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

Holiday Shopping Tips for HealthCare.gov

As we continue working around the clock to improve HealthCare.gov and the holiday shopping season kicks into gear, we wanted to share some consumer friendly tips for individuals looking for quality affordable health insurance. Shop HealthCare.gov during...

Published Sat, Nov 30 2013 11:49 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Secretary Sebelius’ Statement for World AIDS Day 2013

When the World Health Organization established the first World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988, treatment options for people living with HIV were practically nonexistent, and AIDS was almost invariably fatal. Hope was in short supply, and there seemed to...

Published Fri, Nov 29 2013 12:27 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Giving Thanks and Gearing Up for World AIDS Day

Today is Thanksgiving and World AIDS Day (December 1) is right around the corner. We at AIDS.gov wanted to take a moment to thank you, the HIV community, for the work that you do. Your commitment is an integral part of what will help bring us closer to...

Published Thu, Nov 28 2013 8:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

NIH Statement on World AIDS Day 2013

In the 25 years that have passed since the first annual commemoration of World AIDS Day, extraordinary scientific progress has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS. That progress has turned an HIV diagnosis from an almost-certain death sentence to...

Published Wed, Nov 27 2013 1:17 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Clinical Trials

A Common Patient Assistance Program Application Form for HIV Medicine: Improved and Available

A new streamlined application form is available to help low-income individuals who are living with HIV access antiretroviral (ARV) medicines through HIV patient assistance programs (PAPs). Need for a Streamlined Application Form PAPs are programs operated...

Published Wed, Nov 27 2013 7:46 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

The Power of a Grandmother’s Love

This story is part of an ongoing series of blogs from the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator in recognition of the 10th anniversary of PEPFAR. Previous blogs in the series can be found on the PEPFAR blog site. As we approach World AIDS Day 2013, children...

Published Tue, Nov 26 2013 2:37 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global

Join the World AIDS Day Thunderclap for HIV Testing & Services

We know that using social media can be a powerful way to communicate our messages, and we’re always looking at how we can amplify those messages even more. Last August, Howto.gov hosted a webinar on Thunderclap , a new online tool designed to create...

Published Tue, Nov 26 2013 12:36 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Social Networks, Twitter

Thanking Thousands, Thanking Hundreds

Editor’s note: As we approach World AIDS Day, we thank the thousands of individuals worldwide working on, before, and after each HIV/AIDS awareness observance day to help move us toward an AIDS-free generation. We encourage each of our readers to find...

Published Tue, Nov 26 2013 10:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

New Pew Report Released: The Diagnosis Difference

Editor’s Note: Scientific and technological advances have made HIV a manageable chronic disease for many people, allowing individuals to lead healthy, happy, and productive lives. With World AIDS Day (December 1) approaching, Pew Research Center’s...

Published Tue, Nov 26 2013 9:47 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media, People Living With HIV

Viral Hepatitis Training Resources for Health Care Providers/Professionals

Health care providers at all levels of the health care system can help reduce health disparities and prevent viral hepatitis by learning more about the prevention, care, and treatment of this disease. This is one of the goals of the Action Plan for the...

Published Mon, Nov 25 2013 1:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

A Personal Perspective from Dr. Ronald Valdiserri

This World AIDS Day is a time of great hope. We continue to see advances in the response to HIV: treatments have improved, and we now have the Affordable Care Act to help meet the healthcare needs of thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS. But in this...

Published Mon, Nov 25 2013 11:51 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Access to Information is a Powerful Tool in Strengthening Results for an AIDS-Free Generation

World AIDS Day is a tremendous opportunity for people worldwide to unite together in the fight against HIV. A contribution to that fight here in the U.S. is the Information Is Powerful Medicine campaign. Launched earlier this year, the campaign contributes...

Published Fri, Nov 22 2013 10:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment

Justice Department Settles with South Carolina Department of Corrections to End Discrimination Against Inmates with HIV

Editor’s note: Earlier this fall, the U.S. Department of Justice released this important announcement regarding its ongoing efforts to address HIV-related discrimination. Please read. The Justice Department announced on September 30, 2013 that it...

Published Fri, Nov 22 2013 7:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, People Living With HIV, Department of Justice, HIV Policy & Programs, Americans with Disabilities Act

Statement by the President on the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act

[Released November 21, 2013] Earlier today, I signed into law the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that allows scientists to carry out research into organ donations from one person with HIV to another. For decades...

Published Fri, Nov 22 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

A Victory for LGBT Health in the Americas

Early in October, global health leaders in the Americas Region made a major step forward to improve access to and quality of health care for ***, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons. At the annual meeting of the Pan American Health Organization...

Published Thu, Nov 21 2013 3:13 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs

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