The Office on AIDS has compiled a variety of HIV/AIDS related online resources. This material will be of use for psychologists, health professionals, students, policy makers, and the general public.
This list of websites was compiled by the Office on AIDS. It is a good beginning for sites about HIV/AIDS. Research conducted through search engines may yield additional information.
AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETCs) National Resource Center – The AETCs conduct targeted, multidisciplinary education and training programs for health care providers treating persons living with HIV/AIDS. This website provides a central repository for AETC program and contact information and for training materials developed within the AETC network
AIDS Action – National AIDS advocacy and public policy organization. Web site provides comprehensive policy and legislative advocacy resources and information related to AIDS funding appropriations, healthcare/treatment access, housing, prevention, research, and the Ryan White CARE Act. Also features State of AIDS Online Discussion Board.
AEGIS – AIDS Education Global Information System Provides access to the latest news on HIV/AIDS.
AIDS United – The creation of AIDS United combines private-sector fundraising, philanthropy, coalition building, public policy expertise, and advocacy — as well as a network of passionate local and state partners — to most effectively and efficiently respond to the epidemic in the communities most impacted by it.
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) (Fact Sheets) – The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) conducts local, national, and international interdisciplinary research on methods to prevent HIV infection and its consequences.
CHIPTS – The Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) work to enhance collective understanding of HIV research and to promote early detection, effective prevention, and treatment programs for HIV.
Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) – On these pages, you'll learn more about how CAIR's research team is working to prevent HIV/AIDS in the United States and internationally.
Family Health International – Includes a variety of downloadable pdf books on AIDS care, AIDS as a chronic condition and testing.
Healthology: HIV and AIDS – Healthology provides information and articles targeted to people living with HIV/AIDS. Topics are current, extensive, and focus on health, treatment, and daily living.
HIVInSite-Gateway to AIDS Knowledge – Comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy from the University of California San Francisco.
HIV Glossary – Compilation of definitions for words commonly used to describe HIV, its pathogenesis, associated treatments, and the medical management of related conditions. Updated in March 1997 to include terms related to recent advances in the field of immunology and the use of combination therapy to manage HIV infection. Also available in Spanish.
HIV InSite – Billed as "the most comprehensive, credible and trustworthy source of online information regarding AIDS," this web site features up-to-date information on medical research, prevention and education, social issues, and community resources.
HIV/AIDS Law and Policy Resource – Designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to HIV law and policy issues. Includes contents of the publication, AIDS and the Law (3rd ed.), authored by David Webber, who created this web site.
Kaiser Family Foundation (PDF, 340KB) – The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. KFF develops and runs its own research and communications programs, often in partnership with outside organizations.
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report – HIV/AIDS report compiled by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, an independent health care philanthropy. Features current news and reports on policy, statistics, and scientific developments related to HIV/AIDS, both nationally and worldwide.
Kaiser Family Foundation: HIV/AIDS Data & Statistics – Gateway to HIV/AIDS statistics and key data available from the Kaiser Family Foundation, including links to HIV/AIDS fact sheets and state-by-state AIDS and other health-related data.
Life Cycle of HIV Infection – Describes step-by-step process of HIV infection, and includes a Flash animation presentation of the life cycle of HIV. A list of the latest reverse transcriptase inhibitors and protease inhibitors with both generic names and trade names is also posted on this site
Medscape HIV page – Offers links to prominent HIV/AIDS journal, commentary, useful information for both researchers and those affected.
Government Sites
This list of Government related HIV/AIDS web sites was compiled by the Office on AIDS.
Agency for Healthcare Research Quality
HIV/AIDS data and surveys. Includes data on insurance, provider knowledge, health care utilization and drug resistance.
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
HRSA is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. This bureau focuses on HIV/AIDS issues.
Mental Health AIDS – Mental Health AIDS is a quarterly biopsychosocial research update on HIV and mental health organized by topic area published by Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
This is a site on HIV/AIDS research and HIV-related articles from major wire services and newspapers across the U.S., an extensive online library of HIV/AIDS-related journals, and a database of scientific abstracts and other related documents. Fully indexed and searchable.
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) – NASTAD represents the nation’s chief state health agency staff who have programmatic responsibility for administering HIV/AIDS healthcare, prevention, education, and supportive service programs funded by state and federal governments. NASTAD is dedicated to reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS infection in the U.S. and its territories, providing comprehensive, compassionate, and high-quality care to all persons living with HIV/AIDS, and ensuring responsible public policies.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) HIV/AIDS – FDA responsibilities include a variety of HIV/AIDS-related issues. The agency primarily serves a review and oversight function in areas related to drugs, biologics and medical devices for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, and AIDS-related conditions.
Resources
The Office on AIDS has compiled the following additional resources.
Institute of Medicine Report — HIV and Disability: Updating the Social Security Listings Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press
In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released HIV and Disability: Updating the Social Security Listings. This report makes recommendations for improving the Social Security Administration's ability to determine disability benefits more accurately and quickly through use of the HIV Infections Listing, which was last updated in 1993. Categories recommended for HIV disability allowances include low CD4 count and imminently fatal conditions amongst others. Report recommendations take into consideration the substantial changes in HIV infection since the introduction of potent combinations of antiretroviral drugs beginning in 1996.
HOPE Program Training Resource Package
This resource package is for mental health providers who are working with HIV infected or affected individuals. It covers a variety of topics from HIV virology, transmission and progression to HIV neuropsychological effects and opportunistic infections. In addition, it covers psychosocial such as disclosure, stigma, grief, bereavement and living with HIV/AIDS. Population specific information, as well as effective interventions while working with populations are also included.
CDC HIV/AIDS Fact Sheets
This site acts as the resource center for the CDC’s HIV/AIDs related fact sheets. Fact sheets are divided by population, testing, treatment, surveillance, prevention, co-infection, risk behaviors and transmission risks.
Guttmacher Institute: HIV/AIDS and STIs
This site acts as the resource center for the Guttmacher Institute’s fact sheets, highlighted policy articles and briefs, research articles, reports, audio clips and slide shows.
HIV/AIDS and Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomic status (SES) is often measured as a combination of education, income, and occupation. It is commonly conceptualized as the social standing or class of an individual or group. When viewed through a social class lens, privilege, power and control are emphasized. Furthermore, an examination of SES as a gradient or continuous variable reveals inequities in access to and distribution of resources. SES is relevant to all realms of behavioral and social science, including research, practice, education and advocacy.
