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AIDS/HIV

    See the Web Quest to explore policies to fight HIV.
    General News

  • Resources to fight AIDS in the African American community: news on training programs, testing, town meetings, Kujisource newsletter, and action.
    African American AIDS Policy and Training Institute.
    www.blackaids.org

  • News on HIV/AIDS from major HIV news reports.
    AEGIS Information and News by AEGIS, the AIDS Education Global Information System, a non-profit educational organization committed to AIDS education.
    http://www.aegis.com/

  • A & U Magazine
    A&U Magazine
    http://www.aumag.org
    HIV/AIDS Basics

  • Testing information and sites in your neighborhood.
    National HIV Testing Resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    http://www.hivtest.org/

  • How can I use condoms to prevent HIV and STD infections?
    Condoms and Their Use in Preventing HIV Infection and Other STDs by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/condoms.htm

  • What is HIV/AIDS? And how does it affect women?
    Frequently Asked Questions on HIV/AIDS for Women by the HHS Office of Women's Health.
    http://www.4woman.gov/faq/Easyread/hiv-aids-etr.htm

  • What do you know about HIV/AIDS? Take these quizes.
    HIV/AIDS Quiz: How much do you know about HIV/AIDS? from The Body.com.
    http://www.thebody.com/aawh/force99/quiz.html
    HIV/AIDS Quiz: General, Statistical and Harder General Questions from AVERT.
    http://www.avert.org/quiz.htm

  • Basic information on HIV and AIDS: the life cycle of HIV, what is a T-cell, medication adherence and more.
    What is HIV and AIDS? by AIDSmeds.com.
    http://aidsmeds.com/lessons/StartHere3.htm

  • NOVA Online: Surviving AIDS. See animations of the HIV virus in action.
    HIV in Action from NOVA and PBS.
    HIV in Action from NOVA and PBS

  • What does the HIV virus look like?
    HIV/AIDS Images and Pictures by AVERT: AIDS Education and Research Trust (UK).
    http://www.avert.org.uk/virus.htm

  • More images of HIV.
    Google search on HIV virus images. Type "HIV virus" (without the quotes) in the search box and click on Images.
    http://www.google.com

  • Videos of HIV topics by Healthology.
    HIV and AIDS Healthology videos from AIDS.org and Healthology.
    http://aids_org.healthology.com/focus_index.asp?b=aids_org

  • AIDS basic information, clinical trials, drug news, prevention guidelines, and global issues.
    HIV InSite from University of California San Francisco.
    hivinsite.ucsf.edu
    HIV Basics for Teens and Young People

  • Straightforward answers to young people's questions: sex, condoms, relationships.
    Information for Young People from AVERT: AIDS Education and Research Trust (UK).
    http://www.avert.org.uk/

  • HIV prevention and care for teens and young people: FAQs, chats, and action.
    What U Do from HIV Insite.
    http://whatudo.org

  • HIV and U: prevention, testing, and resources for young people.
    Adolescent AIDS Program from the Montefiore Medical Center.
    http://www.AdolescentAids.org/

  • Dealing with relationships and sexuality for teens only.
    TeenWire from Planned Parenthood.
    http://teenwire.com/

  • Test what you know!
    Take the HIV/AIDS Quiz from UNICEF.
    http://www.unicef.org/voy/learning/disclaim.html

  • What IS AIDS? HIV?
    KidsHealth on HIV/AIDS from the Nemours Foundation.
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/hiv.html

  • Youth Education Lifeline, an affiliate of ACT UP New York that works on youth education issues around HIV. It advocates for comprehensive sex education and supports peer education.
    http://www.actupny.org/YELL/index.html
    Living with HIV - From Coping to Drugs to Nutrition

  • Coping with HIV and AIDS.
    Coping with HIV/AIDS from The Body.
    thebody.com/mental/coping.html

  • Basics and coping with HIV.
    Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) web pages.
    http://www.gmhc.org/

