Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) & Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

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AEGIS: - The largest HIV/AIDS web site in the world - updated hourly
HIV.com: "This site is for those seeking information on HIV and AIDS."
HIV/AIDS Information Center ~ JAMA: "The JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center is designed as a resource for physicians and other health professionals. The site is produced and maintained by JAMA editors and staff under the direction of an editorial review board of leading HIV/AIDS authorities.; This site was developed with support from Glaxo Wellcome Inc. It is produced and maintained under the Principles Governing AMA Publications Web Sites and the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (which includes guidelines on electronic material, conflict of interest, and advertising)."
National AIDS Treatment Information Project: "The National AIDS Treatment Information Project (NATIP) was established in 1994 with funding from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Its mission is to provide up-to-date and understandable clinical information for HIV-infected persons and their caregivers. The project distributes educational materials in a variety of ways. These include direct mailings to AIDS clinics and service organizations, posting on the Internet, and through an automated facsimile-on-demand system."

Resource Centers

AIDS EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTERS (AETC): "Supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration, this is a network of 15 regional centers that conduct targeted, multidisciplinary HIV education and training programs for health care providers. The mission of these centers is to increase the number of health care providers who are effectively educated and motivated to counsel, diagnose, treat, and manage individuals with HIV infection and to assist in the prevention of high risk behaviors which may lead to infection."
AIDS Research Information Center: "A general description of ARIC and it's services and publications, including our AIDS Medical Information Hotline, our publishing and design services to other AIDS non-profits, our print and Internet publishing program, our Website, and our activities in the Baltimore-Washington community on behalf of People with HIV."
Centers for Disease Control: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
HIV InfoWeb: Online library containing HIV/AIDS related information maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
National Association of People with AIDS: "The National Association of People With AIDS advocates on behalf of all people living with HIV and AIDS in order to end the pandemic and the human suffering caused by HIV/AIDS. This website is devoted to our ongoing mission to educate, inform, and empower all people living with HIV and AIDS."
National Institute of Health Office of AIDS Research ~ responsible for the scientific, budgetary, legislative and policy elements of the NIH AIDS Research Program: "The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) is located within the Office of the Director of NIH and is responsible for the scientific, budgetary, legislative, and policy elements of the NIH AIDS research program. Congress has provided broad authority to the OAR to plan, coordinate, evaluate, and fund all NIH AIDS research."
The US Department of Health and Human Services: "The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves."

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"AIDS Action Committee's mission is threefold:

To provide support services to people living with AIDS and HIV, as well as the people who love and care for them;
To educate the general public, health care professionals, and individuals whose behavior could put them at high risk for HIV infection; and
To advocate at the local, state, and federal levels for fair and effective AIDS public policy and funding."

AIDS Action Committee Of MA
131 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone (617) 437-6200
Fax (617) 437-6445
TTY (617) 450-1423

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