HIV/AIDS Information Resource
World AIDS Day
Background/Overview
Basic Information
Facts/Data
Lessons/Activities
Posters
Teacher Resources
Testing
Updates
Background/Overview
Introduction
Background/Overview (Avert)
National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the U.S. (U.S. Office of National AIDS Policy)
Timelines:
AIDS Retrospective Slideshow: A Pictorial Timeline of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic (WebMD)
Global HIV/AIDS Timeline (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
HIV/AIDS Timeline (General Board of Global Ministries)
Basic Information
Basic Information About HIV and AIDS (U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Glossary of Common HIV AIDS Terms (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)
HIV and Treatment (AIDS Info)
HIV Life Cycle (AIDS InfoNet)
I Wanna Know! (American Social Health Assocation, ASHA)
Young People and HIV (Advocates for Youth)
Role of STD prevention and treatment in HIV prevention (U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
What is AIDS? (Avert)
What is HIV? (Avert)
Facts/Data
(The facts/data listed here are the most current available. We acknowledge the national and world data is atleast two years old, while Maine data is more current.)
Global data:
Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
U.S. Global Health Policy (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
Worldwide HIV and AIDS Statitistics (AVERT)
United States:
Estimates of New HIV Infections in the U.S., 2006-2009 (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
HIV and AIDS in America: A Snapshot (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
HIV in the United States (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
NCHHSTP Atlas (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention)
StateHealthFacts.org (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
Maine:
HIV and STD (Surveillance) Data in Maine (HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Prog, MCDC)
Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (Maine departments of Education and Health and Human Services)
Selected Reportable Diseases in Maine, Year-to-Date Through Aug 2010 (Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Surveillance:
Middle School Trend Data (1997 - 2009)
High School Trend Data (1997 - 2009)
Lessons/Activities
Resources for HIV and AIDS lessons and activities (Avert)
Games:
Topics: AIDS, Sex Education, Pregnancy and Condom (Avert)
Interactive Sites:
FaceItFlorida.com (Florida Dept. of Health)
MyLifeColorado.com (Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment)
LGBTQ Resources:
Creating Safe Space for GLBTQ Youth: A Toolkit (Advocates for Youth)
For Educators (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, GLSEN)
Sex, Etc Magazine--by teens, for teens (Answer, Rutgers University)
Quizzes:
Comix & Quizzes (Answer, Rutgers University)
Topics: HIV and AIDS, Sex Education, Pregnancy and Condom (Avert)
Videos:
AIDS at 30: The U.S. Epidemic (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
HIV Ends With Us (National Minority AIDS Council)
Making AIDS History videos (amfAR)
Videos (from Avert)
Variety of short films (Scenarios USA)
World AIDS Day: Universal Access (Avert)
Posters
Posters (World Aids Campaign)
Take the Lead on AIDS (Education International)
Teacher Resources
Effective Sex Education (Advocates For Youth)
Gay and Bisexual Men's Health (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
HIV/AIDS Resources List (HIV, STD & Viral Hep Prog, DHHS)
HIV Prevention Curricular Trainings/Workshops (Maine Department of Education)
Hotlines and Websites for Teens (Maine Department of Education)
It's All One Curriculum (Population Council)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Online Professional Development courses (Answer, Rutgers University)
Teens Wary of Internet for Sexual Health Information (Guttmacher Institute)
Web References for Sexual Health, by Catagory and Name (Maine Department of Education)
Testing
HIV Testing in U.S. (The Henry Kaiser Family Foundation)
HIV Testing Sites in Maine (DeserveToKnowMe.org)
Review of Rapid HIV Antibody Tests (Current Infectious Disease Reports, Current Science)
Testing and Medical Care Saves Lives (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Updates
A New Type of Vaginal Microbicide (amfAR)
Antibody Kills 91% of HIV Strain (Wall Street Journal)
CDC's New High-Impact Approach to HIV Prevention Funding for Health Departments (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
CDC Statement on CAPRISA Microbicide Study Results (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
New Gel for Women Seen as Breakthrough in Blocking AIDS (Morning Sentinel)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Young Adults (Child Trends)
Trends and Recent Estimates: Contraceptive Use Among U.S. Teens and Young Adults (Child Trends)
Revised: April, 2012
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