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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
 Websites presented in alphabetical order ACT-UP Oral History Project 
 The digital exhibit space for "a collection of interviews with surviving members of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York." Features interview transcripts, videos, tributes, forums, and more. Each text transcript is accompanied by a separate index. From MIX (the New York Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film/Video Festival), with funding from the Ford Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts. Project leaders are author Sarah Schulman and filmmaker Jim Hubbard. http://www.actuporalhistory.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, History, Infectious Diseases, Nonfiction by Genre, Women's Health Last updated Jun 10, 2004 AfroAIDSinfo
This portal offers information about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa for "researchers, health professionals, educators and learners, policy makers, and the public." Features news, events, health and medical resources about HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, and related links. Registration (free) required to receive e-newsletters and to participate in discussion forums. http://www.afroaidsinfo.org/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Regions of the World, Women's Health Last updated Aug 26, 2007 AIDS in Africa
This 2004 report presents information about the AIDS/HIV epidemic in Africa, including background and analysis of the situation, African leadership reactions, social and economic consequences, factors contributing to the spread of the disease, and treatment and assistance. Opens directly into a PDF file. A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report from the Library of Congress. http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/crs/ib10050.pdf Topics: Infectious Diseases, Regions of the World, Women's Health Last updated Aug 24, 2005 The AIDS Memorial Quilt
This NAMES Project "on-line Quilt image database contains images of more than 44,000 individual Quilt panels, searchable by either Quilt block number or name." The site also lists dates and locations of the traveling display, links to news about AIDS/HIV, a brochure about making a panel for the quilt (also in Spanish), statistics about the incidence of AIDS/HIV, and links to related resources. http://www.aidsquilt.org/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated Jan 19, 2005 AIDSinfo
Find HIV/AIDS news, resources, and publications for patients, health care providers, students, and researchers. Topics include new strains of HIV, current HIV treatments, anti-HIV drugs, and clinical trials on HIV/AIDS and HIV vaccines. Also find a searchable Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms (in English and Spanish) and links to related resources. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/ Topics: Drugs, Health, Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Women's Health Last updated Feb 15, 2005 ASHA: American Social Health Association
ASHA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to stopping sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The site has information about AIDS and HIV, chancroid, chlamydia, crabs, gonorrhea, hepatitis, herpes, syphilis, and other infections. It also includes a sexual health glossary, links to research and information sites, and information about current legislation. http://www.ashastd.org/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated May 1, 2007 The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
Contains information and resources on HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, treatment, psychological issues, policy, activism, and more. Includes sections "Just Diagnosed," "Living With HIV," and discussion groups. Searchable, and browsable by topic. Also available in Spanish. http://www.thebody.com/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Women's Health Last updated Sep 11, 2007 CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
Contains "information and resources on HIV, STD [sexually transmitted diseases] and TB [tuberculosis] prevention." Includes FAQs, statistics, links to related resources, and more. From the CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention. http://www.cdcnpin.org/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Jul 30, 2005 Family Health International (FHI)
This nonprofit organization's site provides information on its family planning and infectious diseases projects in several dozen countries, such as improving contraceptive choices and services and HIV/AIDS prevention and care efforts. Provides thousands of books, reports, case studies, research summaries, periodicals, and training materials, variously available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. http://www.fhi.org/en/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Families, Health, Infectious Diseases, International Governments, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Oct 15, 2005 Fight AIDS — Not People With AIDS!
