January 2012 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

Taking the AIDS.gov HIV/AIDS Prevention & Service Provider Locator to Facebook

Eight hundred million people are active users of Facebook , according to the site’s own statistics. That’s one in nine people living today. Of those 800 million, over 50% check their account on a daily basis. Because it serves as a connecting point for...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 7:37 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Social Networks, Testing

AIDS 2012 Plenary Speakers Announced

Today’s announcement of plenary speakers is a clear indication of how AIDS 2012 is shaping up to be one of the strongest International AIDS Conferences yet, with 15 world-renowned experts tapped to speak on a range of key issues related to the global...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2012 7:24 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Uncategorized, AIDS 2012

PACHA Blog: CMS Care Innovations Summit

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHS Office of the National Coordinator are hosting the first “Care Innovations Summit” in Washington, DC, today to “showcase innovative work in care delivery and payment.”...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 5:08 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Uncategorized

HRSA Announces $70M Grant Competition for HIV/AIDS Services for Women, Infants, Children and Youth

Last week, the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women...

Published Wed, Jan 25 2012 2:38 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health, Ryan White Program, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HRSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls

New Media in Action at the 2012 National African American MSM Leadership Conference

More than 350 people attended the National African American MSM Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities in New Orleans last week. The theme of the conference was “Forward Together – Engaging Our Future Leaders.” We hosted a social...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 4:46 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health

Register Now: The Graying of HIV/AIDS Webinar

The Administration on Aging (AoA) will host a free webinar “The Graying of HIV/AIDS: Community Resources for the Aging Services Network” on Wednesday January 25th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Register here. This session will explore community...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Web Conferences, Aging and HIV

Social Media at the 2012 National African American MSM Leadership Conference

This week, AIDS.gov is attending the 9th Annual National African American MSM Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS and other Health Disparities in New Orleans, Louisiana. From January 19-22, hundreds of federal, state, and local health officials, service...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2012 4:05 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Communities of Color, Uncategorized

The Mobile Opportunity

The mobile revolution is upon us. Not only do the American people go online to pay bills, buy tickets and stay connected to their friends, but they are also adopting smart mobile technology at an incredible rate. This is changing the way we interact,...

Published Fri, Jan 13 2012 10:43 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Mobile

Launch of the Frontline Healthcare Workers Coalition

Frontline health workers are an essential component of health systems worldwide — without them, there is no access to care for people living with HIV or anyone else. Yet in 2012, the World Health Organization estimates a shortage of at least one...

Published Thu, Jan 12 2012 2:10 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

Interactive Access to CDC’s HIV and STD Data

(from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a new interactive web tool—the NCHHSTP Atlas—that allows users to create maps, charts, and tables using HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted...

Published Wed, Jan 11 2012 2:35 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs

Persistence, Promise, and Hope for the End: A New Year’s Message

In the tumult of the holiday shopping, seasonal traffic delays, and endless bowls of eggnog, it was easy to miss the news that Science—one of the world’s leading scientific research journals—had chosen an HIV-related clinical trial as its 2011 Breakthrough...

Published Wed, Jan 11 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs

Communications Technology in Public Health

The AIDS Institute of the New York State Department of Health , in partnership with AIDS.gov, held its second Forum on social media and HIV/STIs – which now qualifies as an annual event — on December 8, 2011. This year, the Forum “Social Media:...

Published Tue, Jan 10 2012 2:27 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media

A Conversation with PACHA Chair Nancy Mahon

On December 1, 2011, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced the appointment of Nancy Mahon, Senior Vice President of MAC Cosmetics and Executive Director of the MAC AIDS Fund, to chair the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV...

Published Thu, Jan 05 2012 1:45 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: PACHA, HIV Policy & Programs

The Affordable Care Act and People Living with HIV/AIDS

One of the questions I get frequently is “how is the Affordable Care Act (the health care law of 2010) helping people living with HIV/AIDS?” The short answer is: in many ways. The detailed answer is more complex, but also much more exciting. To provide...

Published Wed, Jan 04 2012 3:12 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: People Living With HIV, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Looking Back on 2011 – Learning With and From You

For us at AIDS.gov, January not only marks the new year, but also the fourth anniversary of our blog. Launched in January 2008, the blog has grown from one weekly new media post to several posts a week (and sometimes a day). Now we feature community and...

Published Tue, Jan 03 2012 2:58 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media

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