With the World Wide Web being more easily and widely accessible, HIV/AIDS related resources have become more abundant than ever before. We realize, though, that even in the “information age,” not everyone affected by HIV and/or AIDS is connected. Below is a list of websites, publications and hotlines that we recommend for current and trustworthy information. For an expanded list of resources, please visit tpan.com

Government sponsored

AIDS.gov
AIDS.gov serves as an information gateway to drive traffic to federal domestic HIV/AIDS information and resources, including prevention, testing, treatment, and research programs, policies and resources.
Visit: www.AIDS.gov

AIDSInfo
Contains the current HIV treatment guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), as well as information on clinical trials.
Write: AIDSInfo (or Guidelines), P.O. Box. 6303, Rockville, MD 20849-6303
Call: 1-800-HIV-0440 (448-0440)
Visit: www.aidsinfo.nih.gov

CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Counselors available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to answer questions about personal health issues, including HIV/AIDS and other STDs. You may also register to receive regular updates via e-mail.
Call: English - 1-800-342-AIDS (342-2437)/Spanish - 1-800-344-SIDA (344-7432)
Visit: www.cdc.gov

General

AIDSmeds
An easy to navigate and understand website that allows you to quickly find answers to questions you might have regarding the basics of HIV and AIDS, available treatments, and other resources.
Visit: www.aidsmeds.com

The AIDS InfoNet
The AIDS InfoNet is a project of the New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center in the Infectious Diseases Division of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. The InfoNet was originally designed to make information on HIV/AIDS services and treatments easily accessible in both English and Spanish for residents of New Mexico. It has become an international resource for information on HIV/AIDS.
Visit: www.aidsinfo.nih.gov

The Body
The Body is a comprehensive website which provides up-to-date information on current events, treatment issues, and profiles of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Visit: www.thebody.com

i-base
i-base provides HIV treatment information for healthcare professionals and people living with HIV.
Visit: www.i-base.info

AIDSmap
AIDSmap is operated by NAM, a community-based organization located in the United Kingdom. NAM provides informational booklets and more than 100 factsheets, which can be accessed and/or ordered online. In order to ensure accuracy, balance, relevance, and accessibility, NAM’s publications are evidence-based and reviewed by two international medical panels and one panel of people living with HIV.
Visit: www.aidsmap.org

AIDS Treatment Data Network (ATDN)
The Network provides HIV and hepatitis treatment education and information, as well as advocacy, case management support and counseling, and other services in both English and Spanish.
Call: 1-800-734-7104
Visit: www.atdn.org

Project Inform
Provides up-to-date treatment information and action alerts via the Internet, hotline and/or traditional mail.
Call: 1-800-822-7422 (National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline)/1-415-558-9051 (International calls or those from the San Francisco area)
Write: Project Inform, 205 13th Street, #2001, San Francisco, CA 94103
Visit: www.projectinform.org

African Americans

Black AIDS Institute
Provides weekly news updates and treatment information specific to African Americans and other people of color.
Visit: www.blackaids.org

Women

Sister Connect
A call-in service designed to provide callers with information and support about women’s health issues, HIV/AIDS testing and counseling sites, HIV/AIDS service organizations and family planning information and services.
Call: 1-800-747-1108
Visit: www.njwan.org/warmline.html

Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS/HIV Research and Treatment (SMART)
Provides treatment and prevention education and support for all women living with HIV/AIDS in order to increase their self-confidence and self-esteem.
Call: 1-917-593-8797
Write: SMART, PMB #117, 217 E. 85th Street, New York, NY 10028
Visit: www.smartuniversity.org

The Well Project
An initiative developed and administered by women living with and affected by HIV. Comprehensive website.
Visit: www.thewellproject.org

Women Alive
A treatment focused, non-profit organization designed for and run by women living with HIV/AIDS. Calls can be taken in both English and Spanish.
Call: 1-800-554-4876
Write: Women Alive, 1566 Burnside Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Visit: www.women-alive.org

Gay Men

Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC)
A volunteer-supported and community-based organization located in New York City that provides treatment education and information, peer counseling and support. GMHC is also heavily involved in activism and advocacy regarding social and policy issues specific to the general health of gay men and lesbians. GMHC is also the publisher of Treatment Issues—a monthly publication.
Call: 1-800-AIDS-NYC (243-7692)
Write: GMHC, The Tisch Building, 119 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011
Visit: www.gmhc.org

Prisoners

The HIV/HCV in Prison Committee (HIP)
A San Francisco-based organization that fights for consistent access to qualilty medical care for inmates, including access to all new HIV and hepatitis C medications, diagnostic testing and combination therapies.
Write: California Prison Focus, 2940 16th Street, #B-5, San Francisco, CA 94103
Visit: www.prisons.org/hivin.htm

The Osborne Association’s AIDS in Prison Project
The Osborne Association operates a broad range of treatment, educational, and vocational services for people involved with the adult criminal and juvenile justice systems, including prisoners and former prisoners, their children, and other family members
Write: 809 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10455
Call: 1-718-378-7022
Visit: www.osborneny.org

Publications

A&U
The mission of Art & Understanding, Inc.’s A&U magazine is to collect, archive, publish and distribute the growing body of art, activism, and current events emanating from the AIDS pandemic. It was created for the HIV-affected community. For free copies of A&U, check for availability at your local AIDS service organization and other locations.
Write: 25 Monroe Street, Suite 205, Albany, NY 12210
Call: 1-888-245-4333
Visit: www.aumag.org

BETA and BETA en Español
BETA, the Bulletin of Experiemental Treatments for AIDS, covers new developments in HIV/AIDS treatment and research. BETA includes in-depth articles on treatment for HIV infection and AIDS-related illnessses for HIV-positive individuals and their caregivers. It is published biannually in English and Spanish by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
Write: beta@sfaf.org
Call: 415-487-8060
Visit: www.sfaf.org/beta

HIV Plus
HIV Plus provides the latest news on treatment and research breakthroughs as well as news that raises awareness of HIV-related cultural and policy developments in the United States and throughout the world.
Write: Circulation Coordinator, HIV Plus, P.O. Box 1253, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113-1251
Visit: www.hivplusmag.com

Positively Aware and Positively Aware en Español
Positively Aware is the journal of Test Positive Aware Network, a peer-led HIV/AIDS service organization located in Chicago. Positively Aware is the most widely read HIV treatment education magazine in the nation, providing up-to-date HIV treatment information, breaking news and personal stories of people living with HIV. Annual HIV Drug Guide (also available in Spanish).
Write: Positively Aware, 5537 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Call: 1-773-989-9400
Visit: www.positivelaware.com

POZ
Working with photographers, writers, designers and doctors, POZ magazine chronicles the HIV epidemic, both in the States and overseas.
Write: POZ Magazine, Smart + Strong
500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 320
New York, NY 10110-0303
Call: 212-242-2163
Visit: www.poz.com