  • How do I tell others I am HIV positive?
    Disclosure: Telling Others You're HIV-Positive from the New Mexico AIDS InfoNet project.
    http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=204

  • Interactions between street drugs, alcohol, and HIV/AIDS medications.
    Street Drugs and HIV/AIDS from BABES Network.
    http://www.babesnetwork.org/perspectivejanuary2001.html

  • "Meet the expert" talks about living with HIV/AIDS.
    National Minority AIDS Council Expert Sessions Click on Resources and then Meet the Experts.
    For much more, see the National Minority AIDS Council.
    www.nmac.org

  • Nutrition and Diet information - wasting, overview, food safety.
    Nutrition and Diet information from The Body.
    thebody.com/quality.html#diet

  • Nutrition fact sheets - food and drug interactions, controlling diarrhea and nausea, different types of diets.
    Nutrition Fact Sheets from ANSA, AIDS Nutrition Services Alliance.
    http://www.aidsnutrition.org/

  • Dental Health for People with HIV.
    Dental Patient Education Sheets from the HIV Dent Faculty collaboration.
    http://www.hivdent.org/_peag/peagindex.htm

  • HIV and Pacific Islander communities.
    Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center: Community HIV/AIDS Services.
    http://www.apiwellness.org/
    Women and HIV

  • Updates and special features for and by women living with and affected by HIV.
    The Well Project from the Well Project.
    http://www.thewellproject.org

  • Newsletters, support, and information for women with HIV: breastfeeding, attitudes, sex, health, contraceptives, and much more just for women.
    BABES Network: A sisterhood of women facing HIV together.
    http://www.babesnetwork.org

  • Who has HIV/AIDS: a profile of women. Policy Facts: Women and HIV
    From AIDS Action.
    Women and HIV.
    http://thebody.com/aac/brochures/women_aids.html

  • HIV and AIDS: For Women
    From the National Women’s Health Information Center, Department of Health and Human Services.
    http://www.4woman.gov/hiv/index.htm

  • Pregnancy and HIV.
    Preventing Transmission from the New Mexico AIDS Info Net project.
    http://www.aidsinfonet.org/611-pregnancy.html

  • Positive? How are you feeling?
    Advice for women from Project Inform.
    http://www.projinf.org/pub/ww/bridge.html

  • The Women, Children, and HIV Web site.
    Women, Children and HIV is the result of a collaboration between the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and the Center for HIV Information (CHI) at the University of California San Francisco.
    http://www.womenchildrenhiv.org/wchiv?page=cw-00-00

  • GYN Conditions in Women with HIV - symptoms, prevention, treatment.
    Gynecological Conditions from Project Inform.
    http://www.projinf.org/fs/gyn.html

  • Dealing with Drug Side Effects - for Women
    Drug Side Effects from Project Inform.
    http://www.projinf.org/fs/sideeffects.html
    Research Studies and Clinical Trials

  • Search databases for information on HIV/AIDS research studies, drugs, and vaccines.
    AIDS Info from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
    aidsinfo.nih.gov

  • This database includes research studies on HIV/AIDS and other conditions.
    Clinical Trials.gov from the National Library of Medicine.
    clinicaltrials.gov
    Treatment and Alternative Therapies

  • HIV/AIDS offers the latest federally approved information on research, clinical trials, and treatment for patients and health care providers.
    AIDSINFO from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
    http://aidsinfo.nih.gov

  • Information, counseling, and advocacy efforts worldwide to secure treatment for people with HIV.
    AIDS Treatment Data Network.
    http://www.atdn.org/

  • What does the AIDS Drug Assistance Program ADAP cover?
    DC ADAP and Index of ADAPs in US States from the Access Project.
    http://www.atdn.org/access/states/dc/dc.html and http://www.atdn.org/access/states/index.html

