HIV/AIDS Research Guide - Web Sites

Education and Prevention

The safe sex pages are varied in terms of authority and some are explicit; discretion is advised.

• AVERT
  AVERT "is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, working to AVERT HIV and AIDS worldwide."

• The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
  Their mission includes "lowering barriers between patients and clinicians, demystifying HIV/AIDS and its treartments, improve patients quality of life, and foster community through quality of life."
• HIV Prevention
• Safer Sex Guides & Information

• Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
  "The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community.".

• CDC: HIV/AIDS
  As a part of its overall public health mission, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (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."

• Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)
  The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) at the University of California San Francisco is committed to maintaining a focus on prevention of HIV disease, using the expertise of multiple disciplines, and an applied and community-based perspective within a university setting.
• HIV Prevention Fact Sheets
• CAPS Reports/Newsletters

• HIV Stops With Me
  A San Francisco advertising campaign.

• Just Say Yes
  Just Say Yes is created by the Coalition for Positive Sexuality (CPS), which is a grassroots, not-for-profit, activist organization that promotes a positive attitude towards sexuality for teenagers.

• Public Health Agency of Canada - HIV/AIDS
  "The Government of Canada is committed to a comprehensive, long?term approach to addressing HIV/AIDS, domestically and internationally. Canada’s goals are to prevent new infections; slow the progression of the disease and improve quality of life; reduce the social and economic impact of HIV/AIDS; and contribute to the global effort."

• Safer Sex Pages
  Provides educational information on safe sex, condoms, and health. This site contains moderately explicit materials.

• Stop AIDS Project
  "Established in 1985, the STOP AIDS project works to prevent HIV transmission among all gay and bisexual men in San Francisco through multicultural, community-based organizing."