April 2015 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

Today is Deadline to #GetCovered During Tax Season Special Enrollment Period

The Health Insurance Marketplace is providing individuals and families who paid the fee for not having health coverage when they filed their 2014 taxes with one more chance to get covered for the remainder of 2015. You must enroll by today, April 30,...

Published Thu, Apr 30 2015 6:15 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

April is STD Awareness Month

“A person who has an STD will also always have discharge or bumps as symptoms of the infection.” “STD testing is for cheaters.” “The birth control pill will protect me from common STDs.” After working in the STD clinic setting for many years, and in my...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2015 1:00 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

National Minority Health Month: Training the Public Health Work Force

For National Minority Health Month, I want to raise an issue that is vital to improve the health and health equity of our Nation: that is, the development of a public health workforce that reflects the diversity of the U.S. population. In relation to...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2015 9:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Justice Department Settles with Private Career College for Discrimination Against Applicant with HIV

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 27, 2015 The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Compass Career Management L.L.C. (Compass Career College) of Hammond, Louisiana, to remedy violations of the Americans with Disabilities...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Department of Justice, HIV Policy & Programs, Americans with Disabilities Act

WhiteHouse.gov Is Evolving With You in Mind

Editor’s Note: This cross-post from The White House Blog highlights the Obama Administration’s focus on leveraging digital tools and technologies to better reach and inform the American public. One of the objectives of the Digital Government Strategy...

Published Tue, Apr 28 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Web/Tech, Digital Government Strategy

New Hepatitis C Treatments Have High Cure Rates for African Americans

The epidemic of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection impacts over 3 million individuals in the United States, and over 50% of infected people are undiagnosed. In an effort to increase the number of people who are aware of their HCV infection and...

Published Fri, Apr 24 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

April 30 Is Deadline for Tax Season Special Enrollment Period for Gaining Health Coverage through Marketplace

The Health Insurance Marketplace is providing individuals and families who paid the fee for not having health coverage when they filed their 2014 taxes with one last chance to get covered for 2015. Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Published Thu, Apr 23 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Public Health and Pop Culture? Joining the Conversation to Raise Awareness for HIV

Through our Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram channels, we share a wide range of resources on HIV/AIDS and new media. We also share resources during popular cultural events by using hashtags to join the online conversation. For example, during the Super...

Published Tue, Apr 21 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media

New NIH Study to Tackle Cardiovascular Heart Disease in HIV-infected Individuals

If you are HIV positive and on antiretroviral therapy (ART), are you doing all you can to maintain and improve your health? While early diagnosis of HIV infection and use of combination ART has significantly reduced AIDS-related mortality and morbidity...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2015 11:04 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIH, Clinical Trials

Stop the Virus by Going Viral

Editor’s Note: Last week CDCNPIN (@CDCNPIN), @YouthAIDSDay, Dr. Stephanie Zaza, Director of CDC’s Division of Adolescent & School Health (@DrZazaCDC), AIDS.gov (@AIDSgov) and MAC AIDS Fund (@MACAIDSFund) sponsored a Twitter chat, in advance of the...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2015 9:44 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Youth

NIH launches largest clinical trial focused on HIV-related cardiovascular disease

Researchers have begun enrolling participants in a multicenter international clinical trial to test whether statin administration can reduce the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, strokes, and heart disease, in people...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2015 6:30 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Clinical Trials

Stop STIs: Six Steps to Safer Sex

Whether you call them sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), one thing is true: Women are at risk of infection. Not only does a woman’s anatomy make her vulnerable to STIs, women are less likely to have symptoms...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Testing, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls

Integrating Social Media in HIV Outreach: Black Voices Interview

Meet Kahlib The AIDS.gov Black Voices series was started over a year ago to share information on important social media and HIV-related topics for the community, by the community. All our bloggers have unique stories about living with and/or advocating...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2015 2:14 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

Whitescarver steps down as director of NIH’s Office of AIDS Research

Jack Whitescarver, Ph.D., who has led the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) at the National Institutes of Health since 2000, announced that he will step down from his post, effective July 1, 2015. He also serves as NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2015 9:41 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIH

Recognizing National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: A Focus on Evidence-Based Programming

In April, National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) brings together young leaders, national community partners and many other organizations and individuals nation-wide to foster a better response to the HIV epidemic. One of the many ways the...

Published Wed, Apr 15 2015 12:00 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Youth, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls

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