  • What are my treatment options for HIV/AIDS? From anti-retrovirals to alternative therapies.
    HIV/AIDS Treatment Education Manual by the National Minority AIDSCouncil.
    http://www.thebody.com/nmac/manual.html

  • Learn about drug-drug and drug-food interactions.
    Check My Meds from AIDSMeds.com
    https://www.aidsmeds.com/cmm/DrugsNewContent.asp

  • What is HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Lipodystrophy? Information about Women and HIV. Articles about HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis.
    NATAP by the National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project.
    http://www.natap.org/

  • This is a long series of articles describing best practices for providers and HIV patients to work together to maintain treatment.
    Adherence to HIV Treatment Regimens from the American Public Health Association and Health Services Resource Administration (HRSA).
    http://www.apha.org/ppp/hiv

  • What alternative therapies exist for AIDS? What do I need to know about them?
    Alternative and Complementary Therapies from the New Mexico AIDS InfoNet project.
    http://www.aidsinfonet.org/topic_index.php?category=700&subcategory=false

  • Research studies on HIV/AIDS and other conditions.
    Clinical Trials from the National Library of Medicine.
    http://clinicaltrials.gov

    HIV/AIDS Activist Sites
    These sites promote policy, activism and collaboration to stop the epidemic of HIV and AIDS in the United States and around the world.

  • Campaign to End AIDS was formed in late 2004 to organize for treatment for ALL, good science-based prevention practices, research for a cure, and an end to stigma. The Campaign is organizing a caravan of people to raise awareness and gather in Washington, DC from October 8-12, 2005 for a march.
    http://www.endaidsnow.org

  • AIDS ACTION AIDS Action is "dedicated to the development, analysis, cultivation, and encouragement of sound policies and programs in response to the HIV epidemic. We do this through the dissemination of information and the building and use of advocacy on behalf of all those infected with/affected by HIV/AIDS." There are policy statements, links, and publications available here.
    http://www.aidsaction.org

  • Global AIDS Alliance works to increase access to medications around the world, cancel debt obligations that limit spending on health, and increase funding to stop AIDS.
    http://www.globalaidsalliance.org

  • Student Global AIDS Campaign "is a national, student-based organization dedicated to ending the global AIDS pandemic. We pressure politicians, civil society, and corporations to address and help end this crisis."
    http://www.fightglobalaids.org/

  • Health GAP is "an organization of U.S.-based AIDS and human rights activists, people living with HIV/AIDS, public health experts, fair trade advocates and concerned individuals who campaign against policies of neglect and avarice that deny treatment to millions and fuel the spread of HIV. We are dedicated to eliminating barriers to global access to affordable life-sustaining medicines for people living with HIV/AIDS."
    http://www.healthgap.org
    See also their list of links to related international organizations at http://www.healthgap.org/tools/links.html

  • ACT UP (NY) fights for access to care and services for people living with HIV. This web site links to events, publications, youth information, and actions.
    http://www.actupny.org
    Presentations and stories about HIV
    HIV and AIDS in Washington, DC, a Powerpoint slide show by Jimmy Hall, created September 2003.

    HIV and AIDS New Medications, a Powerpoint slide show by Jimmy Hall, created December 2003.

    My Story.
    http://www.gwumc.edu/partners/mystory1.htm

    More sites with comprehensive HIV/AIDS information:

  • AIDS INFO is a central resource for current information on federally and privately funded clinical trials for AIDS patients and others infected with HIV. AIDS clinical trials evaluate experimental drugs and other therapies for adults and children at all stages of HIV infection -- from patients who are HIV positive with no symptoms to those with various symptoms of AIDS - from the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • AVERT: AIDS Education and Research Trust (UK)
  • The Body: an AIDS and HIV Information Resource
  • MEDLINEplus AIDS Information from the National Library of Medicine
  • Project Inform
  • Fact Sheets on AIDS from the New Mexico AIDS InfoNet project.

