Key sites:

HIVTest.org, from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On what kind of tests there are, why to take them and where.

The National Black AIDS Institute the only national public policy and research organization in the United States focused exclusively on HIV/AIDS among Black people. A necessary thing, although they have one of those damned annoying "On The Down-low" articles up at the moment…

The National Association of People with AIDS, a highly motivated set of folks.

AIDSVote.org

aidsvote.org is a joint project supported by dozens of the nation’s leading HIV/AIDS service, advocacy and research organizations.

We have two goals: to educate and inform presidential candidates of the concrete steps necessary to ensure our country is the world leader on HIV/AIDS and public health, and to educate and inform voters on the stands taken by the candidates on these crucial issues.

NATIONAL HIV TESTING DAY TO FOCUS ON KNOWING HIV STATUS: African Americans Urged to Get Tested

(Jun. 8, 2004) LOS ANGELES - Thousands of communities across the country come together each June 27 to hold special awareness and testing events in support of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD). The theme of this year’s campaign, “It’s Better to Know,” spotlights that people who test positive can receive care and treatment to preserve their health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as 280,000 people in the United States are HIV-positive and are unaware of their status.

The National Black AIDS Institute (BAI) urges African Americans to seek voluntary HIV testing and counseling to learn their HIV status. Local communities across the United States from Los Angeles to New York, want to be part of the national solution to the AIDS epidemic and encourage at-risk African Americans who have never had an HIV test or who have engaged in unprotected sex or shared needles since their last test to seek voluntary HIV counseling and testing.

“It is particularly important that African Americans participate in National HIV Testing Day on June 27th. AIDS is devastating our communities because too few of us know our HIV status, " says Phill Wilson, The Institute's Executive Director. "Black women account for over 73% of new HIV cases among women in the US--a 99% increase in the last year. AIDS has become a health disaster in Black communities. Knowing our HIV status is the first step in HIV prevention and care.”