National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) - March 10, 2009

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Publications

1.   Women and HIV/AIDS - Womenshealth.gov created the Women and HIV/AIDS web page to provide women and their loved ones with resources and information they can use to get help. This web page contains links to HIV/AIDS publications about prevention, testing, living with the disease, opportunistic infections, care, HIV/AIDS and pregnancy, legislation and rights, financial assistance, research and clinical trials, personal stories, and AIDS worldwide.

   http://www.womenshealth.gov/HIV/

2.   Healthy Youth!: Sexual Risk Behaviors - This fact sheet provides statistics on young adults, their sexual behaviors, occurrences of STDs and numbers of those infected with HIV. There are also resources for state and local programs listed on the website for further information on priority health risks among youth.

   http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/sexualbehaviors/index.htm

3.   HIV and Its Transmission - This publication discusses how HIV is transmitted. It examines transmission rates in different environments such as business and home settings and discusses the effectiveness of condoms.

   http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/transmission.htm

4.   HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview - This fact sheet briefly describes early and advanced (AIDS) symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and current research on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Risky behavior and measures to control the spread of HIV are also discussed.

   http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/hivinf.htm

5.   HIV Infection In Women - AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death for women aged 25 to 44 in the United States. This fact sheet addresses the special concerns that women with HIV face.

   http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/womenhiv.htm

6.   HIV/AIDS among Women Who Have Sex With Women - This fact sheet summarizes case reports of female-to-female and female-to-male transmission of HIV. This fact sheet also indicates that vaginal secretions and menstrual blood are potentially infectious and that mucous membrane (e.g., oral, vaginal) exposure to these secretions can potentially lead to HIV infection.

   http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/wsw.htm

7.   HIV/AIDS Among Youth - This fact sheet discusses the prevention of HIV/AIDS among adolescents because in the United States, HIV-related death has the greatest impact on young and middle-aged adults, particularly racial and ethnic minorities.

   http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/youth.htm

8.   HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Women - This series of PowerPoint slides tracks the occurrence of AIDS in women from 1985-2006.

   http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/graphics/women.htm

9.   Living With HIV/AIDS - This booklet is for people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the virus that causes the disease acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). You might also want to share this booklet with your friends and family. It will help you and your family understand more about HIV.

   http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/livingwithhiv.htm

10.   Tips For Teens: The Truth About HIV/AIDS - This publication is part of a series of brochures that provides facts and dispels myths about substance use, this brochure discusses HIV/AIDS, and how drug and alcohol abuse can increase your risk of infection.

    http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd725/

11. HIV and AIDS in Pregnancy (Copyright © MOD) - This public education fact sheet explains why pregnant women should be tested for HIV and AIDS.

    http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/188_705.asp

Organizations

1.   AIDS.Gov
2.   AIDSInfo
3.   CDC National Prevention Information Network
4.   Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome(DAIDS), NIAID, NIH, HHS
5.   Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, NCHSTP, CDC, OPHS, HHS
6.   HIV/AIDS Bureau, HRSA, HHS
7.   National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, HHS
8. American Social Health Association

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