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Links to HIV/AIDS Resources
This page contains about 40 links to HIV/AIDS-related World-Wide Web resources outside Kaiser Permanente that can help inform you about issues in understanding HIV and AIDS and their impact on your life.
In addition to materials in English, the list includes materials in French, German, Russian, and Spanish. Clicking on a link in another language will take you to the content in that language.
The information is organized into several categories, as follows:
Provided by the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco HIV Advisory Board
General Information
HIV/AIDS AEGIS (AIDS Education Global Information System) www.aegis.com
The most comprehensive source of HIV/AIDS information on the Worldwide Web, including a daily news briefing, fact sheets on subjects from preventing HIV infection to treatment options and medication side effects and psychosocial issues of living with HIV/AIDS, on-line publications, reference material, and much more.
Ask NOAH About: HIV and AIDS (New York Access to Health information on HIV/AIDS)
www.noah-health.org in English and Spanish, New York Access to Health's HIV/AIDS web site, including an introduction to HIV/AIDS, care and treatment (including care partners), opportunistic infections, gender/race/age, legal, and financial issues, and information resources.
The Body www.thebody.com
Educational resource on HIV/AIDS and hepatitis prevention and treatment, women's issues, HIV testing, and many other topics.
CDC National Prevention Information Network www.cdcnpin.org
U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention's site for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention in English and Spanish.
Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) www.gmhc.org
New York community organization dealing with issues of living well with HIV/AIDS; connections among drugs, sex, and HIV; and HIV/AIDS advocacy in English and Spanish .
HIVInsite (University of California at San Francisco HIV/AIDS Knowledge Base) hivinsite.ucsf.edu
Comprehensive up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatments, prevention, and policy around the world, including a knowledge base covering everything from epidemiology and the natural science of HIV to AIDS-associated cancers. Provided by the University of California at San Francisco.
Immunet www.aids.org
Complete searchable archive of AIDS Treatment News (possibly the oldest HIV/AIDS publication), a comprehensive guide to HIV testing including anonymous searching for a nearby place to get tested, information about UNAIDS (the UN Joint Programme on AIDS), a large collection of fact sheets, a bookstore, and a request to "help us help others."
Kaiser Family Foundation www.kaisernetwork.org
Unrelated to Kaiser Permanente, a source of daily news reports on HIV/AIDS-related issues ranging from public policy to medical issues around the country and across the world; available by e-mail subscription (from the web site) too.
HIV/AIDS National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA)www.napwa.org
Information about conferences, publications, and events.
National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP)www.natap.org
Information about HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C co-infection, conference and Reuters newswire reports, women and HIV/AIDS, and other issues.
National Library of Medicine HIV/AIDS Information sis.nlm.nih.HIV/HIVMain.html
Links to sites on many HIV/AIDS-related topics.
The Public Health Service's Strategic Health Care Group's AIDS Information Newsletter
http://vhaaidsinfo.cio.med.va.gov/Report/2-1-Jan05.pdf A service of the Veteran's Administration, this newsletter has an overview of HIV disease and information about HIV testing, understanding lab tests, opportunistic infections, medicines, federal and State drug-assistance program (ADAP), and clinical trials and research, among other topics.
United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS www.unaids.org
The premiere international organization dedicated to HIV/AIDS prevention, information, and advocacy.
AIDS Prevention
STOP AIDS Project www.stopaids.org
The STOP AIDS Project is a Castro-based organization in San Francisco dedicated to preventing transmission of HIV among gay and bisexual men in San Francisco. They sponsor approximately 20 events every month.
Treatment Information, including ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program) and Medical, Expanded Access and Compassionate Use Programs
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) www.atdn.org/access/states/index.html
Information from the AIDS Treatment Data Network: State-by-state information about AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP), which provide access to HIV/AIDS medicines to those who meet medical and financial eligibility criteria. Includes information about each state's eligibility requirements, application procedures, covered medicines, insurance assistance, and availability of nutritional services. The programs are funded by a combination of federal and state money.
