HIV/AIDS resources

Should We Still Care? A Need for Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities in HIV/AIDSopens in new window

This webinar features Monica Ulibarri, PhD, and Eugene Farber, PhD, who discuss the current epidemiology and data regarding HIV disparities; discuss psychological, social, behavioral, environmental, cultural, and structural factors that impact marginalized populations at risk; discuss evidence-based prevention and treatment to include behavioral and biomedical interventions; and discuss the unique role of behavioral health in development and optimization of effective culturally-appropriate approaches and the integration in medical care and health service delivery.

• Download the PowerPoint slides (PDF, 1.2MB)opens in new window

• How prescription pain pills (opioids) affect HIV (PDF, 214KB)opens in new window

• The Effects of HIV on the Bodyopens in new window
  This article explains how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) enters the body and directly attacks the immune system. Find out how it can weaken the body’s natural defenses and affect the different parts of your body.

• Guttmacher Institute: HIV/AIDS and STIsopens in new window
  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.

This list of government related HIV/AIDS websites was compiled by the HIV/AIDS Programs.

• Agency for Healthcare Research Qualityopens in new window
  HIV/AIDS data and surveys. Includes data on insurance, provider knowledge, health care utilization and drug resistance.

• CDC HIV/AIDS Homepageopens in new window

  • CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)opens in new window : The CDC National AIDS Prevention Information Network – HIV, STDs, and TB information and links.
  • National Center for Health Statistics page on AIDS/HIVopens in new window . Includes tables and national data sets.
  • HIV.govopens in new window

• HIV.gov is the federal government's leading source for information about HIV.
  

• HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureauopens in new window
  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 AIDSopens in new window (PDF version, 280 KB)– 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 Diseaseopens in new window
  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 Institute of Mental Health: AIDS Researchopens in new window – Reducing the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.

• National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)opens in new window – 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.

• United Nations (UN) Programme on HIV/AIDSopens in new window

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) HIV/AIDSopens in new window – 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.

• Awareness days and HIV testing services
  Includes an interactive tool for locating HIV testing and other services, a list of HIV/AIDS awareness days for specific communities and information on what you can do to get educated about HIV/AIDS.

This list of websites was compiled by HIV/AIDS Programs. It is a good beginning for sites about HIV/AIDS. Research conducted through search engines may yield additional information.

• AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) National Coordinating Resource Centeropens in new window  – The AETCs conduct targeted, multidisciplinary education and training programs for health care providers treating people with HIV/AIDS. This website provides a central repository for AETC Program contact information, calendar events, and training materials developed within the AETC network.

• AIDS Unitedopens in new window – 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.

• The American Foundation on AIDS Research (amfAR)opens in new window – Local and Global resources for patients, providers, and researchers.

• Avert.orgopens in new window – The world’s most popular AIDS site. Contains information by region, including the U.S.

• CHIPTSopens in new window – 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.

• Healthology: HIV and AIDSopens in new window – Healthology provides information and articles targeted to people living with HIV/AIDS. Topics are current, extensive, and focus on health, treatment, and daily living.

• Kaiser Family Foundation: HIV/AIDS Data and Statisticsopens in new window – 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 HIVopens in new window – Describes step-by-step process of HIV infection.

• Medscape HIV pageopens in new window – Offers links to prominent HIV/AIDS journal, commentary, useful information for both researchers and those affected.

Get Help

• Online Pamphlet: Answers to Your Questions about Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality (En español)
  This pamphlet is designed to provide accurate information for those who want to better understand sexual orientation and the impact of prejudice and discrimination on those who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual.

Help for Psychologists

Reports

• American Psychologist ^® Special Issue: HIV/AIDS: Social Determinants and Health Disparitiesopens in new window

• Behavioral Medicine : Biopsychosocial Challenges of Older Adults Living with HIV

• Institute of Medicine Report — HIV and Disability: Updating the Social Security Listings Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Pressopens in new window
  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.

Guidelines, Training and Support

• Working with HIV: Issues for People with HIV/AIDS Contemplating Workforce Entry 
  This document provides information about issues that may arise from HIV-infected individuals who are contemplating work (re)entry. This describes challenges including, disability issues and social service support.

• Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management and Secondary Prevention in HIV/AIDS