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Allergies & Asthma

  • What is asthma? What should I do during pregnancy?
    Asthma Questions and Answers by the HHS Office of Women's Health.
    http://www.4woman.gov/faq/asthma.htm

  • What are asthma's warning signs, attacks, and trigger factors? How do I control it?
    Facts About Asthma by the American Lung Association.
    http://www.lungusa.org/asthma/astasthma.html

  • How to use an inhaler for asthma - all in pictures.
    How to Deal with Asthma by the UCSF Student Homeless Clinic (1995).
    http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~hclinic/handouts.dir/lowlit.dir/asthma.dir/asthmagif1.html

  • Take a quiz on asthma - for kids and adults.
    Life Quality Test by the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI).
    http://allergy.mcg.edu/lifeQuality/lq.html

  • How do I treat asthma and work with my clinicians for the best care?
    Your Asthma Can Be Controlled: Expect Nothing Less by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/asthma.htm

  • What's the air quality like in DC today?
    Air Quality for the DC Area from the Washington Council of Governments and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    http://www.mwcog.org/environment/air/forecast/

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Cancers

Breast and Cervical Cancer

  • How is breast cancer detected and treated?
    Breast Cancer - Easy to Read Information by the HHS Office of Women's Health.
    http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/mammo.html

  • What are the signs and ways to prevent and treat cervical cancer? Many pictures and links to more information.
    Cervical Cancer - Easy to Read by the HHS Office of Women's Health.
    http://www.4woman.gov/faq/ccervix.htm

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Dental Health

Major Dental Health Directories

Tooth Decay

  • Brief description and news links on tooth decay.
    Tooth Decay (Cavities and Caries) by the American Dental Association.
    http://www.ada.org/public/topics/decay.asp

  • Brief description including illustrations.
    Tooth Decay from Dental Review Online.
    http://www.dentalreview.com/Tooth_Decay.htm

Gum Disease

  • Brief description and news links on gum disease.
    Gum Disease (Periodontal Disease) by the American Dental Association.
    http://www.ada.org/public/topics/gum_disease.asp

  • Brief description with pictures.
    Bleeding Gums by The Gum Disease Project.
    http://www.gumsbleeding.com

Extractions

  • Brief description with illustrations of the procedure.
    Tooth Extraction by Dental Review Online.
    http://www.dentalreview.com/Tooth_Extraction.htm

Root Canals

  • Brief description and news links on root canals.
    Root Canals from the American Dental Association.
    http://www.ada.org/public/topics/root_canal.asp

  • Frequently asked questions on root canals.
    Root Canals from the American Dental Association
    http://www.ada.org/public/topics/root_canal_faq.asp

TMJ

  • In-depth information on causes, symptoms, and treatments of TMJ.
    TMJ by the TMJ Association.
    http://www.tmjassociation.com/home.asp

  • Basic Information on TMJ, diagnosis, treatment, and research.
    TMJ Information from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
    http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health/pubs/tmd/menu.htm

Dentures

  • Brief description and news links on dentures.
    Dentures by the American Dental Association.
    http://www.ada.org/public/topics/dentures.asp

  • Frequently Asked Questions.
    Dentures: Questions and Answers by the American Dental Association.
    http://www.ada.org/public/topics/dentures_faq.asp

Crowns and Restorations

Pediatric Dental Care

  • Contains information on various pediatric dental issues.
    Pediatric Dental Care by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
    http://www.aapd.org/pediatricinformation/

  • Brief description and news links on Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
    Baby Bottle Tooth Decay by the American Dental Association
    http://www.ada.org/public/topics/decay_childhood_faq.asp

  • Children and periodontal (gum) disease.
    Gum disease in children by the American Academy of Periodontology.
    http://www.perio.org/consumer/children.htm

  • A Healthy Mouth for your baby.
    Dental Care for Babies by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
    http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/OralHealthInformationIndex/ChildrensOralHealth/HealthyMouth/default.htm

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Diabetes

  • How do I live successfully with diabetes? Many pictures and examples.
    Do Your Level Best by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
    http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/treatments/index.htm

