HIV/AIDS and A&PIs — links

Where can you get more information?

These links provide more information about HIV/AIDS – what it is, how it is transmitted, how to prevent it and what the latest research says.

• Frequently asked questions
• Safer sex guides and other HIV prevention information
• Treatment, prevention and research information
• Data, publications and other resources for minority communities affected by HIV/AIDS
• Public policy and the latest news on HIV/AIDS

More about HIV/AIDS among A&PIs

These are links to more information about how HIV/AIDS has affected A&PIs, including facts, statistics and prevention needs.

• HIV prevention needs of A&PIs
• HIV/AIDS among A&PIs
• HIV/AIDS in East Asia and the Pacific
• HIV/AIDS and Asians and Pacific Islanders

More on where to get services

These links will help you find out where you can get an HIV test and where A&PIs can get culturally sensitive HIV-related services in a variety of languages in selected U.S. cities.

• Where to get an HIV test in the U.S.
• Boston: Massachusetts A&PIs for Health
• Chicago: Asian Health Coalition of Illinois
• Honolulu: Life Foundation
• Los Angeles: Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (Los Angeles, CA)
• New York City: A&PI Coalition on HIV/AIDS
• San Francisco: A&PI Wellness Center
• A&PI American Health Forum

More about HIV/AIDS-related stigma

These links provide more information on HIV/AIDS-related stigma, how it affects people and communities and what we can do about it.

• Definitions and facts
  • HIV-related Stigma, Discrimination and Human Rights Violations: Case studies of successful programmes
  • Stigma defined
  • Fight AIDS, not people with AIDS
  • HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination
• Programs
  • The Banyan Tree Project
• Tools for action
  • Understanding and challenging HIV stigma: A toolkit for action
  • Information and tools for businesses
• Research and academic reports
  • Common at its core: HIV-related stigma
  • Stigma, social risk, and health policy: Public attitudes toward HIV surveillance policies and the social construction of illness
  • HIV-related stigma and knowledge in the United States: Prevalence and trends, 1991-1999 (PDF)
  • AIDS and stigma: A conceptual framework and research agenda (PDF)