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June 8-12, 2004
Camp Heart to Heart is a FREE summer camp for children ages 5-12, who are living in the shadow of HIV/AIDS. This includes kids who are either HIV+, have an immediate family member who is HIV+, or has lost an immediate family member to AIDS. The camp was formed in 1999. It was dedicated in honor and memory of Lions member ... Tom Welker, PDG.
Camp Heart to Heart is a collaboration between Lions Camp Crescendo Inc., Louisville Metro Health Department, and other Louisville HIV/AIDS service organizations (KALA, House of Ruth, AIM of Kentuckiana, etc.). Each year, during the first week of June, the camp is held at Lions Camp Crescendo, which
is about 25 miles south of Louisville, KY on 185 beautiful acres just off I-65.
Camp Heart to Heart is made possible through private and corporate donations and grants. All donations are tax deductible*and help defray expenses related to this community service project. Please help sponsor our kids. It will be greatly appreciated.
*Lions Camp Crescendo Inc. is a 501c3 organization.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/camphearttoheart
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NKYCinHIVAIDSinfo

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of People With AIDS advocates on behalf of all people living with HIV and AIDS
in order to end the pandemic and the human suffering caused by HIV/AIDS.
This website is devoted to our ongoing mission to educate, inform, and empower
all people living with HIV and AIDS.


Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS and the Flu at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/Treatment/hiv-flu.htm
Updated Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS Among Hispanics at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/hispanic.htm
Advancing HIV Prevention Quick Facts: Rapid Testing April 2003 - April 2004 at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/rapid_testing/materials/QuickFact_April2004.htm
Report: HIV Prevention in the Third Decade at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/HIV_3rdDecade/default.htm
Divisions
of HIV/AIDS Prevention

http://www.guides4living.com/persons.html
HOTLINES
There are many Federal
Agencies, National Organizations, as well as National and State Hotlines which
provide an other resource information. To find help through these agencies and
organizations, please select from any of the page links below. These listings
are provided FREE of charge.
National
AIDS Service Organizations
National
Professional Organizations
Federal (US Government) Agencies
State Hotlines
National Hotlines
AIDS Treatment Web Sites
AIDS.ORG, http://www.aids.org/index.html
AEGIS (AIDS Education Global Information System), http://www.aegis.com/
AIDS Treatment Data Network, http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/network
AIDS Treatment Information Service, http://www.hivatis.org/
Alliance for Advancement of HIV and AIDS Therapy, http://www.hiv4site.org/
The Body, http://www.thebody.com/
British HIV Association and National AIDS Manual, http://www.aidsmap.com/
Community AIDS Treatment Information Exchange, http://www.catie.ca/network.html
HIV Information Line, http://www.hivline.com/
HIV Infoweb, http://www.infoweb.org/
HIVInSite (University of California, San Francisco), http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
HIVandHepatitis.com, http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/
HIVTreatmentLive.com, http://www.hivtreatmentlive.com/
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC), http://www.iapac.org/
JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) HIV/AIDS Information Center, http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service, http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/
Medscape HIV/AIDS (formerly known as Clinical Care Options for HIV), http://hiv.medscape.com/Home/Topics/AIDS/AIDS.html
National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project, http://www.natap.org/
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet, fact sheets, http://www.aidsinfonet.org/
Project Inform, http://www.projinf.org/
Ask an Expert
The Body, http://www.thebody.com/ Fatigue, anemia, opportunistic infections, mental health, prevention, and other issues. Ask an expert (before asking, check posted answers to previous questions).
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service, http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/index_ask.html Ask Dr. Joel Gallant at Johns Hopkins University (Before asking, check posted answers to recent questions. After 30 days, questions and answers are archived by subject areas.).
Clinical Trials
Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), http://aactg.s-3.com/links.htm
AEGIS, http://www.aegis.com/links.asp?TOC=trials
AIDS Treatment Information Service, http://www.atis.org/
American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR), http://www.amfar.org/td
HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service, http://www.actis.org/
HIVInSite, http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/tsearch
National Institute of Health Clinical Trials Site, http://clinicaltrials.gov/
Pediatric AIDS Clinicals Trials Group (PACTG), http://pactg.s-3.com/links.htm
HIV Drug Guidelines
FDA Drug-Approval Background, http://www.fda.gov/cder/regulatory/applications/default.htm A Web site with detailed background on the drug-approval process.
