This library brings together sources for HIV treatment, prevention, testing, policy, community, history, and everyday life. Browse by topic to find an organization or resource; each article’s own references identify the evidence for its specific claims.
Last reviewed September 2026. For an incorrect or outdated source, follow our corrections process.
How to use this library
Source labels identify the role a resource plays: primary evidence, an organization’s policy or advocacy perspective, or community experience. A directory link is a starting point, not evidence for every claim about that topic.
Read How We Source for our source-selection standards, review schedule, and AI checking process.
🔬 U=U — Undetectable = Untransmittable
U=U deserves sources that are both rigorous and plainspoken: major studies, federal guidance, and the movement that helped make the science usable in people’s lives.
- PRIMARY · CDCWe trust CDC for current federal public-health guidance on treatment as prevention and sexual transmission.
- PRIMARY · CLINICALINFO.HIV.GOVWe trust the federally approved HIV guidelines for the clinical definitions and evidence that support viral suppression and prevention.
- AUTHORITATIVE · PREVENTION ACCESS CAMPAIGNWe trust Prevention Access Campaign to explain the U=U consensus in language shaped with and for people living with HIV.
💊 HIV Treatment (ART)
For treatment pages, we prioritize current, federally supported clinical guidance and the systems that make care and medication possible.
- PRIMARY · NIH / NIAIDWe trust NIH and NIAID for research on HIV treatment, prevention, and the science that changes care over time.
- PRIMARY · CLINICALINFO.HIV.GOVWe trust these expert-panel guidelines for current adult, adolescent, pediatric, and opportunistic-infection care recommendations.
- PRIMARY · PERINATAL HIV GUIDELINESWe trust the Perinatal HIV Clinical Guidelines for pregnancy planning, pregnancy care, infant feeding, and prevention of perinatal HIV transmission.
- PRIMARY · HRSA RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAMWe trust HRSA for federal information on HIV medical care, medications, and essential support services funded through Ryan White.
- PRIMARY · IAS–USAWe trust IAS–USA for independent, clinician-facing education that helps keep treatment explainers aligned with evolving evidence.
🛡️ Prevention — PrEP, PEP & More
Prevention options change quickly. We use primary guidance for what a tool does, and advocacy sources for access, equity, and implementation context.
- PRIMARY · CDC HIVWe trust CDC’s HIV program for national guidance on PrEP, PEP, testing, condoms, and prevention services.
- PRIMARY · WHOWe trust the World Health Organization for global HIV guidance and public-health context across countries and care settings.
- PRIMARY · PEPFARWe trust PEPFAR for U.S. global HIV program information, service data, and the international response.
- PRIMARY · CLINICALTRIALS.GOVWe trust ClinicalTrials.gov to identify registered studies and distinguish a study in progress from a treatment or prevention option already supported by guidance.
- AUTHORITATIVE · AVACWe trust AVAC for advocacy-informed analysis of HIV prevention research, access, and global health equity.
- AUTHORITATIVE · PREP4ALLWe trust PrEP4All for its stated advocacy positions on equitable access to HIV prevention and treatment.
🔎 HIV Testing
Testing information should be practical without losing its footing in public health. These sources help us explain options, timing, and local context carefully.
- PRIMARY · CDCWe trust CDC for federal HIV testing guidance, including test types, recommendations, and prevention-linked care.
- PRIMARY · CDC MMWRWe trust CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for timely public-health reports, surveillance analysis, and practice-relevant updates.
- PRIMARY · AIDSVUWe trust AIDSVu for clear, location-based HIV and PrEP data visualizations that make local patterns easier to understand.
- PRIMARY · HIV.GOVWe trust HIV.gov as the U.S. government’s accessible gateway to federal HIV programs, resources, and plain-language information.
✊ Stigma & Discrimination
Stigma is not a side topic. We pair human-rights and community expertise with public-health evidence so the language on this site stays factual and respectful.
- PRIMARY · UNAIDSWe trust UNAIDS for global HIV data and for its public-health and human-rights work on ending stigma and discrimination.
- AUTHORITATIVE · NMACWe trust NMAC for its community-led perspective on race, leadership, policy, and the U.S. HIV response.
- AUTHORITATIVE · BLACK AIDS INSTITUTEWe trust Black AIDS Institute for culturally grounded HIV education, advocacy, and leadership centered on Black communities.
- AUTHORITATIVE · HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNWe trust HRC for its own policy and civil-rights positions affecting LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV.
🌍 Community & Racial Equity
Community organizations name what numbers alone cannot: barriers, strengths, local knowledge, and the policies that shape people’s options.
- AUTHORITATIVE · AIDS UNITEDWe trust AIDS United for its policy and community-investment perspective on equity and ending the U.S. HIV epidemic.
- AUTHORITATIVE · AIDS MAPWe trust aidsmap for accessible, evidence-informed reporting and explainers, while anchoring clinical claims to primary evidence.
