HIV & AIDS Resources
- The Body.com: This is a comprehensive site featuring in-depth information on topics ranging from HIV protection to state-of-the-art treatment issues, alternative therapy and recent conferences. The “Quality of Life” section covers mental, legal, financial, and spiritual aspects of living with HIV Online forums allow users to share their experiences with others, and you can pose your own questions to one of the site’s 30 expert columnists. The site also lists US, Canadian and International HIV Hotlines and AIDS Organizations.
- HIVInsite: This site offers a gateway to AIDS knowledge. HIVInsite offers features information for both the layperson and expert in four broad areas: medical, prevention, social/policy issues and statistics. The site provides webcasts and audio archives, frequently asked questions, the AIDS Knowledge Base (a textbook on HIV disease) and extensive information in Spanish.
- AEGIS: The AIDS Education Global Information System is the world’s largest repository of HIV/AIDS articles. Managed by Sister Mary Elizabeth of the Sisters of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, the site includes the CDC’s AIDS Daily Summary, HIV-related articles from major newspapers and wire services as well as HIV-specific news services, a library of HIV legal cases, and publications by activists, government agencies and AIDS service organizations.
- Gay Canada: Gay Canada provides a wide range of information for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. It is the website for the Canadian Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Resource Directory. It includes topics on HIV/AIDS and sexual health.
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation: The operator of the California AIDS Hotline, the AIDS Foundation’s website features more than 2,000 articles and images on the latest HIV/AIDS treatments, public policy, HIV prevention, needle exchange and more.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The CDC website provides general information about many aspects of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, STDs and other health-related issues. The website includes links to the CDC’s AIDS Daily Summary and the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
- Johns Hopkins AIDS Service: This site features up-to-date information on HIV/Aids global conferences, upcoming events, treatment and prevention articles and a wealth of local and international resources.
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease: The website features information geared with toward health professionals and researchers. It provides conference and seminar briefings, research and clinical trials information, as well as links to other government sites.
- AIDSMap: This site is based in the UK and features an exhaustive database of HIV/AIDS organizations worldwide. The website is accessible in six languages.
- Project Inform: A non-profit, community-based organization, true to its front line advocacy roots whose purpose it is to inform, advocate and educate people to make informed choices and take effective action in fight against HIV.
- Facing 2007: Oral Sex and HIV Transmission (PDF: 256KB).
- Asian Society for the Prevention of Aids (ASIA): This website is committed to providing culturally appropriate and language specific, support, outreach, advocacy, education and knowledge translation of research on HIV/AIDS. It reflects the diversity and complexity of Asian Canadian communities.
- Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN): A non-profit coalition of individuals and organizations which provides leadership, support and advocacy for aboriginal people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS regardless of where they live. Downloadable fact sheets available in English, French and Inuit.
- BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS: The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is dedicated to improving the health of British Columbians with HIV through the development, ongoing monitoring and dissemination of comprehensive research and treatment programs for HIV and related diseases. The Centre educates doctors and healthcare professionals throughout the province, and promotes evidence-based social policy that helps protect people from acquiring the virus.
