March 2010 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

Organizations Serving Youth of Color: Using New Media to Enhance Programs

Guest post by Urooj Arshad, Advocates for Youth Urooj Arshad, Advocates for Youth Last month we had the pleasure of speaking at the Advocates for Youth roundtable in Washington, DC for its Youth of Color Initiative (funded through the CDC's... Read...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 12:18 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, Youth

National HIV/AIDS Strategy Meeting Videos Now Available

By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director As we mentioned in last week’s post, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) held a meeting on February 24, 2010 for the public to hear about the progress to date on the National HIV/AIDS... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 3:39 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National AIDS Strategy, Policy

U.S. Health Partners Play Key Role in Haiti Earthquake Response

By Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (Cross-posted from the State Department Blog) For many years, the U.S. Government has been partnering with the people of Haiti in the fight against HIV/AIDS. In fiscal year 2009, the U.S. President...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 2:35 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: PEPFAR

Taking Action to Respond to HIV and AIDS among Women and Girls

By Deb LeBel Did you know that every 35 minutes a woman tests positive for HIV in the U.S.? That's why the Office on Women's Health (OWH) is encouraging women to get tested and help raise awareness of the increasing... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 11:51 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

March 10 - Redoubling Our Efforts on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

By Tina Tchen, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and Executive Director of the Council on Women and Girls, (Cross-posted from the White House Office of National AIDS Policy Blog) (Left to right) Moderator Rosie Perez, Dr.... Read...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 2:47 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Policy

National Native HIV and AIDS Awareness Day

By Deb LeBel For the fifth year in a row, on March 20, many communities around our country will stop to observe National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD). The National Native HIVAIDS Awareness Day Planning Committee comprised of representatives...

Published Tue, Mar 16 2010 11:45 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color

Dr. Anthony Fauci's Statement for National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Cross-posted from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases As we mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, this Saturday. March 20th is the fourth National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Below are excerpts from a statement by Dr. Anthony Fauci...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 12:54 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color

Goals of a Social Networking Symposium for NIH Staff

AIDS.gov note: Earlier this month, AIDS.gov presented an overview on using new and social media to approximately 400 Federal staff from the National Institutes of Health. (The session was offered both live and via webcast.) We applaud NIH’s commitment...

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 2:04 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, NIH, New Media

Lessons Learned from SXSW 2010

By Jeremy Vanderlan, AIDS.gov Web Developer, and Cathy Thomas, AIDS.gov Technical Director Austin is a town with a distinct vibe. Where cowboy boots would be expected, nose rings are present instead. We saw more mohawks than crew cuts, more ironic......

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 11:29 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, Strategy/Planning, New Media, Web/Tech

Increasing Access to Health Care for People Living With HIV: We Need Your Help

Georgina Verdugo, Director, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) By Georgina Verdugo, Director, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Earlier this week, OCR entered into a settlement agreement with the Windsor Rosewood...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 11:12 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, Office for Civil Rights

Putting TLC+ to the Test

By Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., Director of NIAID Division of AIDS Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, PhD If we routinely test everyone for HIV and treat those who are infected, could we bring an end to the HIV/AIDS epidemic? The test and... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 2:14 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH

Medicare Expands Coverage for Treating Facial Lipodystrophy Syndrome in People Living With HIV

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a press release to announce its decision to cover facial injections for Medicare beneficiaries who experience symptoms of depression due to the stigmatizing appearance of severely...

Published Mon, Mar 29 2010 2:45 PM by AIDS.gov blog

A Conversation with Project Inform

Guest post by Alan McCord, Director of Information and Outreach, and Dana Van Gorder, ED, Project Inform We use this blog to share some of the resources and work being done in the HIV community, focusing on organizations that are... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 30 2010 12:05 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Web/Tech, Text messaging/Mobile

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