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

A Historical Perspective on the International AIDS Conference

More than 20,000 people of all backgrounds – scientists, activists, policy-makers, people living with HIV and others – will soon arrive in Washington DC for the XIX International AIDS Conference , to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 4:13 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: PEPFAR, CDC, Global, PEPFAR Updates, AIDS 2012

US Leads Effort to Build on Success in HIV Vaccine Science

When the HIV epidemic first emerged in the 1980s, the U.S. government immediately recognized the threat the disease could pose to U.S. and Allied Service Members. In this age of global deployments, HIV not only continues to pose a threat to Service Members...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 2:21 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates, AIDS 2012

HIV/AIDS Treatment Cascade Helps Identify Gaps in Care, Retention

An often-referenced concept in current conversations about our efforts to address HIV/AIDS in the United States is the so-called “treatment cascade”. This concept is a model being used by Federal, state and local agencies to identify issues and opportunities...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 5:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

AIDS 2012 and HRSA

With the approach of the AIDS 2012 conference, I have been thinking about the ways this landmark event will be important to HRSA’s stakeholder community. I want to highlight three of them: Understanding New Science: AIDS 2012 provides the scientific forum...

Published Wed, Jul 18 2012 10:32 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Peace Corps Volunteers Contribute to Sustainable Responses to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

For over 50 years, more than 200,000 Peace Corps Volunteers in 139 countries have worked to make communities around the world healthier and stronger. Volunteers work on projects ranging from sanitation, to malaria, maternal health, and HIV prevention...

Published Wed, Jul 18 2012 9:12 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates, AIDS 2012

New Media Sessions and Activities at AIDS 2012

The world’s largest and most important HIV-related scientific meeting is less than a week away. AIDS 2012 will bring together over 25,000 delegates (including 2,500 registered media representatives) for a week of scientific discussions and dialogue between...

Published Tue, Jul 17 2012 5:09 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, AIDS 2012

Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh Shares Hepatitis B Awareness Tools for AAPI Communities

As we approach World Hepatitis Day on July 28th, we are reminded of the staggering impact of Hepatitis B in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. AAPIs make up approximately 5% of the US population, but comprise over 50% of Americans...

Published Tue, Jul 17 2012 2:59 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

NIH Leadership at the XIX International AIDS Conference

The hosting of the XIX International AIDS Conference in our nation’s capital, Washington, DC, is a tremendous opportunity to reflect on how AIDS has affected the United States, and how the United States has worked to reduce the impact of the epidemic...

Published Tue, Jul 17 2012 2:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

What Africa Teaches Us: PEPFAR’s Transformation of the U.S. Domestic HIV Response

From July 22-27, people from around the world will converge on Washington, DC for the 2012 International AIDS Conference. The conference will return to the U.S. for the first time in more than 20 years. It’s fitting that the conference is taking place...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 3:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

FDA approves first drug for reducing the risk of sexually acquired HIV infection

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), the first drug approved to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals who are at high risk of HIV infection and who may engage...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 12:40 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: FDA, PrEP, HIV Policy & Programs

Let’s Stop HIV Together

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched today a new national HIV awareness campaign, Let’s Stop HIV Together. The nationwide campaign takes aim at the stigma and complacency...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 9:32 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Testing, Social Determinants of Health, People Living With HIV, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

Engaging with Communities of Color Using New Media

Racial and ethnic minorities have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic and, according to CDC data, represent the majority of new AIDS diagnoses, new HIV infections, people living with HIV/AIDS, and AIDS deaths...

Published Fri, Jul 13 2012 10:42 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media, Communities of Color

2nd Anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Two years ago today, President Obama released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), the nation’s first-ever comprehensive coordinated HIV/AIDS plan for responding to the domestic epidemic, which articulated clear and measurable targets to be achieved...

Published Fri, Jul 13 2012 6:53 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Uncategorized

AIDS 2012: Listening, Learning and Working Together to Help Turn the Tide

This week, many in the HIV community are finalizing plans for participation in AIDS 2012 — be it in person, via webcast, or via social media. I feel honored to join my federal colleagues to prepare for the U.S. government’s presence at this historic...

Published Thu, Jul 12 2012 7:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

HIV Testing for an AIDS-Free Generation Webinar Supports National HIV Testing Day 2012

On June 26, 2012, in recognition of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), AIDS.gov convened the “HIV Testing for an AIDS-Free Generation” webinar. Approximately 2,000 federal stakeholders, grantees and federal staff from 900 listening sites heard from senior...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 12:45 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Testing, Web Conferences, HIV Policy & Programs

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