Office of AIDS

HIV and Women

• March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day  

• "Social Media and HIV; HIV 101; Cultural Competency" (PDF)through June 20, 2011.  The Texax/Oklahoma ADIS Education and Training Center, in collaboration with the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, will provide access to several web-based trainings in recognition of National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Free Social Work CEUs available. (posted March 6, 2011)

• HIV Counseling and Testing Focus Summary - Female (PDF)
• Protecting Yourself and Your Baby (PDF) (CDPH 8682)
HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health Care Settings (PDF) - The California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS issues a guidance letter on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Recommendations. (January 10, 2007)
Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings (PDF)- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (September 22, 2006)

Other HIV and Women-Related Links: 

• HIV/AIDS among Women Who Have Sex With Women (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fact Sheet)
• Mother-to-Child (Perinatal) HIV Transmission and Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fact Sheet)