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FDA Invites Comments on Proposal to Revise Lifetime Deferral on Blood Donation by Gay Men

In a Federal Register notice published Friday, May 15, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is inviting public comments on the following draft recommendations: Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission...

Published Mon, May 18 2015 1:00 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, FDA, HIV Policy & Programs

NIH’s Dr. Gina Brown Reflects on HIV Among Women and Girls –Highlights from AIDS 2014

Addressing HIV/AIDS among women and girls was a key focus area of many sessions at the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) in Melbourne, Australia. Presenters covered such important topics as HIV prevention interventions for women and girls...

Published Thu, Jul 24 2014 9:34 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIH, Women and Girls, AIDS 2014

In case you missed it: White House Office of National AIDS Policy Announces Two Bay Area Listening Sessions

Editor’s Note: We wrote about these listening sessions earlier this month, but are reposting it in case you missed it As part of a summer series of listening sessions around the country, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) has...

Published Thu, Jun 19 2014 7:13 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

FACT SHEET: Progress in Four Years of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

On July 15, 2010, President Obama released the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy, which envisions that “the United States will become a place where new HIV infections are rare and when they do occur, every person, regardless of age, gender...

Published Tue, Jul 15 2014 2:02 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Strategy in Action, HIV Policy & Programs

Online Expert Advice for Clinicians Treating Hepatitis C Now Available

Up-to-date guidance for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is now available for healthcare providers from HCVguidelines.org, a new online resource launched this week by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and...

Published Thu, Jan 30 2014 6:42 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

President Obama Announces Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, as Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced the appointment of Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, as the Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). A leading HIV/AIDS policy expert, Douglas most recently served as Senior Vice President...

Published Mon, Mar 24 2014 12:03 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs

Be Safe – Mobile!

Earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an independent federal agency charged with promoting transportation safety, voted unanimously to recommend a nationwide ban on the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices (other...

Published Thu, Dec 15 2011 6:45 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Mobile

The AETC Network Responds to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

The AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC ) are working in a number of ways to support the goals set out in the President’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The AETC Program, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV...

Published Wed, May 25 2011 2:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Department of Justice Settles with Cosmetology School in Puerto Rico on Allegations of HIV Discrimination

By Allison Nichol, JD, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice Allison Nichol, U.S. DOJ Last month the Justice Department announced the settlement of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complaint...

Published Wed, Feb 09 2011 12:13 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy

Administration issues final mental health and substance use disorder parity rule

Editor’s Note: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy calls for increased support for people living with HIV/AIDS who have co-occurring conditions such as mental illness and drug or alcohol addiction, as part of a concerted national effort to get and keep people...

Published Thu, Nov 14 2013 7:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, Department of Labor

New USPSTF HIV Testing Recommendation Paves the Way for Increased Testing and Timely HIV Diagnosis in the U.S.

This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a new Recommendation Statement on screening for HIV, giving a “Grade A” recommendation for routine HIV screening for all people aged 15 to 65, as well as younger adolescents and older...

Published Fri, May 03 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Testing, HIV Policy & Programs

HIV Among Youth in the U.S.: Protecting a Generation

In the latest edition of Vital Signs, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today, we reported that one in four new HIV infections in the United States were among young people between the ages of 13 and 24. That is about 12,000 youth...

Published Tue, Nov 27 2012 11:35 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Youth, People Living With HIV, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund Supports $14.2 Million in Awards to 8 States to Improve HIV Testing and Engagement in Care

This week, our partners at CDC announced that eight state health departments have been awarded a total of $14.2 million in first-year funding under a new, innovative, three-year cross-HHS demonstration project aligned with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Social Determinants of Health, CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA, HIV Policy & Programs

Giving Mothers a Very Special Gift

What is the greatest gift we can give a mother this Mother’s Day? There are many answers, but one is to help her live and help her children live a healthy life. As we celebrate Mother’s Day and think about mothers around the world, the American...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 10:27 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

New NHTD Video from the White House Office of National AIDS Policy

The AIDS.gov team thanks Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), for working with us on a video message to promote HIV testing for National HIV Testing Day (NHTD). In the video, Dr. Colfax stresses the availability...

Published Thu, Jun 27 2013 7:48 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Testing, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

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