August 2014 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

The Affordable Care Act supports patient-centered medical homes in health centers

Obama administration awards over $35 million to support facility improvements in 147 health centers nationwide to deliver better coordinated care Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $35.7 million in Affordable Care Act...

Published Fri, Aug 29 2014 1:12 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HRSA, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Mental Health & HIV: What You Should Know

Will you still love me even when you discover my truth? As someone who has been living with HIV since 2007 and was recently diagnosed as having bi-polar disorder, I understand what it’s like to operate from an emotional deficit. According to the Centers...

Published Thu, Aug 28 2014 11:39 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

Register Today for PrEP Webinar

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Office of Health Equity, in collaboration with CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN), will host a webinar titled, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) — what it means...

Published Wed, Aug 27 2014 2:59 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: PrEP, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

CDC LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN – We Can Stop HIV One Conversation at a Time

Podemos Detener el VIH Una Conversación a la Vez or We Can Stop HIV One Conversation at a Time was launched today! This new national communications campaign from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the latest addition to the Act...

Published Wed, Aug 27 2014 9:50 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

“What’s your story?” Using social media to reach communities of color

Health communicators from around the U.S. met last week to share and learn about evolving outreach strategies to connect with at-risk communities, to amplify the experiences of individuals coping with health issues, and to learn how to adapt health information...

Published Tue, Aug 26 2014 2:13 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media

CDC Shares Resources on the Risks of Healthcare-associated Infections from Drug Diversion

Quality health care is safe health care; neither patients nor providers should be at risk for acquiring HBV, HCV, or other bloodborne infections during health care encounters. Viral hepatitis stakeholders recognize that such health care-associated infections...

Published Mon, Aug 25 2014 12:38 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Understanding your health coverage

Health coverage pays for provider services, medications, hospital care, and special equipment when you’re sick. It’s also important when you’re not sick. Marketplace coverage includes preventive health services like immunizations for children and adults...

Published Thu, Aug 21 2014 10:40 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Apps to Help Students Stay Safe

It’s back to school time and as we send our students to school with books and other necessary supplies, it might be helpful to keep in mind several technology solutions that can help students stay healthy and safe on campus. Among these technology solutions...

Published Tue, Aug 19 2014 3:26 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Mobile

The Truth about my Positive Experience

There are a few things I want you to know about my positive experience. Whether you’ve worked in HIV for decades or are new to the epidemic, we all start somewhere. I’m a filmmaker and, ironically, my first introduction to the epidemic was through film...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2014 3:13 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

Understanding HIV in America: Five ways to learn more using AIDSVu

The National HIV/AIDS Strategy emphasizes the importance of intensifying our efforts in the areas where HIV is most heavily concentrated. AIDSVu , an online, interactive mapping website, helps us to identify those communities most impacted by the HIV...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2014 10:47 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Ambassador Birx Discusses PEPFAR Priorities

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit with Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator of U.S. Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Deborah L. Birx, M.D., to talk about her priorities for the U.S. President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2014 10:17 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

Celebrating America’s Health Centers

Editor’s note: AIDS.gov joins in the salute of health centers and their staffs during National Health Center Week. Providing both HIV testing and care as well as helping individuals find health coverage, health centers across the nation are important...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2014 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HRSA, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Online Expert Advice for Clinicians Treating Hepatitis C Now Includes Section on When and For Whom to Initiate HCV Therapy

State-of-the-art guidance for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was updated this week to help healthcare providers to determine when and in whom to start antiviral treatment to cure patients of their HCV infection. Launched earlier this...

Published Wed, Aug 13 2014 2:30 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Still need to send documents to the Marketplace? If you get a letter this week, time is running out

We’ve been reaching out to some of you by mail, email, and phone if some information you gave us on your Health Insurance Marketplace application doesn’t match the data we have on file. It’s important that you submit the documents we need so we can help...

Published Wed, Aug 13 2014 2:08 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

New in New Media: Foursquare 8.0 and Location-enabled Apps for HIV Awareness

Facebook, Instagram and many other apps utilize location-enabled data to find health services. Back in 2010 we blogged about Foursquare, the GPS-enabled mobile app that allows you to share your location with friends and others nearby when you “check-in...

Published Tue, Aug 12 2014 6:37 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media

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