U.S. & Canadian HIV/AIDS Groups & Medical Care: News & Articles
National
- The AIDS Awareness Poets, Inc. (Regularly Updated)
A nonprofit organization with the aim to promote wellness in all areas (including preventing HIV infection, recognizing and avoiding domestic violence, etc.), among youth of color, especially. Members are not all poets and you do not have to be one to join if interested. All you need is the right level of energy and passion toward the idea of helping to save a generation of poor choices.
- CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Resources and Services Database (Regularly Updated)
A searchable database of U.S. resources.
- Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Regularly Updated)
- Ishaug Steps Down as AIDS United President and CEO (February 6, 2012)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Important HIV/AIDS Resources in the U.S. (November 18, 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS InfoNet
 amfAR Is "Making AIDS History" With New PSA Campaign Featuring People Living With HIV/AIDS: A Blog Entry by Kellee Terrell (October 14, 2011)
From The Body
- Celebs Show Up for amfAR's Block Party in New York City (August 6, 2011)
From Examiner.com
 What the Numbers Mean to Your Agency: Are You Ready? More Musings From Paul Kawata (June 15, 2011)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Julie Davids Reflects on CHAMP and the Future of HIV Prevention Justice (Summer 2011)
Interview with veteran HIV prevention and social justice activist Julie Davids.
To read PDF, click here.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- What is Your Economic Engine? More Musings by Paul Kawata (May 25, 2011)
From National Minority AIDS Council
 Why "the Gays" Need Planned Parenthood Too: A Blog Entry by Thomas DeLorenzo (March 16, 2011)
"As a gay man, I know what it to be demonized for having sex strictly for pleasure and not producing children. But, unlike many people in Congress, I think my heterosexual brothers and sisters are entitled to the very same freedom I have."
From The Body
- NMAC Welcomes a New Deputy Executive Director: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (January 19, 2011)
"The National Minority AIDS Council announced yesterday that Daniel Montoya will be its new deputy executive director. ... He has been in public health for 22 years and has been HIV positive for 23 years."
From The Body
- CHAMP to Close, Networks to Continue (October 27, 2010)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
- HIV Specialty Clinics Across U.S. Closing, Changing Focus, Citing Lack Of Funding, Other Reasons (June 5, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Specialized HIV Clinics: What Are They Good For? (June 4, 2009)
In Kansas City infoZine
- Farmer Still Under Consideration for Obama Administration Position, Takes Harvard Medical School Appointment (May 28, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Failure of Principles? (May 1, 2009)
NAPWA board refuses to boot pharma; advocates question organization's relevance.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- What Services Can an AIDS Hotline Provide? (January 2009)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
- The History of Hope's Voice (July/August 2006)
Interview with Todd Murray, founder of a peer-education organization that seeks to spread HIV awareness throughout the United States.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- U.S. NGOs Reach Out to Countries Eligible for U.S. HIV/AIDS Funding to Encourage Best HIV-Prevention Policies and Practices (July 14, 2004)
U.S. groups attempt to counter the Bush administration's focus on abstinence-only programs and other policies.
From Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- Joining a Community Advisory Board (December 20, 2003)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
From PositiveWords
- Community Updates (October 27, 2003)
To read PDF, click here.
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Advocates for Youth Again Under Fire by U.S. Government (August 18, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Wisdom for Older Women (July 2002)
A new national program seeks to educate and improve the lives of older women with HIV.
To read PDF, click here.
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
- Improving Fundraising (January 25, 2002)
To read PDF, click here.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Community-Based Organizations: The Frontlines in the Nation's War on AIDS
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS Action Council
- Listening to Mothers' Voices (January/February 2002)
Helping parents talk to their kids about sex, choices and HIV/AIDS.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- New Leader in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS: Harriet C. Babbitt Named as Executive Director of AIDS Action (September 17, 2001)
From AIDS Action Council
- Equal Access Computer Grants Initiative Proposals Being Accepted Now! (September 2001)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- LIFEbeat: Building Bridges, Making Music (April 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Visual AIDS (April 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- NAPWA: The National Association of People With AIDS (Spring 2001)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Interview With Bob Munk From New Mexico AIDS InfoNet (January 12, 2001)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- National HIV/AIDS Resources (December 1, 2000)
A selection from AIDS: All Men -- Make a Difference!, an HIV/AIDS resource booklet.
In AIDS: All Men -- Make a Difference!, from American Association for World Health
- Life is Short, Get What You Need (Summer 2000)
A listing of the many services available to HIV-positive women.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Keeping the Faith (March 1999)
Frank Abdale's keynote address to the Fifth Annual International AIDS Meals Providers Conference.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- AIDS Service Organizations (December 1, 1998)
A selection from Be a Force for Change, an HIV/AIDS resource booklet.
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
- Federal Programs to Help You (December 1, 1998)
A selection from Be a Force for Change, an HIV/AIDS resource booklet.
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
- May We Help You? (November 1998)
Six feature articles about hotline and counseling services, including a resource list.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- LIFEbeat: The Music Industry Fights AIDS (February 1998)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- AIDS Manual: Human Resources (December 15, 1997)
How to find good local resources, from HIV/AIDS Information: Putting the Pieces Together, a workshop manual from the MCP Hahnemann University Institute for Academic Informatics.
Canada
- Canada: New Hope for People With HIV/AIDS (January 20, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canada: Grannies Helping Grannies (January 17, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canada: Sex Health Clinic to Open in Barrhaven (September 8, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Family Matters: Programs for HIV-Positive Families (Summer 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Canada: A Home on the Way to Recovery (April 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Programming Connection: Linking Evidence to Practice for HIV and HCV Prevention in Canada (Spring 2011)
As one step in a broader effort to bridge the gap between evidence and practice, CATIE has launched the Programming Connection -- an online collection of case studies of Canadian front-line programs.
In Prevention in Focus: Spotlight on Research and Programming, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Canada: Stemming the Spread of STDs -- Sexual Health Clinic Expanded to Handle the Rising Number of Cases of Infection (February 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- ASOs Go Viral (Winter 2011)
Canadian AIDS service organizations are using online social media to connect with their clients. CATIE educator Melissa Egan shares her favourites folder.
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Cuts for AIDS Agency in British Columbia as Interior Health Spreads Money to Other Providers (January 7, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canada: "Sperminator," "Wonder Vag" Comic-Like Characters to Reach Teens About Safe Sex (February 22, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ottawa Loses Appeal in Supervised Injection Site Case -- Site to Remain Open (January 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canada: Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Task Force Setting Up as a Society (July 15, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Grandmother Network Strong Force in HIV/AIDS Efforts, HIV Advocate Lewis Says (May 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- What's Happening at AIDS Service Organizations Across Canada (Spring 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Vancouver: New Dr. Peter Centre Will Serve Up to 1,700 Clients (November 21, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ontario, Canada: Sexual Health Clinic Opens (August 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
|
Advertisement
|
Email
Glossary
