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

Perspectives from Missouri

By Christopher Bates, M.P.A., Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Earlier this month, I had the...

Published Wed, Apr 27 2011 10:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Strategy in Action

Mobile Health 2011

By BJ Fogg , Executive Director, and Tanna Drapkin, Managing Editor, Mobile Health 2011 On May 4 and 5, over 400 people will gather at Stanford University to hear 45 experts share what really works in creating solutions to improve... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 26 2011 12:45 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

SAMHSA, Behavioral Health and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (Part II)

By Gretchen Stiers, PhD, HIV/AIDS Policy Lead, Office of Policy, Planning and Innovation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Gretchen Stiers, SAMHSA As the HIV/AIDS policy lead...

Published Tue, Apr 26 2011 11:47 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Highlights from the National Transgender Health Summit

By Jennie Anderson, Communications Director, and Mindy Nichamin, New Media Coordinator, AIDS.gov JoAnne Keatley, Director of the CoE for Transgender Health What do empowerment, discrimination, data, and health have in common? They are several of the many...

Published Mon, Apr 25 2011 12:05 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: LGBTQ Health

A Bridge for ADAPs to 2014: A National Conversation

By Vera Yakovchenko, Public Health Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services On April 7, 2011, on behalf of the Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, I attended “A Bridge for ADAPs to 2014: A National Conversation,”... Read...

Published Fri, Apr 22 2011 8:52 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: ADAP, Affordable Care Act

Illinois Commences Development of Statewide HIV/AIDS Plan

By David Ernesto Munar, President and CEO, AIDS Foundation of Chicago David Munar AIDS Foundation of Chicago In a recent article , my colleague at AIDS Foundation Chicago , Keith R. Green, profiled efforts underway in Illinois to develop a... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 20 2011 5:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Justice Department Issues Letter Regarding Illegal Exclusion of Individuals with HIV/AIDS from Occupational Training and State Licens

Allison Nichol, JD, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice Allison Nichol, U.S. DOJ The Justice Department has issued letters to the attorneys general of all 50 states, as well as U.S. territories to...

Published Tue, Apr 19 2011 3:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Department of Justice

April is STD Awareness Month. Did you GYT?

By Rachel Kachur, MPH, Health Communication Specialist, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention April is STD Awareness Month. Every year there are over 19 million new cases of STDs in the United States (CDC). Half of......

Published Tue, Apr 19 2011 8:47 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Web/Tech, Youth, CDC

Encouraging the Development of Statewide HIV/AIDS Plans

By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services On Tuesday, April 12, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) convened a consultation to explore the...

Published Mon, Apr 18 2011 2:28 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Federal Leads Continue Collaborative Efforts

By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services On Monday, April 4, 2011, representatives from the six Federal agencies designated by the President as lead agencies...

Published Thu, Apr 14 2011 3:27 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Updating the HOPWA Funding Formula

By David Vos, Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development David Vos, HUD The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is committed to working with our Federal and community partners to ensure the success...

Published Wed, Apr 13 2011 9:13 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Youth, Mobile, and Health at Sex::Tech 2011

By Mindy Nichamin, AIDS.gov New Media Coordinator Earlier this month, I attended Sex::Tech 2011 in San Francisco, the fourth annual conference on technology, youth, and sexual health. At the conference, I heard from a range of experts - sexual health...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2011 9:59 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Text messaging/Mobile, Youth

The Role of Communities in Implementing the Strategy: Perspectives from Florida

By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Ronald Valdiserri In early April, I was privileged to be able to talk to a group of nearly 300 health... Read...

Published Mon, Apr 11 2011 1:57 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Approaching 30 Years of HIV/AIDS in the United States

By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Ronald Valdiserri In less than two months, we will mark the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of...

Published Fri, Apr 08 2011 12:03 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy

New Action Plan to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities

By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (PDF 2MB). This document will serve as a road map for eliminating health... Read...

Published Fri, Apr 08 2011 10:32 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, Social Determinants of Health

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Perspectives from Missouri

Mobile Health 2011

SAMHSA, Behavioral Health and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (Part II)

Highlights from the National Transgender Health Summit

A Bridge for ADAPs to 2014: A National Conversation

Illinois Commences Development of Statewide HIV/AIDS Plan

Justice Department Issues Letter Regarding Illegal Exclusion of Individuals with HIV/AIDS from Occupational Training and State Licens

April is STD Awareness Month. Did you GYT?

Encouraging the Development of Statewide HIV/AIDS Plans

Federal Leads Continue Collaborative Efforts

Updating the HOPWA Funding Formula

Youth, Mobile, and Health at Sex::Tech 2011

The Role of Communities in Implementing the Strategy: Perspectives from Florida

Approaching 30 Years of HIV/AIDS in the United States

New Action Plan to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities