HIV Resources – Info, Testing, Stigma, Meds, Etc.

Last Updated on June 4, 2020 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPH

Information about HIV & AIDS

• Their mission is to use the web to lower barriers between patients and clinicians, demystify HIV/AIDS and its treatment, improve the quality of life for all people living with HIV/AIDS, and foster community through human connection

• For those who are living with HIV and for those seeking information about the CDC’s testing and treatment guidelines

• Featuring resources locators, awareness events and locations, and information about prevention and resources for those recently diagnosed

• AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity, based in the UK, working to avert HIV and AIDS worldwide, through education, treatment, and care

• National AIDS Trust (NAT) is the UK’s leading charity dedicated to transforming society’s response to HIV. They provide expertise and practical resources while championing the rights of people living with HIV

• Founded in 1989, The National Association of People With HIV Australia (NAPWHA) is Australia’s peak non-government organization representing community-based groups of people living with HIV. NAPWHA provides advocacy, effective representation, policy, health promotion, and outreach on a national level

Testing and Prevention

• Detailed information, plus first-hand accounts of people’s experience using this new HIV prevention tool

• Details on where to get free HIV testing & STD testing for National HIV Testing Day on June 27th as well as centers offering free testing all week

• Information about HIV testing – what it’s like to get tested for HIV and other STDs, different types of HIV tests, how to find HIV testing and more

• Safer sex information – what is safer sex vs. safe sex, how to prevent HIV, sexual health – educational and personal perspectives

About HIV-Related Stigma

• The Stigma Project is a grassroots organization that aims to lower the HIV infection rate and neutralize the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS through education and awareness via social media and advertising

• Personal stories and posts about coping with the stigma surrounding sexually transmitted infections/diseases to the everyday challenges of trying to eradicate stigmatization

• The HIV stigma campaign is focused on addressing the multitude of social, inter-relational, health and safety challenges created by biased attitudes, behaviors and stereotypes against gay men with HIV

• The Banyan Tree Project is a national social marketing campaign to stop HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities

Treatment: Accessing and Affording Meds

• The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need for free or nearly free

• AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a global organization providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 200,000 patients in 28 countries. They are the largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the U.S.

• A consumer portal explaining the impact of Obamacare on your coverage, resources, and tools to determine your choices and coverage options

Complete Treatment Guide

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HIV Blogs

• Since 2000, Shawn and Gwenn have been educating together, using their relationship (he’s HIV+, she’s not) as a way to talk about the issues of sexual health and living with HIV

• POZ is an award-winning website for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. POZ is often identified by their readers as their most trusted source of information about the disease

• An online magazine for people living with HIV – from prevention to treatment, testing and cures, to stigma and dating

• Josh Robbins, an HIV+ social media activist offers encouragement to those living with HIV and allows long-term survivors the chance to share wisdom with those newly diagnosed

• A Girl Like Me (AGLM) is a program of The Well Project and is an online blog where women of all ages can share their stories and promote understanding of HIV through online storytelling

HIV Forums

Criminalization

• From The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), a national legal and policy resource and strategy center working to reduce the impact of HIV on vulnerable and marginalized communities and to secure the human rights of people affected by HIV

• Sero is a network of people with HIV and allies fighting for freedom from stigma and injustice. Sero is particularly focused on ending inappropriate criminal prosecutions of people with HIV for non-disclosure of their HIV status, potential or perceived HIV exposure or HIV transmission

Other HIV Resources and Websites

• Since their founding in 1983, APLA has grown to become one of the largest and most effective AIDS service organizations in the nation

• amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy

• A service of the US National Institutes of Health, find all current clinical trials related to HIV & AIDS, by location or condition, including clinical trials related to all other types of STDs and infections

• The National AIDS Housing Coalition (NAHC) works to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by ensuring that persons living with HIV/AIDS have quality, affordable, and appropriate housing

• The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), a 501(c)3 organization (non-profit), develops leadership in communities of color to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic

• Founded in 1982 as a resource for the gay community during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, Frontiers helped give a face to the emerging gay culture of the time and promoted cityhood for West Hollywood. Today the magazine puts a spotlight on issues important to the LGBT community at large

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Did we miss an important HIV resource that has helped you? Have you used one of the sites listed above? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!

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