HIV/AIDS Basics, Brochures, Posters, Tools and Videos
Basic information about human immodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired
immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Brochures/Printed Materials
Posters
Videos
Other HIV Tools
Helpful Links
HIV Brochures and Printed Materials
- STD Facts: HIV/AIDS
MDH overview of HIV/AIDS: signs and symptoms, transmission, complications, prevention and treatment. (Download PDF versions below, formatted for print) - AIDSfacts
This brochure provides the basics about prevention, transmission, and testing for HIV. The brochure may be downloaded for duplication purposes.
- Facts on AIDS
- A Law Enforcement Guide
This brochure is for law enforcement personnel and reviews the basics about HIV transmission and provides infection control procedures to avoid exposure to HIV. The brochure may be downloaded for duplication purposes.
- For Women - Facts
on AIDS and HIV Infection
Specifically for women, this brochure reviews the basics about the prevention, transmission, testing, pregnancy and treatment for HIV. The brochure may be downloaded for duplication purposes.
- For Persons
Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted - Information You Should Know About
STDs
For those who may have been sexually assaulted, this brochure provides guidelines on being tested for HIV and other STDs. The brochure may be downloaded for duplication purposes.
- Don't Wait Until it Hurts
These posters encourage being tested for STDs
- Say No Mas to HIV and STDs
- Greatest Risk: With 17,000 STDs Last Year...
- Test Your Equipment Before You Ride
These bilingual English and Spanish posters encourage the prevention and testing of HIV and STDs.k
- Videos available in the MDH Library:
Go to the MDH Library's video web page, search on HIV or AIDS
- HIV/STD/Hepatitis Risk Assessment
Minnesota Department of Health's integrated risk assessment tool for health and social service providers.
- The Global HIV/AIDS
Epidemic: A Timeline of Key Milestones
Designed to serve as an ongoing reference tool for many of the political, scientific, cultural and community events that have occurred over the history of the epidemic.
- Programs to Prevent
and Reduce the Risks of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases:
Minnesota Statute § 121A.23 for STD/HIV Education in Schools
Statute requiring HIV and STD education to be provided in the classroom within Minnesota’s school districts.
Links to Other Helpful HIV Pages
- HIV Testing Sites
in Minnesota
Listing of HIV testing sites in Minnesota.
- Testing for HIV–1/HIV–2
in Minnesota
MDH overview of HIV type 1 and HIV type 2 infections and testing recommendations.
- CDC's HIV/AIDS Page
CDC overview of HIV and AIDS: signs and symptoms, transmission, complications, prevention and treatment.
- CDC's Oral Sex and HIV Risk Page
CDC fact sheet regarding the risk of acquiring HIV and other STDs through oral sex.
- STD and HIV Resources
in Spanish:
Recursos De Enfermedades
De Transmision Sexual (ETS)
STD information in Spanish is now available on CDC's web site, including translations of fact sheets, the STD hotline in Spanish, and Spanish STD links.
- Minnesota
AIDS Project: AIDSLine
Toll-free hotline for confidential information about HIV prevention, testing locations and available services for persons affected or infected by HIV in Minnesota.
- CDC's HIV at Work Page
CDC's Business/Labor Responds to AIDS Programs provide information and toolkits for businesses and labor organizations to develop workplace policies on HIV/AIDS.
Content Notice: This site contains HIV or STD prevention messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Since HIV and other STDs are spread primarily through sexual practices or by sharing needles, prevention messages and programs may address these topics. If you are not seeking such information or may be offended by such materials, please exit this web site.
