General HIV/AIDS/STD Information
AEGIS-AIDS Education Global Information System
http://www.aegis.com
Provides daily updates, CDC daily summaries, links to national, HIV-specific news services, links to HIV-specific publications and Law Library links.
The Body
http://www.thebody.com
User-friendly information includes doctors’ answers to questions from people living with HIV, chat and bulletin boards and a vast document library that is updated daily.
Critical Path AIDS Project
http://www.critpath.org
Critical Path provides easy access to a range of potentially life-extending or life-saving AIDS prevention, treatment and referral information.
HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
Includes the AIDS Knowledge Base, a comprehensive online textbook of HIV disease, medical information, prevention and education, HIV/AIDS basics, social issues, statistics and epidemiology.
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service
http://www.hopkins-aids.edu
This site features comprehensive medical and prevention information, as well as a patient-expert forum, a detailed conference calendar, and a full text version of the reference book “Medical Management of HIV Disease.”
Kaiser Family Foundation HIV/AIDS Page
http://www.kff.org/hivaids/index.cfm
This excellent site, sponsored by the California-based health policy think tank, provides a wide range of information, including in-depth reports and a daily HIV/AIDS news summary.
Marty Howard’s Home Page
http://www.smartlink.net/~martinjh/maillist.html
A variety of HIV/AIDS-related mailing lists to subscribe to from around the world.
POZ Magazine
http://www.poz.com
Monthly magazine that covers HIV and AIDS’s impact on life, politics, culture and society. Also includes Spanish POZ magazine.
UNAIDS- Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
http://www.unaids.org
Information regarding HIV’s impact on the world. Includes hundreds of documents covering statistics, human rights, prevention and public policy.
www.urologychannel.com/std/index.shtml
STD Information and resources
STD information for teens and young adults
www.jhuccp.org/topics/stds.shtml
Resource for all types of STD communication materials; websites, cds, pamphlets, photographs, posters, video, etc.
Medical and Treatment Resources
AIDS Action Committee — HIV Resource Library
http://www.aac.org/site/PageServer?pagename=info_search
Provides up-to-date information about HIV/AIDS medications, complimentary therapies, opportunistic infections, symptoms and side effects. Available in English and Spanish.
AIDS Info
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/
Offering the latest federally approved information on research, clinical trials, treatment and prevention for patients and health care providers.
AIDS Treatment Data Network
http://www.atdn.org/
An independent, community-based, not-for-profit, organization that provides treatment access and advocacy, case management, supportive counseling, and English and Spanish language information services to men, women and children with AIDS and HIV, and limited resources. Web site features fact sheets, a directory of clinical trials, Treatment Review newsletter, and a Spanish newsletter.
AIDS Treatment News
http://www.aids.org/immunet/atn.nsf
A complete archive of AIDS Treatment News through it’s current issue.
BETA — Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS
http://www.sfaf.org/beta/
A newsletter that covers new developments in AIDS treatment research. Includes in-depth articles on HIV/AIDS treatments and illnesses, also available in Spanish.
Community AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
http://www.catie.ca
The latest HIV/AIDS news and reports, treatment resources, forums for feedback and discussion, fact sheets and links to AIDS in Canada. Also available in French.
Direct AIDS Alternative Information Resources
http://www.daair.org
A not-for-profit membership based organization that promotes self-empowered healing from HIV disease through the use of a holistic approach. Operates a buyers club to provide access to nutrients and non-toxic therapies. Has a treatment buzz report monthly.
HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
Site includes the AIDS Knowledge Base, a comprehensive online textbook of HIV disease, medical information, prevention and education, HIV/AIDS basics, social issues, statistics and epidemiology. While geared towards health professionals, the site is an invaluable resource for people looking for more in-depth information. Also contains an excellent international section.
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
http://www.iapac.org
This site features interviews and original articles by researchers and physicians. The news and conference sections are particularly thorough and up-to-date.
