Thematic Materials

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Education

• AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS)
  http://www.aegis.com/ HIV/AIDS information in over 250 topic areas. There are hundreds of easy-to-read articles on everything from AIDS Basics to specific countries and from Homeless People to Young People. Try the Site Map (plain text) version of the web site for even easier readability.
• AVERT
  http://www.avert.org/Contains HIV and AIDS statistics, information for young people, personal stories, a history section, information on becoming infected, a young and gay section, and free resources.
• The Body
  http://www.thebody.com/An AIDS and HIV information resource with a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) section, Visual Aids, and information in over 250 topic areas.
• Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS): Model Programs
  http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/capsweb/projectindex.html Programs and curriculum that have been successful with a wide variety of populations (teens, mothers of HIV-positive children, gay and lesbian partners, etc.).
• International AIDS Awareness Day on December 1st: Web Quest Activity for ESL and EFL
  http://www.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/CALL9.html Interactive web sites for language learners to visit with accompanying tasks to do.
• It's Up to Us
  http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/homepages/lesnick/Aids/page01.htmAn AIDS Education Curriculum for ESL Students and Other English Language Learners by Henry Lesnick.
• Research-to-Classroom: HIV Prevention Programs
  http://www2.edc.org/NTP/PTW/ptwhivataglance.html Which activities and curricula work for HIV-AIDS prevention (in the U.S.), and which don't? This site offers a thorough analysis of teaching and learning theories for this content area and the results from classrooms in which they were used.
• UNAIDS
  http://www.unaids.org/en/default.aspFree publications, reports, news, events and more from the United Nations.
• UNESCO: A Cultural Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care
  http://portal.unesco.org/aidsUNESCO’s contribution to the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemics concentrates on : Integrating HIV/AIDS preventive education into the global development agenda and national policies, adapting preventive education to the diversity of needs and contexts, encouraging responsible behaviour and reducing vulnerability.