If you are interested in obtaining information on
how to prevent HIV infection, please contact
the
National
AIDS Hotline at (800) 342-AIDS.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- the nation's primary HIV prevention agency
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CDC's
Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)
supports HIV prevention programs targeting youth. Through
Cooperative Agreements
, it supports a variety of HIV prevention activities targeting youth.
DASH also publishes
Guidelines for Effective School Health Education To Prevent the Spread of AIDS
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Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP)
- has two branches, one which manages HIV prevention programs and related funding, the other which supports the collection of information on the status of the epidemic (see an
organizational chart)
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The
Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
supports efforts to prevent and control STDs, which are directly related to risk for HIV infection.
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National Prevention Information Network
facilitates the sharing of information and resources on HIV and AIDS for all individuals searching for prevention information. It serves as a central repository for a great deal of information on HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and research.
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The
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
offers information on preventing mother-to-child transmission and other useful information on women and pregnancy at its
Web Site
on "Pregnancy and HIV: What Women Need to Know"
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
and its
Office of AIDS Research (OAR)
- searching for better treatments, a vaccine, and a cure.
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See OAR's
Fiscal Year 2000-2002 Plan
for AIDS-related research (to see this file, you will need a free
viewer
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NIH publishes the
results
of a 1997 Consensus Development Conference on Interventions to Prevent HIV Risk Behaviours (this is a PDF file - 213k - requires free
viewer
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The
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
addresses HIV prevention interventions related to alcohol abuse or addition
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The
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
is involved in preventative
HIV vaccine research
, HIV prevention research, and a clinical
HIV prevention trials network
. Information is available through its
Division of AIDS
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The
National Institute on Drug Abuse
address the interconnection of HIV/AIDS and drug abuse. Information is available through its
Center on AIDS and Other Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse.
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The
National Institute of Mental Health
conducts research on behavioural HIV prevention. Information is available through its
Office of AIDS Research
at (301) 443-6100.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
administers Federal drug treatment funding.
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The
Center for Mental Health Services
provides funding for the provision of mental health services to people living with HIV or at risk, as well as sponsoring research into the neuropsychiatric and psychosocial aspects of HIV/AIDS.
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The
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
provides funding support for the prevention of substance abuse and related problems, including HIV infection.
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The
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
provides support for drug addiction treatment, as well as research into special treatment issues for those living with HIV and AIDS.
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The
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
offers a variety of
publications
on issues related to HIV/AIDS and drug use and abuse.
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See
also...
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Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)
at the University of California San Francisco
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helps disseminate information on HIV prevention, including
fact sheets
on HIV prevention for specific populations
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produces a wide variety of
publications
on HIV prevention programming and research
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assists in administering a
Visiting Scholars Program
in AIDS prevention research
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The
Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA), published by the
American Medical Association
, offers
A Physician Guide to HIV Prevention
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