Summer Camps for HIV-Affected Children

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This website maintains a listing of summer camps for HIV-affected children.

UNAIDS HIV Prevention Toolkit

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This online HIV Prevention Toolkit was developed for managers at the national and sub-national levels who are managing/implementing HIV prevention programmes/projects and are in the process of intensifying their HIV prevention efforts.

¡Cuidate!: A culturally-based program to reduce HIV sexual risk behavior among Latino youth

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The word ¡Cuídate! means “take care of yourself,” which is the theme of this culturally-based program designed to reduce HIV sexual risk among Latino youth. Today all teens, including Latinos, face many health risks related to sexual behavior, such as pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV and AIDS. ¡Cuídate! helps Latino youth develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to reduce their risk for HIV. The program, recommended for use with grades 8-11, emphasizes risk reduction strategies such as sexual abstinence and condom use.

Lazarus Sunday

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The Fight against HIV/AIDS What happens when people dying from AIDS get access to life-saving treatments? People who were once dying from AIDS bounce back from death's door and are able to go back to work and school within 40 days. And the ripple effect is enormous: families and communities are transformed. A sort of resurrection happens. We call it the "Lazarus Effect."

AIDSinfo.nih.gov

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AIDSinfo is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project that offers the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, health care providers, scientists, and researchers.

This site offers free publications about HIV/AIDS for order!

CDC-Info Publications

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In keeping with the CDC's commitment to sustainability, most HIV publications are only available electronically. All publications produced by the CDC the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention(DHAP) can be accessed from the CDC HIV/AIDS web site.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV/AIDS

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As a part of its overall public health mission, CDC provides leadership in helping control the HIV/AIDS epidemic by working with community, state, national, and international partners in surveillance, research, and prevention and evaluation activities. These activities are critically important because CDC estimates that about 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV, and that 21% of these persons do not know they are infected.

National HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

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From AIDS.gov, this calendar of awareness days includes tips for planning an HIV/AIDS awareness day event, as well as extensive resources prepared by community partners specific to that day's focus. Great resource!

AIDS.gov

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AIDS.gov works to increase HIV testing and care among people most at-risk for, or living with, HIV, by using emerging communication strategies to provide access to Federal HIV information, policies (e.g. the National HIV/AIDS Strategy), programs, and resources.

Understanding and Challenging HIV Stigma: Toolkit for Action

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This toolkit, developed by International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and the CHANGE project, is a collection of participatory educational exercises to raise awareness and promote action to challenge HIV stigma. Trainers can select from the exercises to plan their own courses for different target groups, including AIDS professionals and community groups. The aim is to help people at all levels understand stigma and develop strategies to challenge stigma and discrimination.