Medscape HIV/AIDS (formerly Clinical Care Options for HIV), http://www.medscape.com/medscape/hiv/clinicalmgmt/cm.drug/public/toc-cm.drug.html. This drug Interaction program is divided into two components: An interactive program that allows you to select a multi-drug regimen and
receive immediate feedback on potential interactions; and a continuing education module covering important aspects of drug-drug and drug-food interactions.
HIVInSite (drug interactions), Includes information about interacting drugs, effects, mechanisms, and precautions to take. Organized according to type of therapy.http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/topics/research_advances/2098.339b.html
HIV Medication Guide (in English or French), http://www.jag.on.ca/hiv
Project Inform, http://www.projinf.org/fs/drugin.html Extensive listing of drugs organized alphabetically. Includes a good discussion on how to approach managing a complex polypharmacologies used in HIV care.
Protease Inhibitor Treatment List (formerly CRIX-List), http://www.pozlink.com/ Information about how to subscribe to the Internet newsgroup which originally focused on issues related to taking Crixivan but now includes discussions about a variety of topics concerning antiretroviral therapy with protease inhibitors.
Medibolics, http://www.medibolics.com/ Extensive information about the therapeutic use of anabolic agents in HIV treatment.
Project Inform, http://www.projinf.org/presentations/adherrence Slide show (or text-only) program covering various aspects of understanding adherence, why it's important, how to manage it, and strategies for success.
HIVInSite (extensive compilation of adherence research references, ethical issues, how to take combination therapies and other tools), http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/topics/adherence_compliance
AIDS Treatment Publications
ACT UP! New York, http://www.actupny.org/treatment/evaluating.html How to Select and Evaluate Therapies.
BETA (Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, published by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation), http://www.sfaf.org/treatmnt Archives of BETA, Positive News, as well as a glossary of terms, treatment fact sheets, and recent news items).
GMHC (Gay Mens' Health Crisis). Links to Treatment Issues (newsletter) and patient education facts sheets, http://www.gmhc.org/living/treatmnt.html
Journal of the American Medical Association HIV/AIDS Information Center, http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv/library/library.htm Abstracts of selected recent medical journal articles.
PRN Notebook (Physicians Research Network), http://www.prn.org/default.htm
Scientific and medical journals' Web sites, http://www.aegis.com/links.asp?TOC=journal AEGIS link page
Treatment Action Group (TAG), http://aidsinfonyc.org/tag/taglines/taglines.html Opportunistic Infections Report, Version 2.0, 1998. A critical review of the treatment and prophylaxis of AIDS-related opportunistic infections.
Search AIDS Databases
- AIDS Knowledge Base, http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite.jsp?page=KB
Immunet AIDS Bookstore, Purchase almost any AIDS book online, or read reviews of some major AIDS books, http://www.immunet.org/bookstore
Medical Management of HIV Infection, http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/publications/book/book_toc.html
U.S. National Library of Medicine, Search AIDSLINE, AIDSDRUGS, AIDSTRIALS, MEDLINE and other databases (free of charge). http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/
Medical Journals Online
American Public Health Association (APHA), http://www.apha.org/
American Society for Microbiology (ASM), http://www.journals.asm.org/
BioMedNet,http://biomednet.com/
British Medical Journal (BMJ), http://www.bmj.com/
Cell, http://www.cell.com/
Emerging Infectious Diseases, http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/index.htm
Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), http://pubs.ama-assn.org/
JAMA HIV/AIDS Info Center, http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv
Journal of Cell Biology, http://www.jcb.org/
Journal of Clinical Investigation, http://www.jci.org/
Journal of Experimental Medicine, http://www.jem.org/
Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC), http://www.iapac.org/
Lancet, http://www.thelancet.com/
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), http://www2.cdc.gov/mmwr
Nature, http://www.nature.com/
Nature Medicine, http://medicine.nature.com/
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), http://www.nejm.org/
Online Nursing Journals, http://www.nursingcenter.com/journals
Science, http://www.sciencemag.org/
Alternative Therapies and Buyers' Clubs
Buyers' Clubs DAAIR, Direct Access Alternative Information (and PWA Health Group), http://www.daair.org
Houston Buyers Club, http://www.houstonbuyersclub.com Alternative Therapies AIDS InfoWeb http://www.aegis.org/hivinfoweb/top/alt-med/alternative-medicine.html Links to alternative-medicine sites.
