When the first cases of AIDS began appearing in the United States in 1981, doctors and researchers were baffled. It took a decade rife with protests and media coverage to encourage action by government officials and funding organizations, and it wasn't until the 1990s that effective treatment practices for HIV and AIDS were disseminated to the wider medical community. Surviving & Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture is a U.S. National Library of Medicine-sponsored exhibition about the history of AIDS in America. Readers may scout the site by clicking the Exhibition tab and then peruse chapters such as Doing Science, Making Myths and Government (In)Action. Teachers might be especially interested in the Education tab, which opens to lesson plans, higher education modules, online activities, and links to other resources.