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service
http://www.hopkins-aids.edu
This site features comprehensive medical and prevention information, as well as a patient-expert forum, a detailed conference calendar, and a full text version of the reference book Medical Management of HIV Disease.
Medscape HIV/AIDS
http://hiv.medscape.com
The largest collection of free full text peer-reviewed medical articles, expert-authored state-of-the-art surveys in disease management, next summaries from medical meetings, and free access to MEDLINE, AIDSLINE and TOXLINE. Provides CME credits.
National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
http://www.natap.org
Provides the latest in HIV drug development, research, and treatment information. Daily highlight reports from conferences, NATAP newsletter, and summaries from NATAP forums.
PWA Health Group
http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/pwahg
Dedicated to providing access to promising or experimental treatments for HIV/AIDS. Provides information sheets, Notes From The Underground newsletter, and links to buyers clubs.
www.urologychannel.com/std/index.shtml
Community-Based Organizations and HIV/AIDS Services
AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA)
http://www.apla.org
One of the nation’s largest AIDS service organizations, APLA provides direct services to more than 10,000 men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS in Los Angeles County. Web site features HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and policy information.
God’s Love We Deliver
http://www.glwd.org
Provides highly nutritious meals, free of charge for all people living with AIDS in San Fancisco. Site features nutrition information and recipes.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
http://www.gaycenter.org
Located in New York City, this organization provides a home for the birth, nurture and celebration of LGTB organizations, institutions and culture; cares for individuals and groups in need; educates the public and our community; and empowers individuals and groups to achieve their fullest potential.
Michael Callen-Audre Lorde Community Health Center
http://www.callen-lorde.org
New York’s only medical facility dedicated to meeting the health care needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and people living with HIV/AIDS — regardless of any patient’s ability to pay.
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
http://www.sfaf.org
SFAF serves the people of San Francisco and is a global leader in the fight against AIDS. Web site provides national and region-specific HIV/AIDS information concerning policy, prevention and treatment issues.
AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC)
National Minority AIDS Council contains searchable online treatment publications, among many other valuable resources.
Project Inform includes an entire section in Spanish (en español).
National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP)
Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) – Rx, HIV, STD, EL
Site devoted to basic HIV and STD information, advocacy, and services for clients in NYC.
AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA)
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Treatment Action Group
Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)
American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR)
The Well Project is a company conceived, developed, and administered by HIV+ women and those who work with them every day. The site features discussion groups, a women’s center, and much more.
HIVpositive.com is a general information resource with sections devoted to nutrition, caregivers, money matters, and more.
HIVandHepatitis.com contains treatment information about HIV and hepatitis including news, resources and special reports.
AIDS Survival Project includes “survival news” and advocacy alerts.
The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research
AIDS Nutrition Services Alliance features nutrition fact sheets, a newsletter, and more.
AIDS Research Alliance of America
www.tweeker.org – RD
Site devoted to information on and harm reduction practices for the use of crystal methamphetamine.
STOP AIDS Project
UCSF – Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
San Francisco Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Community Center
Online Publications
Women Alive is a coalition of, by and for women living with HIV/AIDS. The site includes an index to articles published in their quarterly newsletter on women’s health and HIV/AIDS.
National Minority AIDS Council contains searchable online treatment publications, among many other valuable resources.
AIDS Treatment News
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service publications includes newsletters for patients and professionals, as well as the Abbreviated Guide to Medical Management of HIV Infection.
PRN Notebook features timely reviews written by researchers and clinicians on current topics in HIV.
MMWRs on HIV/AIDS includes all Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Reports from the CDC that cover topics in HIV/AIDS.
Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS (BETA) from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Also available in Spanish (en español).
Publications from Project Inform, including Wise Words — a publication for women.
WORLD stands for Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Disease.
Treatment Issues from the Gay Men’s Health Crisis.
TAGline from Treatment Action Group.
Kaiser Daily Health Reports: HIV/AIDS from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Also check out the Spotlight on the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Positive Living from AIDS Project Los Angeles.