American Chiropractic Association, http://www.amerchiro.org/
Bastyr Univ. AIDS Research Center, http://www.bastyr.edu/research/buarc
Homeopathic Educational Services, http://www.homeopathic.com/
Institute for Traditional Medicine, http://www.itmonline.org/
Conferences: calendar of upcoming events, reports, and summaries
AIDS.ORG Conference calendar and links to official sites, http://www.aids.org/immunet/conferences.nsf
AIDS Weekly Plus, Conference calendar and technical seminars, http://www.newsfile.com/meeta.htm
The Body: Calendar of upcoming conferences, hearings, and meetings, http://www.thebody.com/treat/conf.html#upcoming
The Body: Expert summaries of major conferences, http://www.thebody.com/treat/conf.html#reports
Mescape HIV/AIDS (formerly Clinical Care Options for HIV) Conference calendar and links to official sites, http://hiv.medscape.com/home/topics/aids/directories/dir-aids.confschedules.html
Medscape HIV/AIDS (formerly Clinical Care Options for HIV) Expert summaries of major conferences, http://hiv.medscape.com/home/topics/aids/directories/dir-aids.confsummaries.html
The National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project: Expert summaries of major conferences, http://www.natap.org/
Physicians in AIDS CARE:Conference calendar and links to official sites, http://www.iapac.org/clinmgt/conferences/conflist.html
Access to Care and Insurance
Access Project (information on payment assistance) at AIDS Treatment Data Network, http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/network/access/index.html
Expanded access and compassionate use programs, http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/network/access/ind.html
Guide to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, http://www.georgetown.edu/research/ihcrp/hipaa
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, http://www.hcfa.gov/HIPAA/HIPAAHM.HTM
Medicaid overview, http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/topics/medicaid HIVInSite produced by the University of California, San Francisco.
Patient assistant programs (to help individuals obtain pharmaceutical drugs), http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/network/access/pa.html
AIDS Legal Information and Resources, including Prison Issues
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), http://www.aclu.org/issues/aids/hmaids.html
American with Disabilities Act, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, http://www.aidslaw.ca/ Legal, ethical and human rights information, including prison issues.
Disability Resources Monthly's Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet, http://www.disabilityresources.org/
Guide to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, http://www.georgetown.edu/research/ihcrp/hipaa
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, http://www.hcfa.gov/HIPAA/HIPAAHM.HTM
HIVInSite, http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/social/legal_services
Women, Children, and Families
Children and families, http://www.pedhivaids.org/ National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource Center.
Children with AIDS Project, http://www.aidskids.org/
Pediatric AIDS Foundation, http://www.pedaids.org/
The Pediatrics Electronic News Network (PENN), http://www.hypernet.com/itbic.html
Project Inform Women and HIV/AIDS, http://www.projinf.org/pub/ww_index.html
HIV/AIDS: Women's Health from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care http://www.iapac.org/womenidx.html
Women Alive http://www.thebody.com/wa/wapage.html
Positive Women's Network http://www.pwnetwork.org/
Women and AIDS from the Body http://www.thebody.com/whatis/women.html
Women & Children with HIV http://www.hivpositive.com/f-Women/WoChildMenu.html
GMHC: What Women Need to Know About AIDS, http://www.noah.cuny.edu/aids/gmhc/brochure9.html
Women and HIV, http://hiv.medscape.com/medscape/hiv/clinicalmgmt/cm.v09/public/index-cm.v09.html
UCSF Community Outreach Women's Programs, http://www.ucsf.edu/community/outreach/women.html
Children and families, http://www.fxbcenter.org/ The FranÁois-Xavier Bagnoud Center.
