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

Models: Tools to Improve Decision Making about HIV

For those of us who work in the HIV/AIDS field, the month of July was dominated by exciting HIV prevention news coming out of the International AIDS Society meeting in Rome. Results from the HPTN 052 study showed that early, compared to delayed, antiretroviral...

Published Mon, Aug 01 2011 9:26 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

Congressional Briefing on the Anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

On the one-year anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy last week, I joined Mr. Jeffrey Crowley, Director of the White House Office on National AIDS Policy (ONAP), Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health, and several colleagues from the U...

Published Mon, Aug 01 2011 3:13 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

Using Video to Tell Your Story: Reflections on 30 Years of AIDS and the One-Year Anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

More than half of all internet users have watched and downloaded online videos according to the The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project . And over the past few weeks, we’ve shared videos about the importance of HIV testing...

Published Tue, Aug 02 2011 11:44 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Video Sharing

SAMHSA Launches Behavioral Health and HIV/AIDS Web Page

Our HHS colleagues at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently launched a new page on their website devoted to behavioral health and HIV/AIDS. SAMHSA is dedicated to promoting wellness and reducing the impact of...

Published Tue, Aug 02 2011 12:11 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Observing National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day in an Aging Epidemic

Four years ago, the nation began its observance of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (September 18). The fact that we get to observe this day reflects a sharp contrast to where we were when CDC reported the first cases of AIDS 30 years ago. Once...

Published Thu, Aug 04 2011 8:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs, Aging and HIV

Google+: A primer for the HIV/AIDS Community

Google+ was released to a limited audience (in beta) on June 28, 2011 and has received a lot of attention since then. Within the first month, over 10 million people signed up to try it out. You may have seen the which is similar to the “like”...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 5:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media

Start Your HIV Prevention Planning for Adolescent Health with the New School Year

Don’t wait till spring! The beginning of a new school year presents a great opportunity to start thinking about integrating HIV prevention programming into young people’s lives. While youth as a whole are not overrepresented among HIV positive...

Published Fri, Aug 12 2011 9:08 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Web/Tech, Uncategorized

Achieving the Goals of the NHAS for Women

One-fourth of Americans living with HIV are women. In the United States, the disease disproportionately impacts women of color: The HIV infection rate among Black women is 15 times that of white women and the rate among Hispanic women is more than four...

Published Fri, Aug 12 2011 1:57 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

We Want to Hear Your Stories About the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

As we join our partners across the nation in commencing the second year of collaboration to achieve the National HIV/AIDS Strategy’s goals and realize its vision, we want to hear from you! Through blog posts and in consultations and conversations with...

Published Sat, Aug 13 2011 5:12 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

National HIV Prevention Conference – Highlights of Day 1

With this post we launch a series of daily re-caps from the National HIV Prevention Conference underway now in Atlanta. More than 3,000 public health, medical and AIDS community leaders are gathered here to share the latest research and discuss innovative...

Published Mon, Aug 15 2011 10:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Announcing National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Dialogues

As we shared in our blog last month, significant progress has been made in implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (Strategy) in its first year. We are proud of the enthusiasm, support and contributions of our Federal partners, as well as so many...

Published Tue, Aug 16 2011 4:31 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

National HIV Prevention Conference – Highlights of Day 2

This is the second in our series of daily re-caps from the National HIV Prevention Conference underway now in Atlanta. This biennial meeting focuses exclusively on the full spectrum of HIV prevention, giving public health professionals, community organizations...

Published Tue, Aug 16 2011 9:29 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

Chemistry at the National HIV Prevention Conference Social Media Lab

Co-authored by Hadiza Buge, Web Content Manager, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Mindy Nichamin, New Media Coordinator, AIDS.gov AIDS.gov and the CDC hosted a social media lab with special sessions on using...

Published Wed, Aug 17 2011 10:55 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media

National HIV Prevention Conference – Highlights of Day 3

This is the third in our series of daily highlights from the National HIV Prevention Conference underway now in Atlanta. This re-cap spotlights activities from Tuesday, August 16. Focus on Improving Access to Care Tuesday’s plenary session addressed the...

Published Wed, Aug 17 2011 1:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

National HIV Prevention Conference – Highlights of Final Day

This is the final in our series of daily highlights from the National HIV Prevention Conference which wrapped up yesterday in Atlanta. Focus on Reducing HIV-Related Disparities The first of Wednesday’s two plenary sessions addressed the National HIV/AIDS...

Published Thu, Aug 18 2011 1:53 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

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Models: Tools to Improve Decision Making about HIV

Congressional Briefing on the Anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Using Video to Tell Your Story: Reflections on 30 Years of AIDS and the One-Year Anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

SAMHSA Launches Behavioral Health and HIV/AIDS Web Page

Observing National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day in an Aging Epidemic

Google+: A primer for the HIV/AIDS Community

Start Your HIV Prevention Planning for Adolescent Health with the New School Year

Achieving the Goals of the NHAS for Women

We Want to Hear Your Stories About the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

National HIV Prevention Conference – Highlights of Day 1

Announcing National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Dialogues

National HIV Prevention Conference – Highlights of Day 2

Chemistry at the National HIV Prevention Conference Social Media Lab

National HIV Prevention Conference – Highlights of Day 3

National HIV Prevention Conference – Highlights of Final Day