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Ebola & HIV Stigma: Facts and Lessons Learned

This information sheet discusses travel bans and restrictions instituted from fear of diseases, what damage stigma does to a person, how stigma affects health care, and the difference in modes of transmission between Ebola and HIV. The information sheet is in both English and Spanish.

HIV Biology -- Part 1: Viral Replication

This video describes HIV viral replication and where antiretroviral drugs work in the replication process.

Clinician's Guide to HIV & Hepatitis

This monograph is a that guide that is intended to provide a basic overview of the management of viral hepatitis for clinicians who care for HIV-infected. The guide describes each type of hepatitis, modes of transmission, medications, and testing. It is not intended to be all-inclusive or take the place of established guidelines.

How to End AIDS in the United States: Community-Oriented HIV Service Delivery, Treatment Education, and Mobilization

This report outlines key opportunities and challenges to achieving the goal of dramatically reducing both AIDS-related illness and HIV incidence. It also examines the role of community-oriented services that are a key element for success, and discusses approaches to support the scale up of these services.

Optimizing Treatment and Treatment as Prevention (TasP): Qualitative Research Report

This report reflects the findings of qualitative research completed to explore knowledge, benefits, barriers, and other factors that influence HIV treatment and focusedg on one of the key recommendations that resulted from a previous round of research: improving treatment literacy (including treatment as prevention or TasP). This research was comprised of two focus groups and two community forums, which took place in Washington D.C.

Understanding the Basics: HIV Prevention Community Planning

This report is a guide to help explain the basic concepts of HIV Prevention Community Planning. It is not intended to be a comprehensive document, but rather a general guide that discusses the history of community planning, 15 principles for best practices, nine steps of community planning, and the importance of community planning groups and technical assistance.

Health Insurance Coverage for People with HIV Under the Affordable Care Act: Experiences in Five States

This report is an Issue Brief that provides insight into what the ACA has meant for people with HIV by examining their early experiences. The report is based on ten focus groups in the five states that represent half of all people living with HIV in the U.S. Participants were asked to discuss their enrollment and coverage experiences, as well as their experiences with maintaining ongoing HIV care, obtaining HIV medications, accessing experienced HIV providers, costs, and the role of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program.

Sexual Health of Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States

This information sheet provides key data on sexual activity, contraceptive use, pregnancy, prevalence of STDs, and access to reproductive health services among American teens and young adults.

The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

This information sheet gives an overview of what's happened with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) since its inception in 2003.

Planning, Implementing, and Monitoring, Home-Based HIV Testing and Counselling: A Practical Handbook for Sub-Saharan Africa

This handbook is for home-based HIV testing and counseling (HBHTC) service providers to provide unified practical guidance on ways to address challenges and to outline important considerations when planning an HBHTC program. It is also meant for supervisors, program managers, and national policy makers and program planners.