Additional Resources
Additionally, here are some important online resources for HIV/AIDS information:
- How I Value Life
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention HIV/AIDS Overview
- Center for Disease Control HIV Facebook
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV/AIDS Homepage
- Center for Disease Control HIV/AIDS Twitter
- Center for Disease Control Living with HIV
- Act Against AIDS
- Act Against AIDS Facebook
- Act Against AIDS Twitter
- Act Against AIDS Instagram
- Get Tested National HIV and STD Testing
- National Prevention Information Network
- HIV.gov
- U.N. AIDS Fact Sheet
- US Government HIV/AIDS Information
- U.N. Aids: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
- amfAR AIDS Research
- UCSF HIV InSite on Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
- AVAC Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
- ADAP
Workplace Policy
Problem:
Federal laws prohibit discrimination against HIV/AIDS in the workplace.
However, many companies don’t have a clear written policy outlining employee rights and treatment within a company.
Facts:
Since HIV/AIDS first appeared more than thirty years ago, 50,000 people in the United States have been newly infected each year. The majority of those infected are between the ages of 17-49, and commonly in their working years. Advancements in medical research and antiretroviral drugs have delayed the onset of the disease. Those infected are living longer -- like so many other Americans in good health, they’re able to remain productive at work.
Social stigmatization is a problem in the workplace, despite many Federal laws that prohibit discrimination against those who are infected. Many stigmatic beliefs about how the disease is spread are outdated; we now know that anyone can become infected with HIV/AIDS, male or female, or those with any sexual preference. Individuals can’t become infected with HIV/AIDS through hugging, handshaking, or by sharing personal objects. It is important that an employer addresses individual concerns effectively.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) recognizes HIV/AIDS as a disability, and laws mandate that those infected with the disease should be treated in the same way, and with the same care, as individuals with cancer or heart disease.
Federal laws prohibit discrimination against HIV/AIDS in the workplace.
However, many companies don’t have a clear written policy outlining employee rights and treatment within a company.
Facts:
Since HIV/AIDS first appeared more than thirty years ago, 50,000 people in the United States have been newly infected each year. The majority of those infected are between the ages of 17-49, and commonly in their working years. Advancements in medical research and antiretroviral drugs have delayed the onset of the disease. Those infected are living longer -- like so many other Americans in good health, they’re able to remain productive at work.
Social stigmatization is a problem in the workplace, despite many Federal laws that prohibit discrimination against those who are infected. Many stigmatic beliefs about how the disease is spread are outdated; we now know that anyone can become infected with HIV/AIDS, male or female, or those with any sexual preference. Individuals can’t become infected with HIV/AIDS through hugging, handshaking, or by sharing personal objects. It is important that an employer addresses individual concerns effectively.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) recognizes HIV/AIDS as a disability, and laws mandate that those infected with the disease should be treated in the same way, and with the same care, as individuals with cancer or heart disease.