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

Identifying Common, Core Indicators to Monitor HHS-Funded HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment, and Care Services

On June 7th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) held a consultation in Washington, DC to finalize a set of common, core indicators to monitor outcomes for HHS-funded HIV prevention, treatment...

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

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

AIDS 2012 and “The State of New Media and HIV”

This year’s International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) will mark a historic time in the fight against HIV given that we have seen such improvements in treatment and prevention approaches nationally and globally over the past year. Also, given the location...

Published Tue, Jul 10 2012 3:03 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, AIDS 2012

HRSA Announces 4 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Reauthorization Virtual Listening Sessions July 9-18

As part of planning for the 2013 reauthorization of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau will be holding four webcast stakeholder listening sessions beginning next week. These listening...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2012 7:21 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Ryan White Program, HRSA

Improving the Quality of Health Services for the Haitian People

Last week, I was proud to take part in a joint mission to Haiti with leaders from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), including Mark Edington, its Head of Country Programs. We signed a Partnership Framework to support...

Published Fri, Jul 06 2012 2:39 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

AIDS 2012: Key Lessons from a Decade of Action on Global AIDS, and the Way Forward

The XIX International AIDS Conference , known as AIDS 2012, will take place July 22-27, 2012 in Washington, DC. Anticipating the conference, yesterday I spoke at the Brookings Institution on some of the lessons learned from the first decade of the President’s...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 3:11 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates, AIDS 2012

SAMHSA Seeking Applications for $131.5 Million for Activities that Advance the National HIV/AIDS Strategy through Behavioral Health

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) recently released funding announcements for two programs whose purposes are closely aligned with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. “Substance abuse and HIV/AIDS are often interrelated...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 9:15 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Puentes Entre Vecinos: Increasing Knowledge, Dialogue and Representation of Latino/Hispanic and Caribbean Leaders at AIDS 2012

In less than a month, the world will come to the nation’s capital to discuss the latest scientific advances from around the world and to develop strategies for advancing all facets of our collective efforts to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The XIX International...

Published Tue, Jul 03 2012 1:58 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Communities of Color, Blogs, AIDS 2012

Use Mobile Phones to Improve—Not Risk—Your Health

Do you text and drive? I know, it’s tempting: you’re stuck in traffic and you instinctively reach for your cell phone to send a text saying you’re running late, or maybe just check your email, or make a quick call before the light changes…. But the impact...

Published Tue, Jul 03 2012 12:18 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Mobile

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