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Social Media and Mobile @ AIDS 2012

It was very exciting to see the presence of a number of social media and mobile sessions at the XIX International Conference on AIDS (AIDS 2012 ) last week in Washington, DC. Patricia Mechael (@PattyMechael), one of the presenters at those sessions, noted...

Published Tue, Jul 31 2012 4:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, AIDS 2012, Featured

Conversations from AIDS 2012: Ron Valdiserri and Terrance Moore on Addressing HIV Disparities Among Black Gay & Bisexual Men

Editor’s Note: We had opportunities to catch up with so many great partners on so many important issues while at the XIX International Conference on AIDS (AIDS 2012) last week, we’ll continue bringing you interviews this week and next. In this conversation...

Published Mon, Jul 30 2012 9:44 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

White House Releases National HIV/AIDS Strategy Progress Report

Late last week the White House released an update on federal efforts to implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy in 2011 and 2012. The report was issued at a reception held at the White House by President Obama for people living with HIV and other leaders...

Published Sun, Jul 29 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

HIV/AIDS in the Nation’s Capitol

On Tuesday, Whitman Walker Health Center of Washington, DC, hosted “Return to Lisner: A Forum on HIV/AIDS” to discuss the current state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The event marked the 29th anniversary of DC’s first HIV/AIDS forum at George Washington University...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2012 2:25 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

USG @ AIDS 2012 Video: Dr. Koh with Dr. Kevin Fenton

At the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) , Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh sat down with Dr. Kevin Fenton to discuss the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new “high-impact prevention” approach to HIV. Dr...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2012 1:30 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

USG @ AIDS 2012: How to Talk About a “Cure”

In an interview with AIDS.gov Director Miguel Gomez, Dr. Carl Dieffenbach discussed how to talk about “a cure” for HIV, and how talk of a cure is different from talk of an “AIDS-free generation.” Dr. Dieffenbach is Director of the Division of AIDS at...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2012 1:05 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

USG @ AIDS 2012 Video: Phill Wilson and Miguel Gomez

In his remarks at the Monday plenary of the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), Phill Wilson, Founder and Executive Director of the Black AIDS Institute and member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, gave delegates an update on...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2012 9:19 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

AIDS 2012 and the Road Ahead

Today is the last day of AIDS 2012, the first International AIDS Conference to be held in the United States in more than 20 years. AIDS 2012 helped crystallize the extraordinary opportunities—and serious challenges—that lie ahead as we work to bring about...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 10:50 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012, Featured

USG @ AIDS 2012 Video: Dr. Koh and A. Toni Young

In the latest interview from the Conversations from AIDS 2012 series, Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh speaks with Toni Young, Executive Director of the Community Education Group (CEG) in Washington, D.C. Ms. Young discusses CEG’s massive...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 3:26 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

AIDS 2012: HIV in Gay and Bisexual Men

The impact of the HIV epidemic on gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) around the world has received considerable attention at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012). The Lancet (the British medical journal) distributed...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 1:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

USG @ AIDS 2012 Video: Dr. Koh and Ambassador Goosby

The XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) is the largest meeting of individuals from around the world working to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In this video interview, Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 11:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: PEPFAR, HIV Policy & Programs, Global, PEPFAR Updates, AIDS 2012

Conversations from AIDS 2012: Ron Valdiserri and Dawn Averitt Bridge on Expanding Public Awareness of HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

At the XIX International Conference on AIDS (AIDS 2012) on Tuesday July 24, 2012, Dr. Ron Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, caught up with Ms. Dawn Averitt Bridge, Founder and Chair of The Well Project . They discussed...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 9:33 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012, Featured

The Global Perspective on HIV/AIDS and Mental Health

As AIDS 2012 (the XIX International AIDS Conference) continues in Washington, DC, we are reminded of the numerous, multiple, and far-reaching impacts this epidemic has had in the past 30-plus years. The burden of being HIV positive, or caring for loved...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

25 Years of HIV/AIDS Training has Transformed the Research Landscape

Dr. Bridbord was a co-chair of the International AIDS Conference in 1987. Conversations I had with colleagues in June of 1987, during the last AIDS meeting held here in Washington, inspired me to develop a program that would create HIV/AIDS research expertise...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

USG @ AIDS 2012 Video: Dr. Koh and Dr. Daulaire

While at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), took the opportunity to talk with Dr. Nils Daulaire, Director of the Office of Global Affairs at...

Published Wed, Jul 25 2012 2:40 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Global

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