Links
I’ve collected here many of the links, listed alphabetically, that I routinely use in my research online, including several compendia of state laws and policies on HIV/AIDS issues. The links are organized into 3 categories:
If you’re aware of something I’ve missed, please let me know.
U.S. Legal/Policy Research Resources
Advocating for a positive and realistic approach to adolescent sexual health, including HIV and other STI prevention
Building a national strategy on HIV – includes individual state profiles for federal HIV/AIDS funding
Includes an online resource bank – a database of materials on topics of importance to people living with HIV and their advocates
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Federal agency providing HIV transmission factsheets, epidemiological data, and policy recommendations and guidelines
Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)
Mobilizing people living with HIV, community activists, researchers, academics and policy advocates in the U.S., and linking them with allies around the world – includes monitoring and reporting on U.S. federal agency HIV prevention efforts
Sexual and reproductive health social science research, public education and policy analysis – includes compendium of state laws and policies, updated monthly
A wealth of information, including statehealthfacts.org which provides HIV/AIDS information on state-by-state basis, as well as laws in specific categories, such as testing of pregnant women and newborns (Feb. 2008)
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
State-by-state listing of transmission of HIV criminal statutes (updated 4/22/09)
Law & Sexuality – A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Legal Issues
State-by-state listing of HIV/AIDS statutes, current to 2004, to be updated in April 2009
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
Includes valuable state-by-state profiles of sexuality education and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs
Global/International Resources
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Research, legal and policy analysis, education, advocacy, and community mobilization – including publication of the HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review
GlobalHealthFacts.org (a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation)
Data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators
AIDSInfo (a project of the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
General HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research – includes current clinical guidelines
Pennsylvania Resources
AIDS Activities Coordinating Office
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s HIV/AIDS unit
AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
The nation’s only independent HIV/AIDS public interest law firm – includes numerous publications addressing Pennsylvania legal issues
Providing HIV treatment and related information services, including Internet services (such as hosting this web site) and the AIDS Library
Division of HIV/AIDS, Pennsylvania Department of Health
As the lead public entity for HIV intervention in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of HIV/AIDS has oversight responsibility for numerous HIV prevention and care programs across the state. The purpose of the Division of HIV/AIDS is to develop and implement a multi-dimensional, coordinated strategy to prevent disease and change high-risk behaviors, as well as provide resources and direction for sustaining preventive behavior and avoiding infection with the HIV virus.
Office of HIV Planning (Philadelphia)
Supporting the community HIV planning process through the provision of meeting and logistical support and up-to-date research information and documentation