  • Basic terms for diabetes explained with many pictures.
    Diabetes Dictionary by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
    http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/pubs/dmdict/dmdict.htm

  • What is insulin dependent diabetes? Diagnosis, prognosis, and management.
    Type I Diabetes by the American Diabetes Association.
    http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes.jsp

  • What is Type 2 diabetes? Diagnosis, prognosis, and management.
    Type II Diabetes by the American Diabetes Association.
    http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes.jsp

  • Eating and diabetes: what, when, and how much? Pictures and personal help.
    I Have Diabetes: What Can I Eat? -- When Can I Eat? -- How Much Can I Eat?
    http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/pubs/nutritn/

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Hepatitis (and HIV)

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High Blood Pressure, Heart Diseases and Strokes

  • High Blood Pressure - What is it? How do I control it?
    High Blood Pressure by the American Heart Association.
    http://www.americanheart.org/hbp/index.jsp

  • High Blood Pressure: Check Your Understanding and Your Decisions
    Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NIH).
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/

  • How do I know if I'm having a heart attack or stroke?
    Heart Attack, Stroke and Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs by the American Heart Association.
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053

  • What's my risk of heart disease? Take a quiz.
    Health Risk Awareness Quiz by the American Heart Association. Follow the links to learn more about the different risks.
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3003500

  • Heart disease for women: How do I prevent, detect, or treat it?
    Heart Disease - Easy to Read by the HHS Office of Women's Health.
    http://www.4woman.gov/faq/Easyread/heartdis-etr.htm

  • What is cholesterol?
    Facts About Blood Cholesterol from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NIH).
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/wyntk.htm

Mental Health & Coping

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Pregnancy

(See also Prevention & Environmental Health for information on child development, parenting, and related topics).
  • All about pregnancy - from planning to childbirth.
    Health Pregnancy from the National Women's Health Information Center (HHS).
    www.4woman.gov/Pregnancy/index.htm

  • Pregnancy: month by month fetal development, prenatal tests, exercise, nutrition, and delivery.
    Smart Moms, Healthy Babies from the University of Michigan Health System.
    http://www.med.umich.edu/obgyn/smartmoms/

  • Healthy pregnancies: fact sheets on birth defects, folic acid, exercise, stress, and prenatal care.
    March of Dimes.
    http://www.modimes.org/

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Racism, Capitalism and Health

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Substance Abuse

  • Ways to organize communities to fight against drug abuse and for more treatment, and strategies that show how effective treatment is.
    Join Together Online by the Boston University School of Public Health.
    http://www.jointogether.org

  • Harm reduction materials, needle exhange, conference reports, activities, HIV and Hepatitis C resources, and job listings. Health nformation for drug users and health practitioners.
    Harm Reduction Coalition web site from the Harm Reduction Coalition.
    http://www.harmreduction.org

  • A web page promoting “drug policies based on science, compassion, health, and human rights.” Information on harm reduction, national and state level drug policies, drugs, racism and the war on drugs, and much more.
    Drug Policy Alliance.
    http://www.lindesmith.org/

  • The mission statement of Do It Now is “to create and disseminate accurate, creative, and realistic information on drugs, alcohol, sexuality, and other behavioral health topics … especially (for) disaffected and high-risk youth.”
    Do It Now from the Do It Now Foundation.
    http://www.doitnow.org

  • Effects and names of common drugs of abuse.
    Drugs of Abuse by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
    http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugsofAbuse.html

  • Resources and curriculum on preventing fetal alcohol syndrome and working with children who have FAS.
    National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
    http://www.nofas.org

  • Effects of drugs, alcohol and tobacco, treatment centers, hotlines, recovery groups, meetings and news on substance abuse. See its list of recovery resources.
    Web of Addictions.
    http://www.well.com/user/woa/

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    Tuberculosis

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    Updated on April 3, 2007.