Resources

Local Links of Interest

• HANS Member Agencies & Organizations
• HIV Testing

• Florida Dept of Health:  Bureau of HIV/AIDS   HIV/Hepatitis Coinfection Info

• Health Planning Council of Southwest Florida

• 4HIV Help - Valerie Wojchiechowicz - Services:  HIV Education/Speaking, Resource Referrals

• West Central Florida Ryan White Care Council - Services for residents of the Tampa Bay region

Local Support Groups

HIV/AIDS Information & Online Communities

• Act Against AIDS - Campaign to combat complacency about HIV/AIDS  - ways to get involved

• AIDS Healthcare Foundation

• AIDSVu - Interactive maps of HIV infections, plus videos and other resources

• ATDN: AIDS Treatment Data Network - Info & support for HIV/AIDS & Hepatitis

• Avert  -  AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity, based in the UK, working to avert HIV and AIDS worldwide, through education, treatment and care.

• The Body:  The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
  The Body: An African-American's Guide to Living with HIV

• Campaign To End AIDS

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - HIV/AIDS Information
  CDC: Hepatitis Information

• Face It Florida - An interactive conversation about STDs based on your unique situation

• Florida/Caribbean AETC (AIDS Education & Training Center)

• www.hivandhepatitis.com

• HIV Case Manager Portal

• HIV CHAT - Online support forums

• Medical News Today - HIV/AIDS News

• Multilingual HIV Treatment Information

• NAPWA:  National Association of People With AIDS

• National HIV Testing Resources - A service of the CDC

• National Minority AIDS Council

• National Prevention Information Network

• POZ - HIV-focused magazine & online community

• RockAIDS - Benefit Concerts for HIV Awareness / Prevention

• State Health Facts - HIV (Kaiser Family Foundation)

• Social Security for People Living with HIV/AIDS (Social Security Administration)

• Test 1 Million (Black AIDS Institute)

• US Health & Human Services / HealthFinder - AIDS

• We Make the Change (HIV/AIDS Blog)

Articles & HANS Publications

• Florida HIV/AIDS Update 2009 [5 MB PDF] Florida Dept of Health

• National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) Federal Implementation Plan

  • Fact Sheet (English)

  • Overview of Federal Domestic HIV/AIDS Activities

  • Federal Implementation Plan (English)  |  (Spanish)

  • The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (English)  |  (Spanish)

• "How Faith Communities Can Make a Difference" NASTAD

• "HIV in the United States: An Overview" Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

• "The Florida Division of Disease Control Surveillance Report (Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, STD & TB)"
  Florida DOH, Division of Disease Control

• "Florida's Omnibus AIDS Act: A brief legal guide for health care professionals" Florida DOH

• HIV/AIDS Fact Sheets for specific populations, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Florida DOH:
  Blacks  |  Hispanics  |  Women  |  Adolescents/Young Adults  |  Female Adolescents

• "Men Who Have Sex With Men and HIV/AIDS" US Dept of Health & Human Services

• "Sarasota County HIV Prevention Plan 2009-2011" HANS & Sarasota County Health Department

• "2009 – 2010 HIV/AIDS Health Care Policy Brief and Recommendations" Southern AIDS Coalition

• "Man Up: The Crisis of HIV/AIDS Among Florida's Men" Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Florida DOH

• "State of Florida HIV/AIDS Patient Care Comprehensive Plan & Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need 2009-2012" Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Florida DOH

• "AIDS in Florida 2007 Update" Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Florida DOH

• "2007 Annual Report" Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Florida DOH

• "How AIDS Changed America" MSNBC Health

HANS Publications & Guides

• Comprehensive Plan for Area 8 (Southwest Florida)

• Graphic:  Sarasota County HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rates, 2005, per ZIP code

• HANS Goals & Objectives for 2006-2007

• Sarasota County HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Results: Strategy 2 – Implement New Models for Diagnosing HIV infections Outside Medical Settings

• Sarasota County HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Results: Strategy 3 - Prevention with Positives