HIV Treatment Bulletin and Positive Treatment News are from HIV i-base: “HIV treatment information for healthcare professionals and HIV-positive people.”
Positive Nation is the UK’s magazine by, for, and about people with Aids and HIV.
AIDSmap.com offers news reports, publications, factsheets, etc.
Positively Aware issues include an annual anti-HIV drug guide.
HIVhealth Wellspring is published by the AIDS Action Committee and is designed to provide timely information and support for people living with HIV.
AIDS Treatment Update
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet has online fact sheets on a variety of topics including treatments, side effects, opportunistic infections, etc. There’s also an index of HIV/AIDS related Internet bookmarks and information in Spanish.
HIVandHepatitis.com contains treatment information about HIV and hepatitis including news, resources and special reports.
HIV Medicine is an online medical textbook with open access.
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Topics in HIV Medicine is published by the International AIDS Society–USA.
HIVplus magazine.
Public Policy and Advocacy Resources
ACTUP NY
http://www.actupny.org
Advocacy information from the group that invented grass-roots AIDS activism.
AIDS Action
http://www.aidsaction.org
A Washington DC based organization dedicated to the development, analysis, cultivation, and encouragement of sound policies and programs in response to the HIV epidemic. Web site includes extensive legislative information section.
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
http://www.avac.org
A community and consumer based organization, founded to accelerate the ethical development and global delivery of vaccines against HIV/AIDS. Web site contains useful information on various issues surrounding HIV/AIDS vaccines.
American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org
Non-profit organization founded to develop, promote, and implement public human service policies and practices that improve the health and well-being of families, children, and adults. Site includes legislative information about managed care, health policy initiatives and action alerts.
American Public Human Services Association
http://www.aphsa.org
A membership organization of agencies and individuals concerned with welfare, child welfare, health care reform and other human services.
Families USA
http://www.familiesusa.org
A national non-profit organization dedicated to grassroots advocacy surrounding Medicaid, managed care and other national health care issues.
Names Project
http://www.aidsquilt.org
Provides information about the AIDS Memorial Quilt, links, quilt display schedule, and a searchable list of names and panels.
National Association of People With AIDS
http://www.napwa.org
The National Association of People With AIDS advocates on behalf of all people living with HIV and AIDS in order to end the pandemic and the human suffering caused by HIV/AIDS.
National Health Law Program
http://www.healthlaw.org
A national public interest law firm that seeks to improve healthcare for disenfranchised groups.
National Minority AIDS Council
http://www.nmac.org
Established in 1987, NMAC is the premier national organization dedicated to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS. Web site includes numerous publications relating to policy and treatment as well as a conference calendar and list of HIV/AIDS hotlines.
Project Inform
http://www.projectinform.org
A community-based organization working to end the AIDS epidemic. Provides general information about treatment, healthcare services and policy issues.
Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org
Project Vote Smart (PVS) is a citizen’s organization dedicated to serving all Americans with accurate and unbiased information for electoral decision-making. Excellent search engine finds the names of your representatives using your zip code.
Treatment Action Group
http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/tag
The first and only AIDS organization dedicated solely to advocating for larger and more efficient research efforts, both public and private, towards finding a cure for AIDS. Features treatment reviews, policy papers and TAGline newsletter.
Research and Academic Resources
AIDS Research Institute
http://ari.ucsf.edu/
Bringing together hundreds of scientists and dozens of programs from throughout the University of California, San Francisco and affiliated labs and institutions, and working in close collaboration with affected communities, ARI is the largest AIDS research entity in the world outside of the National Institutes of Health.
amfAR — American Foundation for AIDS Research
http://www.amfar.org
National non-profit organization which supports all forms of AIDS research.
American Academy of HIV Medicine
http://www.aahivm.org
An independent organization of HIV Specialists and others dedicated to promoting excellence in HIV/AIDS care. Through advocacy and education, the Academy is committed to supporting health care providers in HIV medicine and to ensuring better care for those living with AIDS and HIV disease. Site includes a health care provider search tool.
