Provides factual information about sexual orientation and HIV/AIDS, featuring work by Dr. Gregory Herek, a research psychologist at the University of California, Davis.

Includes country-level seroprevalence estimates by residence and risk factor, circa 2000.

Includes recommendations, guidelines, fact sheets, FAQs, statistics, and materials for prevention and research partners. See also the National Prevention Information Network, CDC's reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. CDC NPIN features official reports, online access to numerous datasets, educational materials, and information on funding opportunities, upcoming conferences, testing sites, and community groups. Also publishes the daily CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention News Update.

Resources and publications include:

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on the Global HIV and AIDS Epidemic
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Health Statistics HIV/AIDS Fast Stats Page
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention Basic Statistics
• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report

Formerly the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). Extensive resources from the federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

• AIDS/HIV Disease and Medicaid

Ensures that each HUD program and initiative is responsive to the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Also manages the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. The HOPWA program is a Federal program dedicated to the housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

Last revised February 19, 2002.

Works to promote the health of the world's population by advancing the Department of Health and Human Services' global strategies and partnerships.

Formed in August 1997 to consolidate all programs funded under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. Provides federal funding for HIV/AIDS care for low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals.

• Centers for AIDS Research
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Division of AIDS
• National Library of Medicine HIV/AIDS Information
• Office of AIDS Research

Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

Seeks to prevent new HIV infections, provide care and treatment, and address the needs of children and families affected by AIDS. A hallmark of USAID's program is ongoing research to develop and evaluate new tools for preventing HIV transmission and for providing improved services for those living with HIV/AIDS.

Contains links to official texts, key reports, and fact sheets put out by the U.S. Government.

Focuses on coordinating continuing domestic efforts to reduce the number of new infections in the U.S., in particular in segments of the population that are experiencing new or renewed increases in the rate of infection. In addition, the Office will be working to coordinate an increasingly integrated approach to the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS. The office will also emphasize the integration of domestic and international efforts to combat HIV/AIDS.

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