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International AIDS Conference 2010: Highlights & Key Scientific Outcomes From Andrew Fullem

Guest post by Andrew Fullem, MSPH, AIDS.gov Advisor and Director for JSI & World Education's Center for HIV and AIDS Andrew Fullem, MSPH, AIDS.gov Advisor and Director for JSI & World Education's Center for HIV and AIDS I’ve been fortunate...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 4:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Conferences, Policy, Clinical Trials

New Media and the 2010 National Gay Men's Health Summit

By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director Later this month, the 2010 National Gay Men’s Health Summit (GMHS 2010) will take place August 25-30 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to the recently released National HIV/AIDS Strategy, “Gay and bisexual men have...

Published Tue, Aug 03 2010 12:18 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Blogs, LGBTQ Health

HHS and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director Dr. Ron Valdiserri The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where AIDS.gov is housed, has specific responsibilities for implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). The Strategy is intended to be...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 10:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, Blogs, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Interview with Ernest Hopkins and Bob Grant about Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

by Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director Recently I sat down with Ernest Hopkins, Legislative Director at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation , and Bob Grant, M.D.,M.P.H. , Senior Investigator at the Gladstone Institute at University of California San Francisco...

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 12:36 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Policy, PrEP

HIV/AIDS/STD Prevention Demonstration Projects for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority-serving Institutions

By Naima Morales Cozier, AIDS.gov Training Adviser Naima Morales Cozier, AIDS.gov The cultural diversity of communities of color is to be celebrated. We have overcome adversity and barriers at every turn with the hope of change. With this same determination...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 2:34 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Communities of Color, Text messaging/Mobile, Youth

Meeting the Need

By Kevin Fenton, M.D., Ph.D., FFPH, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC (Cross-posted from Health Protection, Perspectives Blog) Last week, CDC awarded $42 million to community-based organizations (CBOs...

Published Fri, Aug 13 2010 2:10 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, Blogs, Budget, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

PACHA and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

by Amy Palilonis, AIDS.gov Presidential Management Fellow As President Obama recognized in his remarks about the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (PDF, 12MB) (NHAS) on July 13, the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) played a critical role in...

Published Sun, Aug 15 2010 6:42 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, PACHA

Data Academy: Providing Training and Technical Assistance around HIV Data to Ryan White Grantees and Program Staff

By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, AIDS.gov New Media Strategist We’ve talked a lot about the importance of knowing your audiences and their information needs. Our colleagues at the HIV/AIDS Bureau at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HAB/HRSA...

Published Tue, Aug 17 2010 11:40 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media, Web/Tech, Blogs, Ryan White Program

HHS Plans National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation

By Dr. Ron Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Group meeting Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services...

Published Thu, Aug 19 2010 3:09 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Continuing Our Commitment to Prioritizing HIV/AIDS

By Jeffrey S. Crowley, M.P.H., Director, Office of National AIDS Policy (Cross-posted from the Office of National AIDS Policy Blog) Today, the Obama Administration is taking new action to prioritize support for Federal HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 3:45 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

The Coalition for a National AIDS Strategy talks about the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and the future

by Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director Last month I spoke with Chris Collins, Vice President of Public Policy at American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) and David Munar, Vice President of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago about their efforts with the....

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 12:54 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Blogs, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

2010 CDC Health Communication, Marketing, and Media Conference Highlights

By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, AIDS.gov New Media Strategist Last week in Atlanta I joined nearly 1,000 health communicators at CDC’s 4th Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media. The theme of this year’s conference was Read...

Published Tue, Aug 24 2010 12:26 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, Strategy/Planning, New Media

Public Health and Homelessness

By Hazel D. Dean, ScD, MPH, Deputy Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC (Cross-posted from Health Protection, Perspectives Blog) Homelessness is associated with disproportionate rates of various chronic...

Published Tue, Aug 24 2010 12:54 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, Social Determinants of Health

Strategy Update: Regional Health Administrators and Ryan White Grantee Meeting

By Dr. Ron Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Listening Session at Ryan White Grantee Meeting Earlier this week, I was able to join in on the weekly Regional...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 2:46 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

AIDS.gov Shares Community News: Coalition for a National AIDS Strategy to Hold Upcoming Webinars

By David Munar, Vice President for Policy, AIDS Foundation of Chicago The Coalition for a National AIDS Strategy will host two upcoming, identical webinars to assist community advocates in learning more about the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) unveiled...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 4:52 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Web Conferences

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