Women's Health and HIV/AIDS

The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a sexually transmitted infection and causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. Today, about one in four Americans living with HIV are women. See the following links for information on preventing HIV infection, HIV testing, living with HIV/AIDS, treatments for HIV /AIDS, research on HIV / AIDS, and some information on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

More Information

• HIV/AIDS Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - Office on Women’s Health (OWH)
• Fast Facts: HIV and Women Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - CDC
• Improving the Fight Against Intersecting Epidemics: An Update on Federal Efforts to Address HIV/AIDS and Intimate Partner Violence Among Women and Girls Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - AIDS.gov
• Innovation and Commitment Needed to Turn Back the HIV epidemic among girls Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - AIDS.gov
• National HIV/AIDS Strategy Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - AIDS.gov
• National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Resources Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - AIDS.gov
• Standing at the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities in Native Communities [PDF - 1.4 MB] - The IHS Primary Care Provider, January 2014
• Women's Health Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - AIDS.gov

Provider Information

• Preventing HIV with PrEP Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - CDC

CDC Media Campaign

From the CDC's "Act Against AIDS" campaign, videos that tell the stories of American Indians and Alaska Natives living with HIV:

Videos:

• Shana's Story (Let's Stop AIDS Together) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Sharon's Story (HIV Treatment Works) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov