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

HRSA’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Releases Second Annual Client-Level Data Report

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau today published our second annual national Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) client-level data report. The data is collected through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services Report...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2016 9:38 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Ryan White Program, HRSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Ryan White

HHS Report Highlights Accomplishments in Advancing LGBT Health and Well-Being

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released Advancing LGBT Health and Well-being, the sixth annual report of the HHS ***, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Policy Coordinating Committee. This 2016 report highlights HHS activities...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2016 9:38 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs, HHS, LGBT

9 Reasons Your Infographics Might Be Too Big

Editor’s Note: Communicating complex public health and HIV information can be simplified by creating infographics. Below is a great example of how federal agencies are using and helping us improve the use of imagery. Also check out the White House...

Published Tue, Dec 06 2016 9:44 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Photos, Social Media, Digital Government, Social Media Policies

Syringe Services Programs: Effective for HIV Prevention

Summary: According to the latest CDC Vital Signs, only 1 in 4 people who inject drugs (PWID) in 22 US cities reported getting all their needles from sterile sources. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, only 1 in 4 people who inject drugs Read...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2016 2:02 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, SSP, IDU

CMS, CDC, and HRSA Host State Medicaid and Public Health HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group

On December 6-7, the 19 state teams that form the HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group* (HHIAG) will meet in Washington, DC, to develop new approaches for achieving better outcomes along the HIV care continuum for their Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2016 12:15 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

NIH’s Dr. Dieffenbach Discusses Launch of HIV Vaccine Clinical Trial in South Africa

In a Facebook Live interview from Cape Town, South Africa earlier this week, we heard from NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach about the exciting launch of HVTN 702, a new HIV vaccine clinical trial supported by NIH. The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch...

Published Fri, Dec 02 2016 8:01 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Clinical Trials, Vaccine

World AIDS Day 2016

Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 1, 2016 On World AIDS Day, we commemorate the lives lost and communities devastated by HIV/AIDS. We also celebrate those lives that have been saved and the courageous individuals who...

Published Fri, Dec 02 2016 6:08 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

World AIDS Day 2016: VHA focuses on Veterans and HIV Prevention

World AIDS Day is Dec. 1. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) joins other Federal partners in efforts to increase HIV testing and treatment, as well as a call for prevention. This year’s theme is “Leadership. Commitment. Impact.” VA is the largest...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 1:45 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs, Department of Veterans Affairs, World AIDS Day, VA

World AIDS Day 2016: Leadership. Commitment. Impact.

It’s been 35 years since the first recognition of what would become the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. In the decades since, much progress has been made, but as a global community, we have not yet achieved our collective goal of a world free of HIV. This World...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 12:51 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Awareness Days, Social Media, OMH, World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day: Leadership. Commitment. Impact.

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor joins in the global commemoration of World AIDS Day. Held annually on Dec. 1, it is an opportunity to show support for our family members, neighbors and colleagues living with HIV/AIDS, reflect on progress made and...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 11:54 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs, Department of Labor, NHAS, SMAIF, World AIDS Day, DOL

Fighting HIV: No Health without Mental Health

Summary: Mental and substance use disorders can increase vulnerability to acquiring HIV infection and they can pose serious barriers to successful management of HIV. In 2014, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) launched a Fast Track...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 11:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Awareness Days, Global, Mental Health, Global Health, World AIDS Day

Innovation To Drive Impact: Reaching The Hardest To Reach

As we mark World AIDS Day, we reflect on how far we’ve come and acknowledge the profound challenges that still remain. The scientific progress we’ve made since the first cases of AIDS that appeared more than 35 years ago has been nothing short of remarkable...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 10:43 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PEPFAR, Awareness Days, CDC, Global, Global Health, World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day 2016: SAMHSA’s Leadership, Commitment, and Impact

Today, over one million Americans are living with HIV. One out of eight people with HIV are unaware of their HIV infection. Every year, on December 1st, World AIDS Day is observed to reflect on those whom we have lost to AIDS, and the many lives we can...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 10:39 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PEPFAR, Awareness Days, SAMHSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Mental Health, SMAIF, World AIDS Day

NIH Statement on World AIDS Day 2016

This year, the world marked the 35th anniversary of the first published reports of what would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. This disease has wrought enormous suffering and devastation and caused more than 35 million deaths. Yet today, thanks to remarkable...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 10:15 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Awareness Days, Clinical Trials, World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day 2016: Honoring Lives Lost by Fighting Discrimination

Today, on World AIDS Day 2016, the Department of Justice reaffirms the rights of people with HIV/AIDS to live free from stigma and discrimination. For the more than 1.2 million people in the United States with HIV, the Americans with Disabilities Act...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 9:01 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs, NHAS, discrimination, Stigma, DOJ, World AIDS Day

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