Early knowledge of HIV infection is now recognized as a critical component in controlling the spread of HIV infection. Therefore, HIV counseling, testing, and referral (CTR) is a critical part of any successful HIV prevention program.
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HIV Screening and Access to Care: Health Care System Capacity for Increased HIV Testing and Provision of Care
From the Institute of Medicine
Implementation of Routine HIV Testing in Health Care Settings: Issues for Community Health Centers (PDF)
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
The Relationship Between STIs & HIV: The Need for HIV Testing – Focus on Women of Color and HIV (Webinar)
From HealthHIV
Delivering HIV Rapid Test Results: Experiences from the Field (video)
From JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc./Region I Title X Family Planning Training Program
Report on Findings from an Assessment of Health Department Efforts to Implement HIV Testing in Health Care Settings (PDF)
From NASTAD
HIV Testing in Hospital Emergency Departments: Collaborative Strategies for Implementation (PDF)
From NASTAD
Can HIV Testing Plus Linking HIV+ People to Care and Treatment Reduce HIV Transmission?
From the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco
Screening for HIV in Health Care Settings: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians and HIV Medicine Association (PDF)
From the Annals of Internal Medicine
HIV Screening and Access to Care: Exploring the Impact of Policies on Access to and Provision of HIV Care
From the Institute of Medicine
HIV Screening and Access to Care: Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Expanded HIV Testing
From the Institute of Medicine
Compendium of State
HIV Testing Laws
From
the National HIV/AIDS
Clinicians' Consultation Center
HIV Testing State Laws and CDC Guideline Compatibility
From the National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center
Establishing a Rapid HIV Testing Program: A Guide for Small AIDS Serving Organizations
From AETC National Multicultural Center
2009 Quality Assurance Standards for HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral Data
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Views and Experiences with HIV Testing in the U.S. (survey brief)
From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Views and Experiences with HIV Testing Among African Americans in the U.S (survey brief)
From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Testing in the United States
From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Revised
Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents and Pregnant Women 
From CDC's MMWR Recommendations and Reports; September 22, 2006 / 55 (RR14);1-17
Questions
and Answers for Professional Partners: Revised Recommendations for HIV
Testing of Adults, Adolescents and Pregnant Women in Healthcare Settings
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Questions
and Answers for the General Public: Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing
of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Healthcare Settings
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
HIV
Testing Implementation Guidance for Correctional Settings
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS
Prevention
HIV
Testing in Emergency Departments: A Primer on Issues and Strategies for
Health Departments
From the National Alliance
of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
HIV
Counseling and Testing for Youth: A Manual for Providers
From Family
Health International
