May 2013 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

A Simpler Way to Apply for Health Care

Today, we take one more step toward meeting the promise of helping millions of Americans access quality, affordable health coverage. We have finalized the application you can complete later this year to learn what health insurance programs you are eligible...

Published Wed, May 01 2013 2:58 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Supporting Children Is Vital To Achieving an AIDS-Free Generation

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” — Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa The impact of HIV and AIDS on children is devastating. To date, an estimated...

Published Wed, May 01 2013 4:12 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

Ryan White Program Addressing Coinfection with Viral Hepatitis

For many years the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) has worked to increase access to hepatitis C treatment for HIV-infected patients in Ryan White-funded programs. This attention is warranted given that, according...

Published Thu, May 02 2013 6:03 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Ryan White Program, HRSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

New USPSTF HIV Testing Recommendation Paves the Way for Increased Testing and Timely HIV Diagnosis in the U.S.

This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a new Recommendation Statement on screening for HIV, giving a “Grade A” recommendation for routine HIV screening for all people aged 15 to 65, as well as younger adolescents and older...

Published Fri, May 03 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Testing, HIV Policy & Programs

Google+ and YouTube Training Webinar for HIV Community and Others

Join the CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) on May 14 at 2 P.M. (ET) for a live webcast, “In the Know: Google Plus & YouTube for Public Health.” This webcast, the fifth in a series, will explore how public health professionals can...

Published Tue, May 07 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Social Networks, Video Sharing

Eliminating Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: More Than Just a Test

This Sunday we will observe Mother’s Day and celebrate mothers across the nation. May is also Hepatitis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about viral hepatitis and to highlight opportunities to address this ‘silent epidemic’, such as redoubling...

Published Thu, May 09 2013 10:23 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Landmark Steps to Liberate Open Data

Editor’s note: Yesterday, the White House issued an Executive Order and an accompanying Open Data Policy, as well as a series of complementary actions. According to the press statement, “The Executive Order requires that, going forward, data...

Published Fri, May 10 2013 5:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Open Government, HIV Policy & Programs

Navigating HIV Care: Using Navigators, Linkage Specialists & Community Health Care Workers to Improve Health Outcomes Webinar

On Thursday, May 23, the HHS Office of HIV/AIDS & Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) working with the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) will convene a webinar to discuss how HIV care navigation can improve health equity and decrease disparities...

Published Fri, May 10 2013 10:02 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Web Conferences, HIV Policy & Programs

A Critical Tool Toward Creating an AIDS-Free Generation

On Mother’s Day, we celebrate the many exceptional women in our lives and around the globe. Today, and every day, we are grateful for — and indebted to — the billions of mothers and other women who serve as the glue that keeps our families...

Published Sun, May 12 2013 8:36 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

Latino Community Rallies to Generate Awareness of Viral Hepatitis

During May’s observance of Hepatitis Awareness Month, we also mark National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day (NHHAD). Both of these events highlight the importance of strengthening efforts to address hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among Latinos. NHHAD...

Published Tue, May 14 2013 6:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Snap, Filter, & Share: Using Instagram in Response to HIV

Over the past few years, more and more people have shifted from using a standalone camera to their mobile phones to take photos. Smartphones make it convenient and easy for people to take photos whenever they want, and to share them instantly with whomever...

Published Tue, May 14 2013 8:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Photo Sharing

HOPWA Demonstration Projects Seek Improved Coordination of Housing and Care Services

Projects underway in seven communities around the nation are providing permanent and transitional housing and other support services to more than 200 households with families and individuals living with HIV/AIDS and informing the development of new cross...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 12:17 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Housing, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs

Viral Hepatitis Action Plan Celebrates 2nd Anniversary, Looks Toward Future

This month marks the second anniversary of Combating the Silent Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis: Action Plan for the Prevention, Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis – and over the past two years, with your support, we have been able to achieve: Improved...

Published Thu, May 16 2013 10:33 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Moving Forward on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

“It will take 10 years.” That is what researchers usually say when asked how much longer it will take to develop a safe and effective HIV vaccine. Some of the world’s brightest minds have been on this quest for 30 years, yet we still do not have an HIV...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 5:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Global, PEPFAR Updates

Digital Storytelling: “Taking Root” to End Stigma and Raise Awareness

The Banyan Tree Project launched Taking Root: Our Stories, Our Community last year for May 19, the National Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Taking Root puts the power to end HIV stigma back in the hands of the community...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 6:20 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color

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