Community Research Initiative on AIDS
http://www.criany.org
Non-profit, community-based AIDS research and education center which studies treatments for HIV-related illnesses.
HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
Site includes the AIDS Knowledge Base, a comprehensive online textbook of HIV disease, medical information, prevention and education, HIV/AIDS basics, social issues, statistics and epidemiology. While geared towards health professionals, the site is an invaluable resource for people looking for more in-depth information. Also contains an excellent international section.
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service
http://www.hopkins-aids.edu
This site features comprehensive medical and prevention information, as well as a patient-expert forum, a detailed conference calendar, and a full text version of the reference book “Medical Management of HIV Disease.”
New York Academy of Medicine
http://www.nyam.org
For 150 years, the Academy has served as an independent forum for the examination of health problems, as a catalyst for developing solutions to these problems, and as a vehicle for formulating and shaping health care policy.
Project Achieve (AIDS Community Health Initiative Enroute to a Vaccine Effort)
http://www.projectachieve.org/
New York City-based organization committed to conducting HIV prevention research and education.
Treatment Action Group
http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/tag
The first and only AIDS organization dedicated solely to advocating for larger and more efficient research efforts, both public and private, towards finding a cure for AIDS. Features treatment reviews, policy papers and TAGline newsletter.
Search Sites and Databases
AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS) is “the largest HIV/AIDS database in the world.”
The Body is the most-frequently visited HIV/AIDS-related site on the Web, according to the Medical Library Assocation. The site includes a treatment forum in Spanish: Foro Sobre Tratamientos, and a forum on women and children.
HIV | InSite has extensive information on HIV treatment and policy, including features like a personalized clinical trial search and a course on anti-HIV therapy.
Medscape HIV/AIDS Home Page
AIDS.ORG has treatment conference listings, links to treatment periodicals, fact sheets, HIV testing locations, and much more.
ClinicalCareOptions for HIV includes treatment news, conference coverage, and other up-to-date clinical information on HIV/AIDS.
Journal Watch: AIDS Clinical Care. Where physicians summarize articles from leading medical journals & comment on the latest clinical research.
HIVinfoSource from the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine.
National Minority AIDS Council contains searchable online treatment publications, among many other valuable resources.
Glossary of AIDS-related Terms
Diccionarios: definitions of AIDS terms in Spanish (en español).
National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource Center
AIDS start page contains over 500 HIV/AIDS links, including resources by US States and several countries.
Disease-resources.com has links to resources on many diseases and conditions, including HIV/AIDS.
HIVdent contains information on the oral manifestations and various oral health care issues related to HIV infection and dentistry.
AIDSmeds.com has information on many HIV medications, including recent treatment news.
AIDS Treatment Data Network offers fact sheets, listings of expanded access and drug assistance programs, and information in Spanish.
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet has numerous online fact sheets on a variety of topics including treatments, side effects, opportunistic infections, etc. There’s also an index of HIV/AIDS related Internet bookmarks and information in Spanish (en Español).
American Academy of HIV Medicine has a Resources area with patient handouts, a “Find a Provider” area to locate a local HIV specialist, and more.
HIV Resistance Response Database Initiative aims to improve the clinical management of HIV infection by developing a free, large clinical database as well as bioinformatic techniques to precisely and reliably define the relationships between HIV resistance and virologic response to treatment.
Referral site for scientific reports, articles, studies and clinical trials.
Site devoted to information on HIV medications.
Referral site for scientific reports, articles, studies and clinical trials.
HIV resource website.
www.urologychannel.com/std/index.shtml
STD Information and Resources
Government HIV/AIDS Resources
International
British / American site devoted to a full range of information on HIV/AIDS.
UNAIDS- Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
http://www.unaids.org
Information regarding HIV’s impact on the world. Includes hundreds of documents covering international statistics, human rights, prevention, and public policy.
