Western Pennsylvania HIV/AIDS Resources

Shepherd Wellness Community: AIDS service organization offering support and assistance to persons affected by HIV/AIDS

Persad Center, Inc. :  The nation’s second oldest licensed counseling center specifically created to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.  Also provides counseling to persons with HIV/AIDS

Pitt Men's Study: Confidential HIV/AIDS research study that has been ongoing in Pittsburgh for the past 18 years

Pittsburgh AIDS Center for Treatment (PACT): HIV/AIDS-related patient care, education and research

Community Health Clinic:  Non-profit health care organization in New Kensington, PA, Westmoreland County

StopHIV.com : Community HIV prevention resources    

Southwestern Pennsylvania AIDS Planning Coalition (SWPAPC): Regional network of organizations and individuals whose mission is to assess, define, plan for and stimulate development of comprehensive systems of prevention, education, and care which respond to the HIV epidemic and to persons with or affected by HIV/AIDS within the 11-county region which it serves

Pennsylvania Coalition of AIDS Service Organizations (PCASO): Provides support to HIV/AIDS organizations and the people that they serve with advocacy, support and critical information

Pennsylvania MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center: Provides HIV/AIDS-related training to health care providers

Other HIV/AIDS Resources

AIDS.org  AIDS.ORG makes access to important AIDS information easier and faster.  The site provides prevention, testing, and treatment information to over 250,000 people every month. 

AIDS Action A national advocacy organization for HIV/AIDS care and treatment services,  prevention and research.                                                                                                                                                                         
AEGIS - AIDS Education Global information System: A comprehensive guide to HIV/AIDS information. Includes a searchable database of over a half-million documents, browseable topic headings, links to other Internet resources, and current news and information about HIV/AIDS. Provides a mix of clinical and practical information, and news.

AIDS Book Review Journal

AIDS Films: A listing of classic films dealing with AIDS; compiled by PlanetOut.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation: AIDS Healthcare Foundation's mission is to provide cutting-edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay.

AIDSinfo:Comprehensive information on treatments and clinical trials.

AIDSmeds: HIV owned and operated, comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatments, symptoms and testing information

AIDS Memorial Quilt

AmFAR- The American Foundation for AIDS Research

American Social Health Association: Mission is to stop stds and their harmful effects to individuals and families.

Body A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource Clinical trials, alternative medicine, legal and financial information, and prevention.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) : Leading federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people, HIV/AIDS facts and statistics.  

CDC Business Responds to AIDS/Labor Responds to AIDS

CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) : The nation's largest collection of information and resources on HIV, STD, and TB Prevention. Please note that CDC has a new HIV/AIDS Hotline: CDC-INFO 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) 1-888-232-6348 TTY 24 Hours/Day E-mail Address:cdcinfo@cdc.gov .                                                                                                                                                   
Center for AIDS Preventive Studies Prevention fact sheets, news, and links.

Critical Path AIDS Project Clinical trials, buyer's clubs, alternative treatment information, and links.

Gay Men's Health Crisis: Treatment information and online newsletter.

HealingWell.com:  Information resource for patients, caregivers, and families coping with diseases, disorders and chronic illness.

HIV NetworkAn online network for those infected with HIV/AIDS in the United States. Members can chat live with other people infected with HIV/AIDS, obtain medical, nutritional, and excercise information that will help you maintain a healthy lifestyle, participate in live online support groups, obtain HIV/AIDS World News as it happens, find specialists and organizations dealing with HIV/AIDS, and use the FREE online dating/friendship service.

Project Inform: Treatment and general information.

Red Ribbon Net: A resource listing on AIDS and HIV.                                                                                                  

United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS

Us Helping Us: HIV/AIDS prevention and care services for black gay and bisexual men.

World Health Organizations

Yahoo! -- AIDS/HIV Links

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