February 2011 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

The Importance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

By Meico Whitlock, AIDS.gov Fellow For the last three years, our blog posts for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), February 7th of every year, have focused on new media or statistics about African Americans and HIV. This year we... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 01 2011 12:34 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color, Policy, PACHA, Awareness Days, Social Determinants of Health

We All Have Important Roles to Play: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services As we approach the 11th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) on February 7th, we...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 9:32 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, Policy

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

By Kevin Fenton, M.D., Ph.D., FFPH, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC (Cross-posted from Health Protection, Perspectives Blog) Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to reflect on the lives...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 6:16 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, Awareness Days, CDC

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Coming Together to Fight HIV/AIDS

By Jeffrey S. Crowley, M.P.H., Director, Office of National AIDS Policy (Cross-posted from the Office of National AIDS Policy Blog) To commemorate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Senior Advisor to President Obama Valerie Jarrett shared her heart...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 3:59 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Facing AIDS on World AIDS Day and EVERY Day

By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, AIDS.gov New Media Strategist Yesterday was National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Next month, we will commemorate National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10) and National Native HIV/AIDS Day (March 20). Throughout...

Published Tue, Feb 08 2011 11:38 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Photo/Video Sharing, Awareness Days

Department of Justice Settles with Cosmetology School in Puerto Rico on Allegations of HIV Discrimination

By Allison Nichol, JD, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice Allison Nichol, U.S. DOJ Last month the Justice Department announced the settlement of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complaint...

Published Wed, Feb 09 2011 12:13 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy

Secretary Sebelius Asks HHS to Sustain NHAS Momentum

By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius recently sent an important communication to the Department...

Published Fri, Feb 11 2011 9:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, 12 Cities Project

M for mHealth, G for Glossary

By Gale A. Dutcher, Deputy Associate Director, Division of Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine In the last year we have seen a marked increase in the use of cell phones and wireless Internet access. With research such as......

Published Tue, Feb 15 2011 11:40 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Text messaging/Mobile, Mobile Communication

Agency Operational Plans and the President’s FY 2012 Budget Highlight Our Continued Efforts to Implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

By Jeffrey S. Crowley, M.P.H., Director, Office of National AIDS Policy (Cross-posted from the Office of National AIDS Policy Blog) One of the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy was to refocus existing efforts and deliver better results to the.....

Published Tue, Feb 15 2011 2:07 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIH, Policy, Budget, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Affordable Care Act

Toward Defining the Non-HIV Infectious Diseases Leadership Group

By Hugh Auchincloss, M.D., NIAID Deputy Director, and Carole Heilman, Ph.D., Director of NIAID’s Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Over the course of the past two decades the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID...

Published Wed, Feb 16 2011 1:11 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID

National HIV/AIDS Strategy Key Issue at January PACHA Meeting

By Christopher Bates, Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Members of PACHA Much of the recent meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) focused on implementing...

Published Wed, Feb 16 2011 1:50 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, PACHA, 12 Cities Project

A Deciding Moment for America

By Jennie Anderson, AIDS.gov Communications Director What's your deciding moment? This month marks Black History Month and includes the observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7). According to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy,...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 8:49 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Dr. Eric Goosby's Story: Fighting HIV/AIDS Around the Globe

By Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (Cross-posted from The White House Blog) Ed. Note: This post is part of the Celebrating Black History Month series, which highlights African Americans from across the Administration whose work contributes...

Published Wed, Feb 23 2011 10:24 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, PEPFAR, Ambassador Eric Goosby

New Resource Supports Faith Community Engagement on HIV/AIDS

By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NASTAD As has been frequently observed, the job of implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy does not fall to...

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 9:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, Testing, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

National HIV/AIDS Strategy Supported in Priorities Reflected in President’s FY2012 Budget

By Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services At a White House event on Monday, Mr. Jeffrey Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), released the operational plans.....

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 11:54 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, Budget, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

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