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

Natural Disasters and People Living with HIV and AIDS

As if the tornadoes that recently devastated several communities including Joplin, Missouri, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama and the flooding along the Mississippi River weren’t enough, June 1 marked the start of hurricane season. These are all stark reminders...

Published Tue, May 31 2011 4:54 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs

Reaching Youth Online through HIV-Positive Youth Peer Educators

The East Bay AIDS Center (EBAC) in Oakland, California serves approximately 1,500 East Bay residents living with HIV or AIDS. The Downtown Youth Clinic (DYC), part of EBAC, offers free and confidential services to HIV-positive youth between the ages of...

Published Tue, May 31 2011 12:27 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Youth

Open for Questions: 30 Years of AIDS

On Wednesday June 1, 2011 at 3 p.m. EDT, Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy Jeffrey Crowley and Director of the Division of AIDS at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...

Published Tue, May 31 2011 8:51 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs

My Visit to Swaziland: The Country with the World’s Highest HIV Prevalence Rate

Last week, I wrote about my attendance at the PEPFAR annual meeting in South Africa, the country that has more people living with HIV (over 5 million) than any other country in the world. After this meeting, I visited the neighboring country of Swaziland...

Published Thu, May 26 2011 5:28 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Global

The AETC Network Responds to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

The AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC ) are working in a number of ways to support the goals set out in the President’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The AETC Program, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV...

Published Wed, May 25 2011 2:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Ryan White Program, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HRSA, HIV Policy & Programs

HIV/AIDS Faith Evening Webinar – May 26th at 5:00 p.m.

The HHS Partnership Center and White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships are hosting an evening HIV/AIDS webcast, live from the White House this Thursday at 5:00 p.m. This event provides an opportunity for your congregation or community...

Published Wed, May 25 2011 10:44 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Faith community

FDA Approves Second New Treatment for Hepatitis C

On May 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of telaprevir for the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis C. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chronic viral hepatitis C affects 3.2 million...

Published Wed, May 25 2011 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, LGBTQ Health, FDA, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, Hepatitis

What games are you playing?

Co-authored by Jeremy Vanderlan, AIDS.gov Technical Deputy Games present opportunities to use technology to address public health problems by building on the emergent experience of gaming and the peer influence that social games present. To further our...

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:19 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Virtual Worlds, Video Games

Resource to Help in Addressing HIV Among Latino Gay Men

A new report [pdf] from the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) provides insights on the HIV/AIDS crisis among Latino gay men in the United States. Designed to assist and inform effective Federal, state and local public...

Published Mon, May 23 2011 2:09 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

Upcoming Event: NIH’s Dr. Fauci’s Talk “Thirty Years of HIV/AIDS: A Personal Journey”

June 5, 2011 will mark 30 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the U.S. On Tuesday, May 31, at 2pm ET, Dr. Anothy Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health...

Published Mon, May 23 2011 9:25 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIAID, HIV Policy & Programs

HUD Announces $9.1 million in HOPWA Funding

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the availability of $9.1 million in funding through its Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program to meet the housing needs of low-income people living with HIV...

Published Fri, May 20 2011 3:01 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Housing, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs

The Impact of HIV-Hepatitis Co-Infection

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, an observance intended to remind us of the high, under-recognized hepatitis-associated disease burden in this country and of the often neglected opportunities for prevention and care. An estimated 3.5-5.3 million Americans...

Published Thu, May 19 2011 1:30 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

View HHS Release of the Viral Hepatitis Action Plan

In a blog post on May 12, we reported on the HHS’s release of the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis (Action Plan) (PDF 672KB) at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. If you missed the event, we encourage you...

Published Thu, May 19 2011 12:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

“Saving face can’t make you safe. Talk about HIV – for me, for you, for everyone.” That’s the motto for National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on May 19. According to the Banyan Tree Project, which sponsors this Awareness Day...

Published Thu, May 19 2011 6:59 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

An Update on the Global Fund Board Meeting

Late last week in Geneva, Martin Dinham, a former Director General in the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, and Dr. Mphu Ramatlapeng, Health Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, were elected Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board...

Published Wed, May 18 2011 1:18 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Ambassador Eric Goosby, Global, PEPFAR Updates

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