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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
As the main advocate for global action on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing the transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating the impact of the epidemic.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA is the federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

The World Health Organization
The World Health Organization, is the United Nations specialized agency for health. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC)
NMAC assists organizations that actively support communities of color affected by HIV/AIDS through technical assistance, public policy, education, and advocacy.

International AIDS Society
The International AIDS Society, IAS represents the world’s professional society for scientists, health care and public health workers, and others engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention, control and care.

Academy for Educational Development
Founded in 1961, AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and innovative program design and management. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, and the environment.

African AIDS Initiative International Inc.
African AIDS Initiative International Inc. (AAII) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting HIV/AIDS awareness in Africa by scaling up nation-wide HIV/AIDS prevention efforts and improving the lives of persons infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. To this end, the AAII will use education, outreach, testing, counseling, research and support services to control the spread of the disease. It also seeks to promote the integration of the growing number of AIDS orphans into their communities, and to reduce the stigma attached to the disease.