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Core Concepts in Health, 9/e

Paul M. Insel, Stanford University School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University School of Medicine

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Health Links

STDs General Information

HIV/AIDS General Information

HIV/AIDS Treatment Information

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development

Other STDs

Safer Sex Information

STDs General Information
Alan Guttmacher Institute: Sexually Transmitted Disease and AIDS (http://www.agi-usa.org/sections/std.html) Provides fact sheets and other information about STDs and prevention.



American College Health Association (http://www.acha.org) Produces brochures on STDs, alcohol use, acquaintance rape, and other college health issues.



American Social Health Association (ASHA) (http://www.ashastd.org) Provides written information and referrals on STDs; sponsors support groups for people with herpes and HPV. The joint ASHA/Kaiser Family Foundation report entitled http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/1445-std_rel.cfm Sexually Transmitted Diseases in America: How Many Cases and at What Cost? outlines the current incidence of STDs in the United States.



CDC Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/dstdp.html) Provides statistics and information about the prevention and treatment of STDs.



CDC National Prevention Information Network (http://www.cdcnpin.org) Provides extensive information and links on HIV/AIDS and other STDs.



Go Ask Alice (http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu) Sponsored by the Columbia University Health Service, this sexual health portion of this site provides answers to student questions about sexually transmitted diseases, condoms, safer sex, and related topics.



National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (http://www.niaid.nih.gov) Provides up-to-date publications about STDs and information on current research.



Planned Parenthood Federation of America (http://www.plannedparenthood.org) Provides information on STDs and contraception.



WHO: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (http://www.who.int/health-topics/std.htm) Provides information on international statistics and prevention efforts.

HIV/AIDS General Information
AIDS 101.Com (http://www.aids101.com) Provides information about HIV/AIDS and serves as a community for friends and relatives of people who have HIV/AIDS



AIDS Clock (http://www.unfpa.org/aids_clock/clock.htm) Sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund, this site is a counter tracking the current number of people infected with HIV worldwide.



AIDS: The Agony of Africa (http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/africa) A Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles in the Village Voice.



AVERT: AIDS Education and Research Trust (http://www.avert.org) Provides statistics, information, personal stories, and many other resources related to HIV/AIDS.



The Body/A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource (http://www.thebody.com) Provides basic information about HIV--prevention, testing, treatment--and links to related sites; includes an http://www.thebody.com/surveys/sexsurvey.html online HIV/STDs risk assessment.



CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/dhap.htm) Provides statistics, fact sheets, answers to frequently asked questions, links to related sites, and many other HIV/AIDS resources.



Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (http://www.caps.ucsf.edu) Information on, and evaluation of, various approaches to HIV prevention.



FDA: Testing Yourself for HIV-1, the Virus that Causes AIDS (http://www.fda.gov/cber/infosheets/hiv-home2.htm) Provides information about approved and unapproved home testing kids for HIV.



Harvard AIDS Institute (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hai/home.html) Provides resources and links on research into basic aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.



HIV InSite: Gateway to AIDS Knowledge (http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu) Provides information about prevention, education, testing, treatment, statistics, clinical trials, and new developments. The http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite.jsp?page=pr-04-03 AIDS Basics section provides answers to frequently asked questions about transmission, symptoms, and prevention.



Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (http://www.unaids.org) Provides statistics and information on the international HIV/AIDS situation; site features individual country profiles that include general health data as well as estimates of the number of AIDS deaths, AIDS orphans, and people currently living with HIV/AIDS.



Kaiser Family Foundation Daily HIV/AIDS Report (http://report.kff.org/aidshiv) Provides daily news on HIV/AIDS.



NAMES Project Foundation AIDS Memorial Quilt (http://www.aidsquilt.org) Includes the story behind the quilt, images of quilt panels, and information and links relating to HIV infection.



National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): AIDS Publications (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/aids.htm) Includes fact sheets, brochures, and research news about HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS Treatment Information
AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS) (http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov)



AIDS Map (http://www.aidsmap.com)



Critical Path AIDS Project (http://www.critpath.org)



FDA HIV/AIDS Page (http://www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/hiv.html)



HIV/AIDS Treatment Directory (http://www.amfar.org/td)



HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS) (http://www.hivatis.org)



Project Inform (http://www.projectinform.org)

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development
NIH HIV Vaccine Information (http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov)



International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (http://www.iavi.org)

Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases Many of the general sites listed above provide extensive information on individual STDs; see especially the following: American Social Health Association STDs information http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs CDC National Prevention Information Network http://www.cdcnpin.org NIAID STDs Information http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/stds.htm
CDC: Syphilis Elimination (http://www.cdc.gov/stopsyphilis) Provides information about syphilis in the United States and around the world as well as about CDC efforts to eliminate syphilis from the United States.



Hepatitis B Foundation (http://www.hepb.org) Provides materials about risk factors, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.



Herpes Resource Center (http://www.ashastd.org/hrc/index.html) Provides information and support for people with herpes.



National Vaginitis Association (http://www.vaginalinfections.com) Information on symptoms, causes, and treatments for vaginitis.

Safer Sex Information See also the listings for Chapter 6 (contraception) and Chapter 17 (immunity and infection).
The Body: Forum on Safe Sex and HIV Prevention (http://www.thebody.com/cgi/safeans.html) Provides answers to frequently asked questions about safe sex and an ask-the-expert feature that allows individuals to submit new questions.



Condomania Online: Getting Educated Safer Sex Guide (http://www.condomania.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/educate/manual/index.shtml?L+condomania+zv... ) A commercial site that includes useful advice on using condoms and safer sex.



Dr. Drew (http://drDrew.com) Provides answers to frequently asked questions about sexuality and relationships, including STDs and safer sex.



HIV InSite: Safer Sex Information (http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=li-07-11) Includes safer sex guidelines for a variety of audiences.



iwannaknow (http://www.iwannaknow.org) Provides teen-oriented answers to questions about sexual health and STD prevention.



Planned Parenthood: Sexual Health (http://www.plannedparenthood.org/sti) Provides information about STDs and safer sex; Planned Parenthood also sponsors http://www.teenwire.org Teenwire, a teen-oriented site with information about sexuality and relationships.



Trojan Condoms: Safer Sex (http://www.trojancondoms.com/quizzes/safer_sex) Sponsored by the makers of Trojan condoms, this site includes directions for condom use and sample dialogues for overcoming excuses for not using condoms.

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