: The United Nations specialized agency forhealth, the World Health Organization's objective, as set in its Constitution,is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.Health being defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical,mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease orinfirmity.
Information Available: HIV-related health topics, publications and reports,news releases, strategic plans, facts and figures, guidelines and keyreferences.
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