Mothers' Voices, http://www.mvoices.org/
Elders (Elderly, Aged, and Aging)
National Association on HIV over 50 (NAHOF) Organizational http://www.hivoverfifty.org/
Resources for Prisoners
Correctional HIV Consortium, http://www.silcom.com/~chc/inmate.html
Prison Activist Resource Center, http://www.prisonactivist.org/ Includes prison issues, prison news, reform organizations, and related web links.
International and Multilingual Resources
United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, June 25-27, 2001, http://www.un.org/ga/aids/ (official site)
MSF (Doctors Without Borders) Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, http://www.accessmed-msf.org/ (click on logo to enter the site)
Global Treatment Access Campaign, http://www.globaltreatmentaccess.org
AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS), http://www.aegis.org/
AIDSmap, http://www.aidsmap.com/ Internet resource for international AIDS information.
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, http://www.aidslaw.ca/ Legal, ethical and human rights information, including prison issues.
Global AIDS Council, http://www.globalhealth.org/issues/hivaids.html A coalition to increase awareness of Global AIDS issues.
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC), http://www.iapac.org/
UNAIDS (The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS), http://www.unaids.org/ Note HIV/AIDS Resources link page.
PWA resources, http://www.aegis.com/links.asp?TOC=intl AEGIS links page.
AMA listing of web resources organized by country, http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv/bestonet/global.htm
Vaccines advocacy, http://www.avac.org/ AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition.
Vaccines advocacy, http://www.iavi.org/ International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.
Consumer Project on Technology, http://www.cptech.org/ip/health Intellectual property, GATT, WTO, etc.
Spanish language information (ACT UP! Philadelphia's standards of care document), http://critpath.org/spanish/standard.htm
Spanish language information from the AIDS Treatment and Data Network, http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/network/lared/index.html
Spanish language information from Project Inform, http://www.projinf.org/spanish
Spanish language information from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, http://www.sfaf.org/espanol.html
Medical Education
HIVInSite (University of California San Francisco). Practice guidelines at http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite.jsp?page=md-01-01, and Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) in web or pdf format at http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/social/mmw_reports
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service, http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/guidelines/guidelines.html
HIVDent (dental treatment considerations, pictures of oral manifestations of HIV and dental care), http://www.hivdent.org/
AIDS.ORG, http://www.aids.org/sti Continuing medical education.
HELIX, http://www.helix.com/ Extensive selection of continuing education modules for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. Also available: general-wellness, patient education material including exercise and fitness, nutrition, and cardiovascular health.
PEPNet, http://epi-center.ucsf.edu/ Background on post-exposure prevention (PEP) for occupational exposure to HIV and other blood-borne illnesses.
HIVInSite (University of California San Francisco), http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/topics "Twenty Top Questions and Answers about PEP." Select "Post Exposure Prevention" in the list of topics. Also see "What is Post-Exposure Prevention" at http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/prevention/fact_sheets
Directories
Medscape HIV/AIDS (formerly Clinical Care Options for HIV), http://hiv.medscape.com/home/topics/aids/directories/dir-aids.patient.html Database of national and state hotlines, national professional groups, AIDS service organizations, and U.S. government agencies.
CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Resources and Services Database http://www.cdcnpin.org/db/public/rsmain.htm
HIV/AIDS telephone hotlines, and some service and advocacy groups (U.S.), http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/links/links_hot.html
Communication Impaired
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care http://www.iapac.org/clinmgt/commdis/ashabrochure.html
Corporate--Pharmaceutical Companies
http://www.aegis.com/links.asp?TOC=pharm
Statistics and Epidemiology
AVERT http://www.avert.org/statindx.htm Statistics (U.S. Canada, Europe, Australia, and worldwide).
Training Materials
UNAIDS Training materials--"Putting the Pieces Together," http://www.auhs.edu/~AIDSinfo Includes many AIDS and health Internet links.

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