- AUTHORITATIVE · AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONWe trust AHF for its stated advocacy and service-delivery perspective, particularly when discussing its own programs and policy positions.
- AUTHORITATIVE · SISTERLOVEWe trust SisterLove for reproductive-justice and HIV community leadership rooted in the experiences of Black women and people of African descent.
- AUTHORITATIVE · PWN-USAWe trust Positive Women’s Network–USA for advocacy shaped by women, trans people, and gender-diverse people living with HIV.
- AUTHORITATIVE · POSITIVELY AWAREWe trust Positively Aware for community-rooted treatment education and advocacy perspective, not as a substitute for clinical guidance.
- AUTHORITATIVE · KFFWe trust KFF for nonpartisan health-policy research, financing context, and data interpretation.
♀️ Women & HIV
Women’s health deserves sources that recognize reproductive choices, midlife changes, and care experiences without treating any one pathway as universal.
- PRIMARY · PERINATAL HIV GUIDELINESWe trust these guidelines for pregnancy planning and perinatal care because they are federally supported and updated by expert panels.
- PRIMARY · MACS/WIHS COMBINED COHORT STUDYWe trust the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study for long-term, community-informed research on the health of people living with and without HIV.
- AUTHORITATIVE · THE MENOPAUSE SOCIETYWe trust The Menopause Society for specialist menopause guidance, while checking HIV-specific questions against HIV clinical sources.
- AUTHORITATIVE · THE WELL PROJECTWe trust The Well Project for women-centered HIV education and lived-experience-informed context.
- PRIMARY · HIV.GOVWe trust HIV.gov for federal plain-language information on women’s health issues related to HIV.
🌴 Florida-Specific Data
Florida is home for this project. When we discuss local data, access, or services, we favor the agencies and programs closest to the work.
- PRIMARY · FLORIDA DOH HIV/AIDS SECTIONWe trust Florida Department of Health HIV/AIDS surveillance for statewide data, reporting methods, and local planning context.
- PRIMARY · AIDSVU FLORIDAWe trust AIDSVu’s Florida views to help people explore county, city, and regional HIV and PrEP data in context.
- PRIMARY · FLORIDA ADAPWe trust Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program for current program details and medication-access information.
- PRIMARY · FLORIDA RYAN WHITE PART BWe trust Florida’s Ryan White Part B program for state program information and service-access context.
- PRIMARY · NASTADWe trust NASTAD for public-health program expertise and national context on ADAP and HIV service delivery.
💚 Wellness & Long-Term Health
Wellness coverage includes aging, menopause, cannabis, caregiving, and the practical supports that make care sustainable. We name what a source can answer — and what it cannot.
- PRIMARY · NIH NCCIHWe trust NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health for balanced information on cannabis, cannabinoids, potential harms, and unanswered questions.
- PRIMARY · VA HIV PROGRAMWe trust the VA HIV Program for veteran-focused HIV care, testing, treatment, research, and prevention information.
- PRIMARY · CDC MMWRWe trust CDC MMWR when wellness and caregiving questions need current public-health evidence rather than an anecdote.
- PRIMARY · SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONWe trust the Social Security Administration for official benefit and disability-program information, including updates that affect financial planning.
- PRIMARY · ABLE NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERWe trust the ABLE National Resource Center for plain-language education on ABLE accounts and the questions to raise before opening one.
- COMMUNITY · POZWe trust POZ for community reporting and personal perspective, while confirming clinical and public-health facts with primary sources.
⚖️ HIV Criminalization
Legal information needs both science and the voices of people most affected. We use advocacy sources for policy positions and point readers toward qualified legal help for individual questions.
- AUTHORITATIVE · TREATMENT ACTION GROUPWe trust TAG for community-based research and policy analysis on HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis C, and health equity.
- AUTHORITATIVE · SERO PROJECTWe trust the Sero Project for HIV criminalization advocacy led by people living with HIV and grounded in human rights.
- AUTHORITATIVE · HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNWe trust HRC for its policy analysis and advocacy on civil rights, LGBTQ+ health, and HIV-related discrimination.
- AUTHORITATIVE · KFFWe trust KFF to help place HIV law and policy debates in their health-financing and public-policy context.
📖 HIV History
History lives in research, organizing, and memory. We honor the record and the people whose stories made today’s HIV care and advocacy possible.
- AUTHORITATIVE · AMFARWe trust amfAR for its long-running HIV research and policy perspective, especially when discussing its own scientific and advocacy work.
- PRIMARY · HRSA RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAMWe trust HRSA’s Ryan White history for federal program context and the enduring legacy of care named for Ryan White.
- COMMUNITY · THEBODYWe trust TheBody for HIV news, support, expert perspectives, and community context gathered over decades.
- COMMUNITY · POSITIVELY AWAREWe trust Positively Aware for community memory, treatment education, and advocacy context that complements primary evidence.
- COMMUNITY · REAL HEALTHWe trust Real Health for wellness reporting and community perspective, not for standalone clinical or epidemiological claims.