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

Statement From Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, M.D., U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator & U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy on Translating the Vision Into Action: Fast-Tracking to an AIDS-free Generation

Imagine a world where we have everything we need to reduce new HIV infections by 90 percent. Imagine the creation of an AIDS-free generation, the end of HIV as a public health threat. An AIDS-free generation. This is not a distant dream – it is the extraordinary...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

#HIVisSocial: 4 days + 20 influencers + 40 conversations at USCA

Organized by NMAC, the U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA) is the largest community-led domestic conference on HIV/AIDS each year. It is a unique opportunity to strengthen the gap between our real and virtual connections. NMAC and AIDS.gov Social Media Lab...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2015 11:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Conferences, New Media

HCV Current Initiative: Addressing the National Epidemics of Prescription Opioid misuse and Hepatitis C through Unique Partnerships

Recently, there has been a spotlight on America’s prescription opioid misuse and overdose epidemics. However, too often, people remain unaware of the related hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported...

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

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

PACHA Seeks Nominations

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking nominations of qualified individuals to be considered for appointment as members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). All nominations must be received no later than...

Published Mon, Sep 28 2015 12:05 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on New PEPFAR Targets

We are at a pivotal moment in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Globally, both new HIV infections and AIDS related deaths are down by more than 40 percent since their peak. This Administration has invested nearly $50 billion through the President’s Emergency...

Published Sat, Sep 26 2015 3:38 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PEPFAR, Global, Women and Girls

Digital Storytelling on National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

When the first Federal report of what would come to be known as AIDS emerged in 1981, none of the new media tools we use today were available. At that time, you got your news from a printed newspaper or from one of three network television news shows–and...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 11:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

For gay and bisexual men, a year of excitement could lead to a decade of progress

Editor’s Note: For National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have created several tools and resources, including the following blog. Every year on September 27th, National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 8:28 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, PrEP, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

Secretary Burwell previews third Open Enrollment

New analysis shows 17.6 million have gained coverage as Affordable Care Act provisions have taken effect; about 10.5 million uninsured individuals are eligible for Marketplace coverage. In a speech at the Howard University College of Medicine today, U...

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

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Using Social Media to Promote Health and Wellness for Gay and Bisexual Men

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) will launch – a new center for health and wellness for gay, bi and trans men – in October. The program brings together the foundation’s free services for sexual health, substance use, and mental...

Published Tue, Sep 22 2015 9:28 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Video Sharing

IHS Hosts Second LGBT Listening Session: September 11, 2015

Last week, IHS held a second public meeting on health issues for ***, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. This session, held at the Health and Human Services Hubert Humphrey Building in Washington, DC...

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

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs

PACHA Shares NHAS Implementation Recommendations

During the 57th meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) on September 15, 2015, the Council shared recommendations on the implementation of the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). Mr. Douglas Brooks, MSW, Director of the...

Published Fri, Sep 18 2015 12:40 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

HIV and Aging

Editor’s Note: Today is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. Following is a blog by Dr. Jono Mermin, Centers for Disease Control, and Dr. Sean Cahill, Fenway Institute. National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day is a day to reflect on the successes...

Published Fri, Sep 18 2015 8:49 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Joint HUD-DOJ Demonstration Designed to Prevent Homelessness among Victims of Domestic Violence

To help prevent victims of domestic violence living with HIV/AIDS from falling into homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is making more than $9 million available to state, local governments, and non-profits through...

Published Fri, Sep 18 2015 6:47 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Housing, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Department of Justice, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls, HUD

#TBT: The Ryan White Program at 25 – ‘A Beacon’

Summary: Last week, the Administration celebrated the achievements of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, remembered the life of Ryan White and what it took to pass the landmark law. The nation is on track under the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy [PDF...

Published Thu, Sep 17 2015 12:14 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Ryan White Program, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HRSA, HIV Policy & Programs

HHS awards nearly $500 million in Affordable Care Act funding to health centers to expand primary care services

Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced nearly $500 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support health centers nationwide in providing primary care services to those who need them most. The awards include approximately...

Published Thu, Sep 17 2015 7:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

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