June 2016 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

SMAIF-Funded HRSA Grant Opportunity Will Expand Use of Community Health Workers to Improve Access to HIV Care

Community health workers (CHWs) can play a key role in linking people living with HIV to critical medical care and providing ongoing support to help them navigate the health care system and remain adherent to HIV treatment. CHWs are lay members of communities...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2016 8:53 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, HRSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment, SMAIF, OHAIDP, Ryan White

Webinar with the White House: Learn about the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy

National HIV Testing Day is on June 27. On this observance, NMAC is working with The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) to share how communities and individuals can engage with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020. NMAC’s Communities...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2016 4:44 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, NHAS, Webinars, HIV Testing Day

Using your Marketplace insurance to keep you healthy

Getting health insurance is an important first step to better health. Now that you’re covered, here are 3 ways to get the most out of your health plan: Find a provider you trust Even if you don’t need care right now, it’s important to find a doctor you...

Published Thu, Jun 02 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

For National HIV Testing Day, CDC Launches Serostatus Matters, a New Continuing Medical Education Opportunity to Encourage Primary Care Providers to Test their Patients for HIV

Over 1 million people in the United States are living with HIV and 1 in 8 – approximately 156,300 people – do not know they have it. HIV testing is the only way people can tell if they have HIV. Therefore, as part of an ongoing efforts to ensure everyone...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2016 12:28 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

5 Inspiring Stories, 1 message: Get tested, live healthy

Editor’s Note: For National HIV Testing Day, 5 people shared with us inspiring stories of living healthy – with HIV or by managing their HIV risk. Each of their journeys began with an HIV test. We hope these stories will encourage others to...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2016 7:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Youth, Testing, Black Voices, Social Media, HIV Testing Day

CMS, CDC, & HRSA Launch HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group for State Medicaid Programs

This week the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the launch of a new joint initiative: the HIV Health Improvement...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: People Living With HIV, CDC, HRSA, CMS, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment, HIV Continuum of Care, HIV care continuum, PLWHA

Statement From Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, M.D., on the 35th Anniversary of the First Reported Cases of AIDS

June 3, 2016 Thirty-five years ago, this Sunday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a report describing cases of a rare lung infection, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, in five young, previously healthy, gay men in Los...

Published Fri, Jun 03 2016 1:20 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PEPFAR, Global

Statement by the President on the 35th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS in America

Summary: President Obama reflects on the 35 years since the first reported cases of AIDS in 1981, including major accomplishments of his Administration. On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report on what would later...

Published Sun, Jun 05 2016 8:56 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PEPFAR, Ryan White Program, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, ADAP, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, NHAS, ACA, Ryan White

Responding to the Orlando Community Tragedy: Behavioral Health Resources To Foster Resilience

The emotional toll from the mass shooting earlier this week in Orlando, Florida, continues to resonate both locally and nationwide. Following a tragedy of this magnitude, mental health support can make a substantial difference in beginning to heal a traumatized...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2016 8:30 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: SAMHSA, HIV Policy & Programs

CMS Announces New Plan to Strengthen the Marketplace by Covering Young Adults

As part of its continued commitment to the long-term strength of the Marketplace, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a series of actions to step up Marketplace outreach, especially to young adults, for the 2017 Open Enrollment...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

National HIV Testing Day: Deondre’s story

Tests tend to make a lot of us very nervous. Though we may study and prepare, there always seems to be some sort of anxiety or nervousness that comes with taking them. For me, it‘s the thought of not knowing 100% what the end result will be. The truth...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2016 4:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Reflections on National Transgender HIV Testing Day

The inaugural National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD) on April 18 marked a milestone for members of the trans community, who face high HIV impact. Almost a year in the making, this awareness day is the result of efforts led by JoAnne Keatley, Director...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2016 8:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Testing, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls, Transgender, NTHTD

Global Effort to End AIDS Would Save Millions of Lives

Almost 37 million people around the world are now infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS [1]. But many don’t know they are infected or lack access to medical care. Even though major strides have been made in treating...

Published Wed, Jun 08 2016 6:43 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: NIH, Global, Global Health

An AIDS-free world is possible, but do we have the will to achieve it?

Thirty-five years ago this week, our lives — and the lives of millions of people around the globe — changed forever with the publication of a report of five previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles diagnosed with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, a disease...

Published Thu, Jun 09 2016 7:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: NIAID, NIH, PEPFAR, PrEP, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

Departments of Justice and Housing and Urban Development Award $9.2 Million to Provide Stable Housing to Victims of Domestic Violence Living with HIV/AIDS

Joint Demonstration to Enhance Coordination between HIV Housing and Domestic Violence Services In an effort to help prevent victims of domestic violence living with HIV/AIDS from falling into homelessness, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2016 10:55 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Housing, Department of Justice, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls, NHAS, HOPWA, DOJ, PLWHA, IPV

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