World Health Organization
http://www.who.org
Contains up-to-date information regarding diseases around the world. In English, French, and Spanish.
Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) has fact sheets and publications on a wide range of topics including alternative medicine, dietary supplements, and drug side effects. There’s also an HIV/AIDS thesaurus and other resources.
Positive Nation is the UK’s magazine by, for, and about people with AIDS and HIV.
National
National AIDS Information resource directory
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead US federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people – at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.
CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.html
Provides up-to-date information about AIDS and HIV research, treatment and surveillance reports.
Centers for Disease Control — National Prevention Information Network
http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/index.asp
This site distributes the CDC’s latest prevention news, with everything from the basics of HIV and STD transmission to summaries of prevention research.
Center for Disease Control – STD information and resources
www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/disease_info.htm
Human Resources and Services Administration
http://www.hrsa.gov
Federal government agency responsible for administering Ryan White funds. Site also features HIV/AIDS statistics.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
http://www.niaid.nih.gov
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conducts and supports research that strives to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases that threaten hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
National Institutes of Health — Office of AIDS Research
http://www.nih.gov/od/oar
Responsible for the scientific, budgetary, legislative and policy elements of the NIH AIDS research program.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/p0000016.htm
Web site for the Federal governmental agency that provides information on substance abuse and mental health treatment and services.
AIDSinfo allows quick and simple searching of private and federal clinical trials, current pediatric and adult treatment guidelines, information about HIV/AIDS drugs, an HIV glossary, developmental vaccine updates, and more.
NLM Gateway contains access to several free searchable databases including MEDLINE from the the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
MEDLINEplus includes drug information, medical dictionaries and encyclopedias, links to databases like MEDLINE, and consumer health information on diseases and wellness issues.
Drugs@FDA is an online information catalog of drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA HIV/AIDS Program also has a resource page.
HIV/AIDS Resources at the National Library of Medicine
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (also available in Spanish: CDC en español). HIV/AIDS surveillance data can be found at the CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. The CDC National Prevention Information Network has an extensive collection of HIV/AIDS resources and information. Information on HIV/AIDS and the workplace is also available.
AIDS Education Training Centers (AETC) National Resource Center has educational materials, reports, treatment guidelines, and more. The AETC is a division of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau.
The Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) is a research collaboration program at the National Institutes of Health and includes a center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS) is part of the US Government’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This site has information on government HIV research, meetings and conferences, and more.
ClinicalTrials.gov provides patients and members of the public easy access to information about the location of clinical trials, their designs and purposes, criteria for participation and additional disease/treatment information.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is a branch of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) that has information on the study and use of complementary and alternative medicine. NCCAM also works with the Bastyr University AIDS Research Center.
Some NIAID-funded clinical research projects:
Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA) with a thorough HIV/AIDS Glossary
Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG)
Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group (PACTG)
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd –
Referral site to other source websites for technical studies and reports.
American Social Health Association – STD info
State
Yearly, California, cross-state bicycle race – fundraiser for AIDS charities.
California AIDS Clearinghouse
www.aidshotline.org/crm/asp/refer/
California AIDS hotline – English/Spanish
www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ooa/default.htm
California Department of Health Services – AIDS Office
www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ooa/Programs/CARE/adap.htm
California AIDS Drug Assistance Program Information (ADAP)
www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/dcdc/STD/stdindex.htm
California Department of Public Health – STD Office
STD Testing Sites in California
www.cdc.gov/std/
Center for Disease Control – STD information and resources
www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/stds.htm
National Institute of Health – STD information
www.ucsf.edu/castd/std_resources.html
STD information and resources – State of California
Local
www.dph.sf.ca.us/sfcityclinic/
San Francisco City Clinic website.
San Francisco – Department of Health – (AIDS Office)
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
10 kilometer AIDS fundraiser walk in an Francisco
AIDS Legal Referral Panel – for San Francisco
http://www.sfdph.org/PHP/HIVHlthSvc.htm
San Francisco AIDS offices directory
