HIV/AIDS Links

Model Programs & Best Practices

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)
www.caps.ucsf.edu/

Description: Established in 1986, CAPS conducts HIV/AIDS prevention research; stimulates collaboration; disseminates knowledge, skills and effective research and prevention models; contributes to HIV policy development; and analyzes ethical issues.

Information Available: Provides model prevention programs, prevention "tool kits", fact sheets, reports, manuals, collaborative projects and list of current CAPS projects. Site also provides all the preceding information in Spanish.

The Community Guide
www.thecommunityguide.org/sex/default.htm

Description: The Community Guide, developed by a non-Federal Task Force on Community Preventive Services, offers leadership in the evaluation of community, population and health care system strategies to address a variety of public health and health promotion topics.

Information Available: A summary of published evidence on the effectiveness of populations-based interventions that have been used to prevent 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

Description: The goal of DHAP is to prevent HIV infection and reduce the incidence of HIV-related illness and death, in collaboration with community, state, national and international partners.

Information Available: Recommendations and guidelines on HIV counseling and testing, 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

Description: MEDLINEplus, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, includes a vast amount of health information on over 600 diseases and conditions. The site offers authoritative, up to date and appropriate health information for both health professionals and consumers.

Information Available: Latest news concerning HIV/AIDS, publications from the National Institutes of Health, general information, alternative therapies, clinical trials, diagnosis/symptoms, disease management, prevention and screening programs, research, specific condition/aspects, treatment information, 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

Description: The HAB was formed in August 1997 to consolidate all programs funded under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources 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, AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP), etc.); Ryan White CARE Act data; program evaluations; current grant opportunities; HIV training, consultation and education; 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 the health of the state through the assessment of the population's health, identification of health threats and needs, development of policies and priorities and the assurance of appropriate responses. These core public health functions are implemented through community relationships with public and private entities, communities and citizens.

Information Available: Missouri programs available for residents affected by HIV/AIDS (Case Management, Ryan White CARE Act programs, ADAP, housing assistance, etc.), prevention programs, community links and statistics and data.

National Organizations:

AIDS Action
www.aidsaction.org

Description: AIDS Action is dedicated to the development, analysis, cultivation, and encouragement of sound policies and programs in response to the HIV epidemic. They do this through the dissemination of information and the building and use of advocacy on behalf of all those infected with/affected by HIV/AIDS.

Information Available: National public policy agenda for 2002-2003, latest HIV-related governmental developments, publications (policy briefs, fact sheets and recommendations; model prevention and treatment programs for specific populations) and additional informational links.

HIVdent
www.hivdent.org/main.htm

Description: HIVdent serves as a means of accessing information from authorities in the field of oral health care for people living with HIV, as well as education, resources, public policy and ethics.

Information Available: Dental treatment considerations, commonly used and prescribed medicines, medical news updates, nutrition information, public policy updates, mental health considerations, infection control, resources and funding, research news, faculty associated with HIVdent, pediatric health care and 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 provides comprehensive, in-depth HIV/AIDS information and knowledge. The site links to the best of the Web, and thousands of links to external Web sites are incorporated into the site's original content.

Information Available: Latest news and developments, a comprehensive on-line textbook on HIV, treatment information and resources for providers and people living with HIV, prevention materials (includes basic knowledge, program guidelines and evaluation, literature, etc.), policy analysis and links for specific populations and topics.

Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) - HIV/AIDS
www.kff.org/hivaids/index.cfm

Description: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, an independent philanthropy, focuses on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for 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 and Viacom's social marketing campaign- "Know HIV/AIDS."

National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC)
www.nmac.org

Description: Established in 1987, NMAC has dedicated itself to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.

Information Available: HIV/AIDS conferences; basic knowledge and hotlines; current news and events; public policy; treatment, policy and technical assistance publications; resources, treatment information and an online action center.

The Well Project
www.thewellproject.org/index.jsp

Description: The Well Project, Inc. is an initiative conceived, developed, and administered by HIV+ women and those who are affected by the disease. The Well Project works to improve the lives of women living with HIV and AIDS. In order to reach this goal, the organization develops new resources to educate, nurture and support the community of HIV+ women, their caregivers and their health care providers.

Information Available: HIV: The Basics presentation; lates news; local HIV/AIDS resources; discussion groups; treatment news; fact sheets; health topics; a women's health center; information on healthy lifestyles and valuable health practices.

World Organizations:

UNAIDS
www.unaids.org

Description: As the main advocate for global action on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing the transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating the impact of the epidemic.

Information Available: Latest news, press releases, fact sheets, conferences, HIV/AIDS information by subject or country, publications and a best practice collection.

World Health Organization (WHO) - HIV/AIDS
www.who.int/hiv/en

Description: The United Nations specialized agency for health, 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 or infirmity.

Information Available: HIV-related health topics, publications and reports, news releases, strategic plans, facts and figures, guidelines and key references.