AIDS.gov

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AIDS.gov is an internet portal for all Federal domestic HIV/AIDS resources and information.

On World AIDS Day, December 1, 2006 the Department of Health and Human Services launched AIDS.gov. The website serves as a gateway to HIV/AIDS information. The site contains content and links that guide users to their desired information. ^[1]

AIDS.gov is the federal HIV/AIDS Web portal, a gateway to federal, domestic HIV/AIDS information. It is intended as a resource for the general public, federal staff/agencies, state staff, federal grantees, medical and research institutions, and other HIV/AIDS-related organizations. It is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Public Health and Science and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and works across the government.

The content, design and development team includes representatives from HHS and other government agencies working on AIDS domestically.

== Awards ==1

On March 11, 2008, AIDS.gov received the American Association of Webmasters Gold Award. This is a peer-reviewed, criteria-based award for achievement in web design in which rigorous standards of HTML code, web design, technical achievement, and overall content are evaluated.