Links

WE MAKE THE CHANGE
Webpage from the Florida Department of Health. A statewide awareness campaign in English and Spanish designed to increase the awareness of HIV/AIDS and its impact in Florida’s minority communities including African-American, Hispanic and Haitian-Caribbean.

CBO Database - POZ NMAC AIDS Service Directory
A nationwide guide to HIV care and services. Located searchable by zip code, company name, organization type, service provided and groups served. NMAC POZ AIDS service directory
Webpage from the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States and the National Institutes of Health, providing information on HIV/AIDS, clinical trials and treatment.

AIDS MEDS
AIDSmeds.com is dedicated to providing people living with HIV the necessary information they need to make empowered treatment decisions. The founder and some of the writers of this web site are living with HIV, and we know first hand the challenges of learning how to fight this virus. By offering complete, but not complicated, up-to-date info, AIDSmeds.com seeks to help those that are both new and old to this challenge, and to remain a powerful resource for years to come.

http://www.cdcnpin.org
Webpage from the Center for Disease Control and National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is the U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB).

http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/aboutdiv.htm
Webpage from the CDC Division of STD Prevention which provides national leadership through research, policy development, and support of effective services to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV infection).

http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/aids/index.html
Webpage from the Florida Department of Health where you will find a variety of information regarding many programs, services, functions and publications, as well as other information that may be helpful to you.


National HIV Testing Resources
A service of the CDC, provides information on nationwide testing sites, the basics for HIV prevention, and frequently asked questions, etc.


Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Iis a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing 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.

KFF develops and runs its own research and communications programs, often in partnership with outside organizations. The Foundation contracts with a wide range of outside individuals and organizations through its programs. Through our policy research and communications programs, we work to provide reliable information in a health system in which the issues are increasingly complex and the nation faces difficult challenges and choices.

www.StopHIV.us
Currently, StopHIV.us features CME-certified education from an important meeting that took place in our nation's capital in November 2006–"Opportunities for Improving Diagnosis, Prevention & Access to Care in the U.S." Leading scientists and clinicians, government officials, patient advocates, and others involved in HIV care, gathered to provide guidance on how to tackle the HIV epidemic by: discussing strategies to significantly reduce overall HIV transmission rates in the US, identify and improve diagnosis rates for individuals who remain unaware of their HIV status, and to address the issue of access to care.

www.nmac.org
The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), established in 1987, is the premier national organization dedicated to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.

www.unaids.org
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, brings together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organizations to the global AIDS response.

Cosponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. Based in Geneva, the UNAIDS secretariat works on the ground in more than 75 countries world wide.

http://www.who.int/hiv/en/
As the directing and coordinating authority on international health, the World Health Organization (WHO) takes the lead within the UN system in the global health sector response to HIV/AIDS. The HIV/AIDS Department provides evidence-based, technical support to WHO Member States to help them scale up treatment, care and prevention services as well as drugs and diagnostics supply to ensure a comprehensive and sustainable response to HIV/AIDS.


www.justthinktwice.com
US Drug Enforcement Agency, Street Smart Prevention.

http://www.testforlife.org/florida/
Test for Life Florida is a state-based coalition made up of health/medical professionals, HIV/AIDS and minority advocacy groups, and other community leaders united with the goal of educating the public on the importance of HIV testing. Test for Life Florida is a campaign led by the National Minority Quality Forum (www.NMQF.org). The Test for Life campaign kicked off in September 2006 with the release of the CDC recommendations calling for HIV testing as part of routine medical care.