Research Guides: HIST 490: AIDS Crisis in US Culture: Government Documents

Introduction

Governmental documents can provide insight into decisions behind policies and law. The following resources provide access to hearings, laws, and memos.

Government Document Databases

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline provides access to legal sources including law journals, US government documents, court cases and opinions, and presidential documents. This is a good starting point for locating any legal documents relating to the AIDS crisis or AIDS-related deaths.
ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Proquest Congressional contains legislative histories. congressional hearings, House & Senate committee documents & reports, CRS reports and other government documents. If you are looking for any discussions within Congress on the federal response to AIDS this is a good starting point.

American Presidency Project
The American Presidency Project is a collection of presidential documents including speeches, memoranda, written statements, letters, etc. Can search by president to locate only documents relating to that presidency. Interested in seeing how a president has responded to AIDS research, health care, and more this is a good starting point.

HIV Statistics

HIV.gov
Heath, medical information and statistics on HIV, including the Read, Set PrEP program and the AHEAD dashboard that tracks progress toward ending the HIV epidemic in the US.
CDC - HIV Information
Center for Disease Control's information page on HIV which includes HIV basics, risk and prevention information, HIV resource library and statistical information (HIV incidence, diagnoses, prevalence and data trends).