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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 2012. The HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. Washington, DC: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2 pp. (Fact sheet)

Annotation: This fact sheet presents an overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, including trends over time, a current profile of AIDS cases, and the impact of the epidemic on particular populations. Statistical information is presented in figures throughout the fact sheet. The fact sheet concludes with a list of references.

Keywords: AIDS, HIV, HIV infected patients, Trends

Panel on Treatment of HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission. 2012. Recommendations for use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1-infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV transmission in the United States. Rockville, MD: AIDSinfo, 235 pp.

Annotation: These guidelines provide health professionals with information for discussion with HIV-infected pregnant women to enable the patient-health professional team to make informed decisions about the use of antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy and the use of elective Cesarean delivery to reduce perinatal HIV transmission. The recommendations in the guidelines are accompanied by discussion of various circumstances that commonly occur in clinical practice and the factors influencing treatment considerations. Topics include (1) lessons learns from clinical trials of antiretroviral interventions to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV, (2) preconception counseling and care for HIV-infected women of childbearing age, (3) antepartum care, (4) intrapartum care, (5) postpartum care, and (6) neonatal postnatal care.

Keywords: Cesarean section, Counseling, Disease transmission, Guidelines, HIV infected patients, Pediatric HIV, Physician patient relations, Postnatal care, Postpartum care, Preconception care, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Prevention, Treatment

National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center. 2012. Women and children with HIV/AIDS. Berkeley, CA: National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, 23 pp. (Fact sheet)

Annotation: This fact sheet examines the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and children in the United States. It includes an overview of the problem; describes how the virus is transmitted to women and from women to children; and discusses the symptoms and outcomes. The fact sheet also addresses HIV testing; the psychosocial factors and issues that can lead to HIV; and the societal and cultural stigma that can impact the lives of infected women and children. It also covers disclosure, legal issues, various forms of treatment, and the grief and loss that families experience when they lose a loved one to AIDS. A description of federal programs and services to assist families affected by HIV and AIDS is also provided. An online training tutorial on this topic is also available.

Keywords: Risk factors, Training, AIDS, Child health, Counseling, Federal programs, HIV, High risk infants, High risk mothers, Psychosocial factors, Women's health

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. 2012. 2010 epidemiologic profile: Asians and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders. Atlanta, GA: National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, 80 pp.

Annotation: This report compiles 2010 national surveillance data on infectious disease in single race Asians and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders. Contents include background information and data sources, overviews, snapshots, discussion, and references on tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV and AIDS.

Keywords: AIDS, Asian Americans, Communicable diseases, Data sources, Epidemiology, HIV, Hawaiians, Hepatitis, Mortality, Pacific Americans, Pacific Islanders, Population surveillance, Sexually transmitted diseases, Testing, Trends, Tuberculosis

U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2012. Healthy People 2020 webinar on transgender health. [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,

Annotation: This webinar focuses on the new objective in Healthy People 2020's lesbian, gay, bisexual,and transgender topic area; transgender health; the development of gender identify; and health issues specific to transgender individuals. The webinar also discusses how the Affordable Care Act of 2010 affects individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and how the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion is working to including LGBT issues in its health research. Efforts to increase access to care and improve the health of individuals with HIV/AIDS are also discussed.

Keywords: AIDS, Access to health care, Discrimination, Gender discrimination, HIV infected patients, Health insurance, Health promotion, Healthy People 2020, High risk groups, Homosexuality, Legislation, Prevention, Research, Sexual identity

U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2012. Reproductive and sexual health. [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, (Who's leading the leading health indicators webinar)

Annotation: This webcast is the sixth installment of the monthly "Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators?" series. The series highlights organizations using evidence-based approaches to address a Healthy People 2020 leading health indicator (LHI) topic. The webcast provides information about reproductive and sexual health. The presenters explain the impact and cost of sexually transmitted diseases, indicators for reproductive and sexual health, HIV statistics, and federal actions.

Keywords: AIDS, Adolescent health, Federal programs, HIV, HIV infected patients, Health promotion, Healthy People 2020, Prevention, Reproductive health, Sexually transmitted diseases, Statistical data, Women's health

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2012. Pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system report on CDC's winnable battles: Collecting data in order to improve the health of mothers and infants. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 10 files.