AIDS Drug Payment Assistance Information www/thebody/com/financial/drug_assist.html
Information about patient-assistance programs to help pay for medicines through ADAP, drug companies, and buyers' clubs.
California Local Care Consortium and AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) information from the
AIDS Treatment Data Network
California main page for the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP). Includes links to a list of county
care consortiums (programs responsible for HIV/AIDS-related benefits under the Ryan White CARE
Act), the list of medicines covered by ADAP (called the "Formulary") in California and, for most
covered medicines, a page of basic information about what it is used for, how to take it, any warnings
about it, and side effects and how to manage them.
amFAR (American Federation for AIDS Research)
Publisher of a free quarterly printed directory of treatments for both HIV/AIDS and opportunistic
infections and major funder of HIV/AIDS research.
ATIS (HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service)
US national Standards of Care for adults and children with HIV/AIDS. Includes information about when
to start treatment for HIV infection, possible choices of what medicines to use to start treatment, when to
switch treatments, etc.
CATIE (Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange)
Sponsored by Health Canada, HIV/AIDS treatment information in English and French. Note that some
medication names are different in Canada from those used in the United States.
Expanded Access and Compassionate Use Programs
Information on availability of medicines nearing approval for general use made available in advance to
people who are failing other treatments.
Project Inform
Treatment and advocacy information in English and Spanish from one of the oldest and most reputable
HIV/AIDS sites on the Internet (located in San Francisco). Project Inform publishes two newsletters,
Project Inform Perspective and wise words. The first is directed to anyone with HIV and the second is
written by and for women with HIV. Project Inform Perspective issues from 22 on can be found on their
web site, as can all issues of wise words.
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Treatment, prevention, and public policy information in English and Spanish; publisher of BETA, a free
quarterly publication with feature articles about treatment issues and several ongoing departments, such
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as News Briefs and Women's Issues. BETA is also available online at BETA online.
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Clinical Trials/Research
ACTIS (AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service)
Listing of clinical trials for HIV infection and opportunistic infections across the US, sponsored by the
US Department of Health and Human Services.
Centerwatch
Listings of HIV/AIDS clinical trials, profiles of research centers, and related resources.
ClinicalTrials.gov
US National Institutes of Health-sponsored site with a wealth of information about clinical trials that are
recruiting participants, understanding clinical trials, and related issues.
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Minority Communities
Ark of Refuge
San Francisco organization providing housing assistance, youth services, and links to HIV/AIDS
resources, mostly for the African-American community.
Asian & Pacific Islanders Wellness Center: Community HIV/AIDS Services
San Francisco-based organization devoted to HIV/AIDS issues for Asians and Pacific Islanders,
including issues of living with HIV, safer sex, HIV and STD testing, gay men, women, transgenders, and
youth.
Black Coalition on AIDS
San Francisco organization providing AIDS prevention information, housing assistance, educational
services, and events for the African-American community.
Filipino Task Force on AIDS of Northen California
Resources for Filipinos with HIV/AIDS providing prevention information, case management, emotional
support and counseling, treatment information, language interpretation, a discussion board, and other
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services.
National Minority AIDS Council
National organization devoted to HIV/AIDS issues of people of color, including treatment and
prevention issues (including some material in Spanish), and community organizations. To access the
Spanish material, use the site's search facility to look for "Spanish".
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Fact sheets in English and Spanish on HIV/AIDS, prevention issues, tips for using HIV/AIDS services
effectively, treatments for HIV and opportunistic infections, medication side effects, alternative and
complementary therapies, and links to other sites. Provided by the University of New Mexico's School of
Medicine.
Office of Minority Health Initiative on HIV/AIDS
Information on HIV/AIDS prevention, living with HIV/AIDS, and a wealth of links to other resources
for African, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander communities, provided by the US
Office of Minority Health.
Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center (TARC)
An AIDS resource center for people who live in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, offering
case management, housing assistance, nutritional assistance, confidential HIV testing, drop-in
community center, and support groups, among other programs.
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Women's Issues
Women and HIV
HIV/AIDS issues of particular concern to women, including prevention of HIV infection, having a baby
when you are HIV-positive, and issues for women of color.
HIV Wisdom for Older Women
A site dedicated to prevention of HIV infection in older women and to enriching life for older women
with HIV. Includes information, a short list of other resources on the World-Wide Web, and a list of
material from the press.
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Children and Teens with HIV/AIDS
The Elisabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Devoted to children with HIV/AIDS, including fact sheets about the special issues of caring for children
with HIV/AIDS, medicines and adherence to medication schedules for children, long-term survivor
studies, financial support, and links to other sites.
National Pediatric AIDS Network
A wealth of links to information about all kinds of topics for children and teens with HIV or AIDS,
including recreational resources, treatment issues, legal issues, and information in German and Russian.
National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource Center
A vast collection of news and information about children with HIV or AIDS, including a listing of
events, information on preventing transmission of HIV infection at birth, fact sheets on a variety of
topics, educational materials, Ryan White CARE providers across the country, access to books and
videos, care and treatment issues, research, on-line education, and newsletters.
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Issues for People over 50
HIV Wisdom for Older Women
A site dedicated to prevention of HIV infection in older women and to enriching life for older women
with HIV. Includes information, a short list of other resources on the World-Wide Web, and a list of
material from the press.
National Association for HIV Over Fifty (NAHOF)
An organization dedicated to education, communication, inclusion, support, and advocacy for the
concerns of people over 50 living with HIV/AIDS, with an on-line newsletter, bibliography, and
information about local groups that provide support and/or care for people over 50 with HIV, mostly in
the eastern U.S.
Out of the Loop: HIV Issues for People over 50
Ohio State University's Senior Series resource for HIV issues for people over 50, including education,
prevention, and treatment resources.
UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Resources for People over 50
A frank assessment of the HIV prevention needs of people over the age of 50, their risk factors, what
contributes to making them at risk, what's being done, and what needs to be done.
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Meals for People with AIDS
Project Open Hand
"Meals with Love" and nutritional counseling for people with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco and the East
Bay.
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Dental Health
HIVdent
Dental health resources for people with HIV. Parts of this site are intended for dentists. It also offers
information on mental health, nutrition information, and several other topics of general interest.
University of the Pacific HIV-CARE Dental Program
Basic dental care program for people with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco funded by the Ryan White CARE
Act.
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Mostly for Doctors and Nurses
American Academy of HIV Medicine
While mostly for medical professionals in AIDS care, this site also offers a library of handouts on
various issues for people who are HIV-positive, including "AIDS 101," information for the newly
diagnosed, mental health issues, nutrition, AIDS-defining illnesses, and women's and children's issues.
HIV Clinical Resource of the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
While mostly for medical professionals in AIDS care, this site also offers a variety of resources for
reasonably HIV-savvy patients and caregivers.
HIV Medicine Association
While mostly intended for medical professionals in AIDS care, this site also provides information on
expanded access programs for new medications and clinical trials, patient assistance programs to help
pay for medications, and a wealth of other links. Click on the "Resources" or "Policy and Advocacy"
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items in the upper right of any page on the site.
IAPAC International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
While mostly for medical professionals in AIDS care, this site also offers information about dosing of
antiretroviral medications, a patient guide to anemia and HIV/AIDS, booklets for patients on the classes
of antiretrovirals and drug resistance, etc.
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service
Mostly designed for doctors, but with a variety of patient-oriented features also, such as the "Question of
the Week," and other materials accessible to the relatively savvy layperson.
Medscape HIV/AIDS Information
While mostly intended for medical professionals in AIDS care, this site provides a wealth of treatment
information accessible to the reasonably medically savvy layperson. A weekly e-mail news bulletin with
links to the site can be signed-up for from it.
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