Sinnock P, Murphy P E, Baker T G, Bates R
National AIDS Information and Education Program, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
Public Health Rep. 1991 Nov-Dec;106(6):634-9.
The National AIDS Clearinghouse is an information service provided by the Centers for Disease Control. The Clearinghouse was established in 1987 to respond to increasing numbers of public and professional inquiries, to disseminate accurate information, and to make referrals to local sources of information and assistance. Four data bases--Resources and Services Database containing information about more than 16,000 organizations that provide counseling and testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other education and prevention services; Educational Materials Database containing more than 8,000 individual, hard-to-find educational materials; Funding Database; and the AIDS Clinical Trial Information Service (ACTIS) Database--are searched by information specialists to respond to more than 45,000 requests annually for information from a variety of health professionals, organizations, and the general public. Between 1987 and 1991, the Clearinghouse disseminated more than 60 million copies of publications related to HIV and AIDS. Information and education remain the most critical tools for the prevention of HIV infection, and the National AIDS Clearinghouse provides an essential element for the dissemination of education and prevention information.
国家艾滋病信息交换中心是美国疾病控制中心提供的一项信息服务。该信息交换中心成立于1987年，旨在回应越来越多的公众和专业咨询，传播准确信息，并向当地信息和援助来源进行转介。信息专家会搜索四个数据库——资源与服务数据库，其中包含16000多个提供人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）和获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）咨询与检测以及其他教育和预防服务的组织的信息；教育材料数据库，其中包含8000多份难以找到的个人教育材料；资助数据库；以及艾滋病临床试验信息服务（ACTIS）数据库——以回应每年来自各类卫生专业人员、组织和普通公众的45000多个信息请求。1987年至1991年间，该信息交换中心分发了超过6000万份与HIV和AIDS相关的出版物。信息和教育仍然是预防HIV感染的最关键工具，而国家艾滋病信息交换中心为教育和预防信息的传播提供了一个重要元素。