This site discusses "AIDS stigma," which "refers to prejudice, discounting, discrediting, and discrimination directed at people perceived to have AIDS or HIV, and the individuals, groups, and communities with which they are associated." Features articles, findings from surveys, and critical information on resources for AIDS education. By Gregory Herek, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis. http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/aids.html Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated Jan 18, 2006 HIV Data
Annual reports on global epidemic trends, "based on all available data, including surveys of pregnant women, population-based surveys, and other surveillance information." From the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated May 15, 2008 HIV InSite
"The site has an extensive collection of original material, including the HIV InSite Knowledge Base, a complete textbook with extensive references and related links organized by topic. ... HIV InSite's policy is to link to the best of the Web, and thousands of links to external Web sites are incorporated into the site's original content." The textbook covers epidemiology, diagnosis, transmission and prevention of HIV, and more. From the University of California San Francisco. http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite Topics: Drugs, Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Women's Health Last updated Jan 17, 2006 HIV InSite Knowledge Base
An "on-line textbook" exploring "the current state of learning regarding HIV/AIDS." Includes information on the natural science of HIV, diagnosis, clinical management and manifestations, infections and malignancies associated with HIV, transmission and prevention, and policy. A part of "HIV InSite," a website from the Center for HIV Information, University of California, San Francisco. http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=KB Topics: Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated Jul 6, 2006 HIV InSite: Adolescents and Youth
Designed "to provide straightforward, unbiased, nonjudgmental, accurate, and timely information about HIV/AIDS to young people who are searching for answers on the Web." Includes FAQs, fact sheets, statistics, advice, interviews with teens, scenarios, interactive polls, and more. From the Center for HIV Information, University of California, San Francisco. http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/insite?page=pb-youth Topics: Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated Feb 19, 2007 HIV Prevention Fact Sheets / Hojas de Datos
A collection of several dozen fact sheets containing summaries of specific topics important to HIV prevention. Available in English and Spanish. Selected fact sheets are available in Kiswahili. From the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), University of California, San Francisco. http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/pubs/FS/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated Oct 7, 2006 HIV/AIDS Among Women
"The HIV/AIDS epidemic represents a growing and persistent health threat to women in the United States, especially young women and women of color." This fact sheet provides statistics (diagnoses, deaths, by race/ethnicity) and information about risk factors and prevention. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/women.htm Topics: Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated Mar 15, 2005 Lymphogranuloma Venereum
Fact sheet on lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), "a sexually-transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis that causes inflammation and drainage of certain lymph nodes, and destruction and scarring of surrounding tissue." From MedlinePlus. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000634.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Dec 28, 2004 Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
Brief fact sheet on this "sexually transmitted disease (STD) or infection involving the lymph glands in the genital area. It is caused by a specific strain of chlamydia." Also available in Spanish. From the New York State Department of Health. http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/lymphogranuloma_venereum/fact_sheet.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Feb 12, 2007 MTV.com: It's [Your] Sex Life
A guide to safer sex for young people from MTV. "Get more information about sexual health and find out where to get tested for HIV and other STDs and meet others who are thinking about how to protect themselves, their partners, their communities, and how to fight HIV/AIDS on a global scale." Other issues include contraception and how to talk to partners and parents about sex. http://think.mtv.com/Groups/iysl Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Families, Health, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Society & Social Science, Women's Health Last updated May 23, 2009 Positive Lives: Positive Responses to HIV
This project "photographs and documents the social and emotional impact of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, illuminating positive human responses to this world crisis." View stories and photo galleries using an interactive world map. Also includes a brief list of other projects of Positive Lives and information about project sponsors. http://www.positivelives.org/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated Feb 10, 2004 Project Inform
An information and advocacy organization serving people with AIDS/HIV and their caregivers and healthcare and service providers. This site includes information on current public policy and treatment issues, with a special section on treatment information and advocacy for women. Most of the publications and site contents are also available in Spanish. http://www.ProjectInform.org/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Senior Health, Women's Health Last updated Mar 2, 2005 San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF)
Contains FAQs on HIV and AIDS, and articles and information on treatment, prevention, and policy. Includes a timeline of the AIDS epidemic, a glossary, statistics, related links, and more. Also available in Spanish. From the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. http://www.sfaf.org/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated Jul 4, 2004 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
Information sheets that cover symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, and research about numerous sexually transmitted infections. Site also includes key facts on SDIs in the United States, ongoing research, and clinical trials. From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/sti/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Drugs, Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Aug 21, 2008 Staying Alive
"Growing from the tradition of annual documentaries, Staying Alive is expanding to include a multi-tiered campaign to promote awareness about and prevention of HIV/AIDS in the international youth community." The site has video clips of interviews and public service announcements, AIDS and HIV medical information, and details of World AIDS Day broadcasts. Much of the site is also available in several other languages. http://www.staying-alive.org/en Topics: Education, Health, Holidays and Observances Individually, Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated Jan 2, 2009 STD Prevention: Syphilis
Questions and answers about syphilis, "a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum." Includes information about disease transmission, symptoms, effects on pregnant women, the link between syphilis and HIV, treatment, and prevention. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/std/Syphilis/STDFact-Syphilis.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Feb 2, 2004 Washington State Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Disease Program
Provides fact sheets on symptoms for and treatments of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and information on Washington state medical facilities (by county) that offer STD care. Also offers statistics related to STDs in Washington state, a request form for free publications, and treatment guidelines for medical personnel. http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/STD/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Dec 13, 2004 www.iwannaknow.org
This site provides "answers to your questions about teen sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases" (STDs). It has a FAQ, basic information on sexuality and STDs, a chat room, a parent's guide, and links to other sites related to youth and sexual health. The links page includes the Spanish-language sister website. Maintained by the American Social Health Association. http://www.iwannaknow.org/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Society & Social Science, Women's Health Last updated Jan 17, 2006 |
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