How to Use this Website

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To Use this Website

        To use this website, go to the Main Sitemap (with a FLORIDA map in the middle) on the home page. You will see 4 main areas (1- Education & Research, 2-Medical & Pharmacy, 3- Service & Care needs, and 4-Culture & Community).  Scroll over the underlined titles for these and you will see a dialog box come up.  The dialog box will give you many choices for the corresponding section webpages.  Each webpage then will have navigation bars that will help you move quickly and easily from one page to another. By choosing the appropriate section of the navigation bar at the top of each page, you will link directly to the main pages for the sections.  You will find some 250-300 website links distributed over the whole website.


 

BELOW YOU WILL FIND EXAMPLES on how easily the website is set up for you to find the information you need to get answers to your questions! It is the aim of this website to enable anyone to find most information within 2-4 mouse clicks from the home page!                                           

                                                                            

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To directly find (within 1-3 clicks from home page) specific weblinks for an area of interest

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

Medical & Pharmacy webpage

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

TB, STD & Other information

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

Tuberculosis Teaching materials

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To get specific contact information for a service, organization or person

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

Case Management link off of Service & Care needs dialog box

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

LYNX (public bus system) home page

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

LYNX BUS SCHEDULES and MAPS

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To learn where to get to tested for HIV if you don’t know your status.

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

Testing & Counseling link off of the Medical & Pharmacy dialog box

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

Telephone Counseling & Referral service page

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

HIV TESTING & COUNSELING

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To learn what to do if you / someone just got diagnosed HIV positive.

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

Education & Research dialog box off of home page

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

Patient education page

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

PRACTICAL GUIDE for PEOPLE with HIV

 

 

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To learn a ‘how to’ step such as getting into the medical care system.

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

“How to navigate the system” link off of the home page in the Service & Care needs dialog box

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

PROCESS of CARE - linking to medical services in Orange County

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

 

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To keep updated on specific events and programs going on in the area.

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

Calender of events link off of the Cultural & Community dialog box

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

11 Annual Florida AETC conference

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To stay informed of important medical news and information related to HIV/AIDS

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

Provider education link off of the Education & Research dialog box off of home page

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

MEDSCAPE - HIV/AIDS ICON on page (free registration needed for first time users)

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

9th Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections (Feb 24-28)

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To get information on HIV medications: e.g side effects: adherence tools, drug resistance.

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

Main Education & Research webpage off of dialog box on home page

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

Medication Adherence webpage

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

Strategies for Optimizing Adherence (PDF article by V. Stone - CID 2001; vol. 33: 15 Sept – p865-872)

 


 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To learn how you can get involved in local HIV/AIDS advocacy (political leaders, etc..)

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

“Get Involved” link off of the Cultural & Community dialog box

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

Orange County Government Board of Governance

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

Orange County District 6 Commissioner
Homer L. Hartage 

 

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To learn about your own culture or for other people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

“Cultural sensitivity” link off of the Cultural & Community dialog box

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

HISPANIC CULTURE WEBSITES OR

HAITIAN SUPPORT GROUPS/CULTURE OR

WOMEN’s HEALTH CARE & HIV/AIDS OR

AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE OR

FARMWORKER’S ASSOC. OR 

GERIATRIC HIV/AIDS

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To get information on HIV/AIDS care guidelines / updates

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

“Searching - News and Care Guidelines” off of the Education & Research dialog box

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

AIDS Daily Summaries OR

HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (national guidelines including DHHS guidelines) OR

CDC PostExposure Guidelines for Health Care Workers (MMWR – June 29, 2001 – 50(RR11); 1-42) à TABLE on ‘what to do’ ?   

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To help you, whether you are a care provider or person living with HIV/AIDS to better communicate your message and/or concerns.

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

Dialogue & Communications link off of the Education & Research dialog box

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING and DIALOGUE

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To learn about the global HIV/AIDS issues

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

GLOBAL HIV/AIDS link off of the Cultural & Community dialog box

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

INTERNATIONAL HIV/AIDS Alliance OR

Epidemiologic information - UNAIDS

 

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

Journal of the Global AIDS Pandemic  (prelim web info – Official version COMING SOON!)

 

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To find out directions to a specific place related to a service or care need.

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

Service & Care needs off of the home page

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

Telephone Counseling & Referral Service weblink

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

KEYWORD search tool – enter “Medicaid” and city of interest e.g., Orlando

FOURTH LINK

(next click)

MAP to local MEDICAID office (area 7) - Orlando

 

 

 

SPECIFIC ISSUE

To link up with a clinical research site where you can access the latest pre-market drug(s) for HIV/AIDS and related conditions

HOME PAGE

 

http://www.hivcarenet.net/

FIRST LINK

(one click)   

“Clinical Trials” link off of the Medical & Pharmacy dialog box

SECOND LINK

(next click) 

Univ of California – San Francisco (UCSF) Clinical Trial list of links

THIRD LINK

(next click) 

CLINICAL TRIALS SEARCH OR AMFAR research trials search engine