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Resources
The following links and references may be useful to you.
This information is not created or maintained by The Philadelphia Center; we
provide these links only for your convenience.
www.thebody.com
“an AIDS and HIV information resource”
The Body's mission is to:
1. Use the Web to lower barriers between patients and clinicians.
2. Demystify HIV/AIDS and its treatment.
3. Improve patients' quality of life.
4. Foster community through human connection.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
CDC National AIDS Hotline
English 1-800-342-2437 (AIDS)
Spanish 1-800-344-7432
Deaf/Hard of Hearing (TTY)
1-800-243-7889
CDC's HIV mission is to prevent HIV infection and reduce
the incidence of HIV-related illness and death,
in collaboration with community, state,
national, and international partners.
www.oph.dhh.state.la.us/hivaids/
The Louisiana Office of Public Health's HIV/AIDS Program provides a
comprehensive approach in fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS. The mission of the
HIV/AIDS Program (HAP) is to prevent HIV infection and AIDS and to ensure that
persons living with HIV/AIDS have access to necessary medical and social
services.
www.hab.hrsa.gov/
The federal Ryan White CARE Act provides health care for people with HIV
disease. Enacted in 1990, it fills gaps in care faced by those with low-incomes
and little or no insurance. HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau administers the program
through hundreds of grantees, who serve 533,000 people each year.
http://www.thewellproject.com
In depth look at the virus that causes AIDS and the myriad of different ways
that if can affect the body. Full of basic and extensive information.
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
Comprehensive HIV/AIDS resource discusses treatment, prevention and social
issues. Check recent AIDS-related news.
www.until.org
Until There's A Cure Foundation offers The Bracelet, with proceeds benefiting
HIV/AIDS care services, prevention education, and vaccine development. The
Bracelet is a one-quarter inch cuff-shaped band featuring a small, raised AIDS
Ribbon.
www.aidsmeds.com/
AIDSmeds.com is dedicated to providing people living with HIV the necessary
information they need to make empowered treatment decisions. The founder and
writers of this web site are all 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.
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