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HIV/AIDS | Advocacy And Education

Offers training, technical assistance, and materials on HIV/STD education to youth-serving professionals, policy makers, the media, and adolescents.

An information clearinghouse that collects and distributes information about medications available for HIV and AIDS in the United States through Medicaid, AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), and national pharmaceutical industry patient assistance/expanded access programs.

AEGIS is the largest HIV knowledgebase in the world (3.7GB of information in 390,239+ documents). AEGIS is fully indexed and searchable.

Works to provide community-based training and policy support to African Americans committed to ending the AIDS crisis.

AIDS Action develops and disseminates educational materials on the latest public policies and programs, the demographic impact of HIV, and medical research.

Formerly the AIDS Policy Center for Children. Focuses solely on the needs of children, youth, and families living with, affected by, or at risk for HIV/AIDS infection.

A multimedia Web portal on issues relating to HIV/AIDS whose mission is to cultivate understanding and knowledge, and to emphasize that the disease is not only a health issue, but also a development, social, economic and human rights issue. A subset of OneWorld International Foundation, which is dedicated to harnessing the democratic potential of the internet to promote human rights and sustainable development

Works to develop and support a comprehensive system of HIV prevention and care, bringing together public and private resources, advocating for sound and compassionate public policy, and coordinating the activities of AIDS service providers.

The AIDS Media Center is a resource for media who are covering the global issues of AIDS. The site provides information and tools for media organizations and professionals to deepen their knowledge of HIV coverage.

Service organization providing direct services to more than 10,000 men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS in Los Angeles County. Services include prevention education, a food bank, professional dental care, housing assistance, mental health counseling, women’s services and case management.

A community- and consumer-based organization founded to speed the development and global delivery of vaccines against HIV/AIDS. Provides independent analysis, policy advocacy, public education and mobilization to enhance AIDS vaccine research and development.

Provides resources and information on HIV/AIDS prevention and care and the latest news and statistics.

Deals with the social, political, and medical aspects of AIDS, HIV, and related issues. The site is maintained on a volunteer basis.

A web site with AIDS treatment information, created by Immunet, a non-profit organization dedicated to harnessing the power of the internet in the battle against HIV/AIDS.

A nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of HIV/AIDS research, AIDS prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of "sound AIDS-related public policy." As part of a comprehensive response to an expanding and potentially catastrophic HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia and the Pacific, amfAR has launched a cooperative initiative in the region called TREAT Asia (Therapeutics Research, Education, and AIDS Training in Asia).

The organization promotes community-based programs for those infected that address the underlying causes of AIDS and present methods to reduce the spread of HIV.

Represents more than 300 grantees under Title I and Title III of the Ryan White CARE Act, including the 51 major metropolitan areas most adversely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Leads annual federal appropriation advocacy efforts for CARE Act Title I and Title III.

An organization founded by persons with AIDS to provide treatment and prevention information and resources.

A research-based curriculum for 5th - 9th grade students about HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention.

Mission is to identify, fund and conduct critical pediatric research that will lead to better treatments and prevention of HIV infection in infants and children, to reduce and prevent HIV transmission from mother to child.

Mission is to reduce the spread of HIV disease, help people with HIV maintain and improve their health and independence, and keep the prevention, treatment and cure of HIV an urgent national and local priority.

Dedicated to a collaborative, aggressive Campaign to Stop Global AIDS. Seeks to end to the global AIDS crisis through mobilizing enhanced awareness, increased funding, and improved policies.

Coalition of international businesses dedicated to combating the AIDS epidemic using the business sector’s skills and expertise.

Works to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS.

Operated by the Global Health Council, this project educates and advocates on HIV/AIDS issues internationally.

A global network for communication and organization towards access to "essential" medications for HIV and other diseases.

A minority-controlled, community-based, not-for-profit corporation providing housing, health care, advocacy, job training, and vital supportive services to homeless New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS.

An organization of health care professionals, educators, AIDS service providers, persons living with HIV/AIDS, and community and business leaders whose mission is to provide programs and coordinate initiatives to meet needs in HIV care and prevention in Chicago's suburbs.

A site updated daily with information from various sources for people who are HIV-positive.

Educates Congressional leaders and the public on critical issues affecting gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans including lesbian health and HIV/AIDS.

Non-governmental organization seeking to increase awareness about the global AIDS pandemic, assist in the development and implementation of effective programs and policies in the developing world, and "serve as a 'niche-finder' and broker able to match public and private sector resources with AIDS prevention, care, and support opportunities in the developing world.

An international network operated in over 80 countries by and for HIV-infected women that seeks improve the situation of women living with HIV/AIDS worldwide.

Works to secure fair access to sound health care and to stop discrimination by health insurers.

This Web site provides information on HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.

A national grassroots AIDS awareness, education, and prevention resource and custodian of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, remembers those who have died of AIDS.

From the creation of national legislation to the development of community prevention programs, NAPWA advocates on behalf of all people living with HIV and AIDS.

A non-profit national association of state health department HIV/AIDS program directors who have programmatic responsibility for administering HIV/AIDS health care, prevention, education, and supportive services programs funded by state and federal governments.

National organization dedicated to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.

A project of the New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center in the Infectious Diseases Division of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. The InfoNet was originally designed to make information on HIV/AIDS services and treatments easily accessible in both English and Spanish for residents of New Mexico. It has become an international resource for information on HIV/AIDS. The only information that relates specifically to New Mexico is in fact sheets in the "800" series, which describe New Mexico’s HIV programs and services.

Seeks to raise awareness of international family planning in the minds of the American public, and to make it a priority among issues facing the U.S. and the world.

An international program that seeks to educate people at risk of HIV infection; provide care for persons living with HIV/AIDS, their partners and families; support communities in providing prevention and care services; and raise public awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS.

A national, non-profit, community-based organization that provides information on outreach and education, treatment advocacy and public policy, and also provides an HIV/AIDS treatment hotline.

Seeks to educate the public about HIV/AIDS, provides comprehensive services for people living with HIV disease and AIDS, and "compel federal and state governments to address the growing epidemic."

A service for New York City community-based AIDS organizations, hosted by Bailey House, Inc. (a non-profit AIDS housing and service organization). Web Site includes a Guide to TA and searchable databases of New York area technical assistance providers, other TA and HIV-related resources, funding alerts for HIV/AIDS service organizations, and a job bank.

Seeks to provide culturally sensitive HIV counseling and education and is affiliated with the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.

Advocates for worldwide action against HIV/AIDS. Provides epidemiological documents and reports by subject.

Health organization serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. Established by and for the gay and lesbian community, the clinic consists of volunteers and staff who provide or facilitate the delivery of comprehensive, accessible health care and community services. Whitman-Walker Clinic is especially committed to ending the suffering of all those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
An HIV/AIDS portal for Asia Pacific that seeks to address the information need for that area, particularly in the development context. The organization acts as a regional platform to synergize multisectoral responses against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.





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