Annotation: This website presents information on public health challenges contributing to causes of death and disability considered to be "winnable battles." Topics include collecting data on maternal demographics; HIV in the U.S.; motor vehicle injuries; nutrition, physical activity, and obesity; breastfeeding (as part of nutrition); teen pregnancy; and tobacco. A brief description of each topic is provided along with snapshot reports.

Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Data collection, Demography, HIV, Maternal health, Motor vehicle injuries, Nutrition, Breastfeeding, Obesity, Physical activity, Population surveillance, Public health, Tobacco use

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Nursing, François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center. 2011. Guidelines for use of HIV antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy. [Newark, NJ]: [AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center] University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Nursing, François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center, 2 pp.

Annotation: This brochure provides recommendations for antiretroviral therapy to prevent transmission of HIV during pregnancy and for infants exposed to HIV. It is designed with a space to be customized for state or local contact information.

Keywords: Guidelines, HIV, Infants, Pregnancy, Therapeutics

U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2010. Women's health highlights: Recent findings. Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 28 pp. (Program brief)

Annotation: This brief provides an overview of recent findings from a cross-section of Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-supported research projects on conditions especially important to women's health. Examples of topics included in the brief are cardiovascular disease, cancer screening and treatment, reproductive health, women and medications, and prevention. For each topic, facts are presented and then elaborated upon. The studies from which the facts are drawn are identified by author names, journal in which the study appears, and (in some cases) AHRQ grant or contract number.

Keywords: AIDS, Access to health care, Alternative medicine, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Costs, Family planning, HIV, Homelessness, Hysterectomy, Osteoporosis, Pregnancy, Prevention, Reproductive health, Research, Screening, Treatment, Violence, Women's health, Working women

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. 2010. HIV and AIDS in pregnancy. [White Plains, NY]: March of Dimes, (Preconception risk reduction)

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about HIV and AIDS during pregnancy. The fact sheet offers background information and answers questions about HIV and AIDS during pregnancy, included who should be tested, what types of treatment are available, symptoms of AIDS in infants, and steps women can take to remain uninfected. References are included.

Keywords: AIDS, HIV, Pediatric AIDS, Pregnancy, Prevention, Screening tests, Treatment

U.S. Office of Population Affairs. 2010. Reproductive health and Healthy People 2020. [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Office of Population Affairs, 34 pp.

Annotation: This report highlights the 62 Healthy People 2020 objectives that the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion determined most directly address reproductive health. The objectives are divided into eight topic areas: access to health services; adolescent health; education and community-based programs; family planning; HIV; immunization and infectious diseases; maternal, infant, and child health; and sexually transmitted diseases.

Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescent health, Child health, Communicable diseases, Community programs, Disease prevention, Education, Family planning, HIV, Health promotion, Healthy People 2020, Immunization, Infant health, Reproductive health, Sexually transmitted diseases, Women's health

Braithwaite RL, Taylor SE, eds. 2009. Health issues in the black community [3rd ed]. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 620 pp.

Annotation: This books discusses factors affecting the health status of African Americans. Current health problems as well as relevant strategies and policy implications are examined. The book is presented in five sections. Part One provides an overview of the general health issues affecting African Americans. Part Two focuses on several diseases or health conditions that contribute to a high number of deaths in the black community. Part Three addresses health issues specific to the infant, youth, and late adult populations. Part Four presents several strategies in the area of general health promotion. Part Five provides suggestions for implementing planned changes.

Keywords: AIDS, Blacks, HIV, Health education, Minority health, Sickle cell disease, Statistics, Substance abuse, Violence, Women's health

Gross E. 2009. What women need to know: The HIV treatment guidelines for pregnant women. Newark, NJ: National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center, 21 pp.

Annotation: Written in a question and answer format, this guide provides information to women with HIV infection who are pregnant. It discusses therapy recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve maternal health and reduce perinatal HIV transmission. A short glossary is included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Guidelines, HIV, Maternal health, Pamphlets, Perinatal health, Pregnant women, Therapeutics

Martens J, Thompson BK, eds. 2009. FIMR/HIV pilot project: Overview and lessons learned. [Omaha, NE]: CityMatCH, 45 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information about the FIMR/HIV Pilot Project (FHPP), the goal of which was to adapt the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review process in order to identify and address missed opportunities for perinatal HIV prevention and treatment in pilot sites. The report discusses perinatal HIV, the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR), the FIMR/HIV prevention methodology, FHPP, and the experiences of three pilot sites (Baton Rouge, Louisianna; Detroit, Michigan; and Jacksonville, Florida).

