HIV and AIDS

A Note to Teens Who Have Just Learned They Are HIV-Positive [ ] - Short article provides tips for coping with the news no one wants to hear.

AIDS.net.au [ ] - Information services website is offers easy to read resources, newsletter, and details about school AIDS day.

AIDS: Education and Prevention From the Growing Epidemic [ ] - Information for teens about AIDS and HIV. Includes how it's transmitted, how many people have died, what it's structure is, and how to help stop it from spreading.

Can I Get AIDS? [ ] - Tells how AIDS is spread and how to protect yourself against it.

HIV and AIDS [ ] - Explains what the disease is, how people know they have it, and how young people can avoid it. From TeensHealth.

Kenyan Sign Language HIV/AIDS SmartQuiz Game [ ] - Offers an interactive computer game to teach deaf Kenyans about HIV/AIDS issues. Provides download instructions.

Kids Talk AIDS [ ] - Kids, youth, parents and professionals living with and affected by HIV /AIDS talk with each other.

Metro TeenAIDS [ ] - Organization dedicated to preventing HIV infection among young people in the Washington DC metro area. Site includes facts about the disease and testing for it.

NOVA Online: Surviving AIDS [ ] - Interactive activities show how the human immune system works, while QuickTime video clips trace the progression of the AIDS virus. Also looks at the worldwide impact of the disease, as well as the researchers who are searching for a cure. From PBS.

Positive Youth Outreach [ ] - Free peer support, services and education for HIV+ youth. Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and the AIDS Committee of Toronto.

Positive or Not: [ ] - Think you can tell who is HIV positive? Play the game and read personal stories.

Staying Alive [ ] - An international campaign providing information on HIV/AIDS prevention and protection, and promoting safer lifestyle choices. Features clips from videos and concerts, news, blog, and events. Available in many languages.

TeensHealth: How Do People Get AIDS? [ ] - Find out how AIDS is spread and how to protect yourself against it.

ThinkQuest: Kids, All You Need to Know about AIDS [ ] - Explains the disease and tells about the latest treatments. Also includes tips for staying safe.

Thinkquest: All About AIDS [ ] - Bilingual site in English and Spanish by 7th and 8th grade students. A look at the facts and myths. Includes history, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. A winning entry in the October 2003 Thinkquest competition.

Dying Young: The Fight Against Aids [ ] - Article explores why so many young people are falling victim to this fatal but preventable disease. (July 12, 2002)