Keywords: Community programs, Florida, HIV, HIV, HIV infected patients, HIV screening, Infant mortality, Louisiana, Michigan, Perinatal health, Pilot projects, Pregnancy, Prevention, Treatment

Irwin A, Adams A, Winter A. 2009. Home truths: Facing the facts on children, AIDS, and poverty. [no place]: Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS, 83 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes the organization's structure, purpose, and work serving children, families, and communities affected by HIV and AIDS, as well as the findings and recommendations which emerged from the work of four learning groups: strengthening families, community action, expanding access to services and protecting human rights, and social and economic policies.

Keywords: AIDS, Children, Communities, Families, HIV, Poverty, Public policy

Wood SF, Dor A, Gee RE, Harms A, Maurey DR, Rosenabum S, Tan E. 2009. Women's health and health care reform: The economic burden of disease in women. [Washington, DC]: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and Jacob's Institute of Women's Health, 34 pp.

Annotation: This report identifies the prevalence, major health disparities, costs of care, and available preventive health care services in health care settings for women. The report outlines the economic underpinnings of disease and chronic conditions and the economic costs to the health care system and to the U.S. economy of chronic illness in women. The report presents the study methods and findings on chronic diseases and conditions as well as health behaviors and risks.

Keywords: AIDS, Breast cancer, Cervical cancer, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Diabetes, HIV infection, Health behavior, Health care costs, Health services delivery, Mental health, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Prevention, Risk factors, Sexually transmitted diseases, Smoking, Women's health

Bogart LM, Cowgill BO, Kennedy D, Ryan GW, Elijah J, Murphy DA, Schuster MA, Corona R, Beckett MK, Elliott MN, Zhou AJ, Parra MT, Park SK, Patch J, Kanouse DE, Morton SC, Bozette SA, Miu A, Scott, GB, Shapiro MF. 2009. How parental HIV affects children. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 5 pp. (Research highlights)

Annotation: This report focuses on how parental HIV infection affects children. The report discusses the following topics: (1) how fear of transmission can limit parent-child interactions, (2) how stigma reduces parents' disclosure to children and limits children's opportunities for social support, (3) how loss of custody and lack of guardianship planning can lead to an unstable future, and (4) how interventions from common sources of support could help.

Keywords: Child custody, Children, Family support, Guardianship, HIV, HIV infected patients, Intervention, Parent child relations, Parents, Social support

Center for HIV Law and Policy. 2009. HIV and pregnancy: Medical and legal considerations for women and their advocates. New York, NY: Center for HIV Law and Policy, 30 pp.

Annotation: This guide outlines the legal, ethical, and medical issues surrounding HIV and pregnancy in the United States. It addresses considerations for women and their advocates before, during, and after pregnancy, including HIV testing, treatment options for HIV-positive patients, and the legal rights of the expectant mother. It also discusses child birthing options and infant care practices that may help to reduce the risk of transmission from mother to child. The guide also underscores the public health advantage of treating women as active partners in their own and their newborn's treatment, and recognizing their right to appropriate counseling and medical care that accommodates their reproductive options. The guide includes an appendix of Web-based resources.

Keywords: HIV, Health care delivery, Legal issues, Medical ethics, Newborn infants, Pregnancy complications, Pregnant women, Reproductive rights

Community Preventive Services Task Forcde. 2009. HIV, other STIs, and teen pregnancy: Group-based comprehensive risk reduction interventions for adolescents. Atlanta, GA: Community Preventive Services Task Force, multiple items

Annotation: This online resource presents the Community Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on group-based comprehensive risk reduction (CRR) interventions for adolescents to promote behaviors that prevent or reduce the risk of pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections. The findings are based on a systematic review of 62 studies that evaluated CRR interventions delivered in school or community settings to groups of adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. The website offers links to supporting documents and relevant publications.

Keywords: AIDS, Adolescent health, Adolescent pregnancy prevention, Adolescents, HIV, Health behavior, Health education, Literature reviews, Prevention programs, Risk taking, Sexual health, Sexually transmitted diseases

Halle M, Lewis CB, Seshamani M. [2008]. Health disparities: A case for closing the gap. [no place]: HealthReform.gov, 5 pp.

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