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Perinatal Hepatitis B: What Every Mom Should Know

As we approach Mother’s Day this Sunday and then observe Women’s Health Week (May 13-19), it is an excellent opportunity to focus on actions that can be taken to improve the health and well-being of mothers and their infants. Since May is also Hepatitis...

Published Thu, May 10 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis, Women and Girls

HHS Requests Information on New HIV Data Project

Federal funding for HIV services is spread across multiple departments, agencies, and programs each with its own mission, priorities, and history. In order to achieve a more coordinated national response to the HIV epidemic, the National HIV/AIDS Strategy...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 8:09 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Seizing the Mobile Opportunity: The Health Resources and Services Administration Experience

Have you or your clients used your phone to find a community health center? Did you know there’s an app for that? In 2011, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released their “Find a Health Center” mobile app. Simply type in a ZIP code...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 3:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Mobile

Tobacco Use Critical Issue for People with HIV

Today, we join the World Health Organization (WHO) in recognizing World No Tobacco Day and the global devastation caused by tobacco use. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly six million...

Published Thu, May 31 2012 12:58 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs

The AIDS Memorial Quilt in DC during AIDS 2012

This summer, as the global HIV and AIDS community gathers in Washington, DC for AIDS 2012, The AIDS Memorial Quilt will make a rare return to the international stage. Started in 1987, The Quilt is comprised of panels memorializing those whose lives have...

Published Thu, May 24 2012 9:28 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

Leading Health Indicators June Spotlight on HIV Status Awareness

With National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) approaching on June 27, our partners at the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) are putting the spotlight on HIV status awareness with an upcoming webinar and some new tools for community and...

Published Wed, Jun 13 2012 9:40 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Testing, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, Healthy People Initiative

Community Organizing Works for Health Information Technology Systems Too

To most Americans, “Health Information Technology” (HIT) is a murky domain where policy wonks conspire with computer nerds to manage our healthcare. But community-based organizations need to think about HIT both as a powerful tool for improving community...

Published Wed, May 29 2013 7:45 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

May 18th HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD): A Conversation with Dr. Carl Dieffenbach

May 18th is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD), led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health. We spoke to Dr. Carl Dieffenbach at NIH, who had this to say about HIV Awareness Day: “[On Vaccine...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 9:42 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Vaccine, NIH, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs

AIDS United Announces $1 Million Investment in Grants to Help HIV-Positive People Stay in Care

AIDS United , a national organization dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic in the United States, recently announced $1 million in grants to seven organizations from diverse communities across the U.S. to help define and expand programs that help keep...

Published Wed, Apr 17 2013 11:51 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

New Media and National Youth HIV + AIDS Awareness Day

Tomorrow, April 10th, 2013, marks the first National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) – a day to educate the public about the impact of HIV & AIDS on young people, as well as highlight the amazing work of young people in response to the...

Published Tue, Apr 09 2013 10:59 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Youth, Twitter

Take the Test and Take Control: National HIV Testing Day

Take control of your health and observe the nineteenth annual National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) by taking an HIV test. The 2013 NHTD theme, “Take the Test and Take Control,” promotes the importance of HIV testing in detecting, treating, and preventing human...

Published Thu, Jun 27 2013 2:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Dr. Carl Dieffenbach: 7th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference Addresses Social Determinants of Health – Day 3

Yesterday, July 2, was the second full day of the 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. This week, we’ve asked Dr. Carl Dieffenbach from NIH/NIAID to share daily highlights from this important scientific...

Published Wed, Jul 03 2013 7:01 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIAID, Conferences, Social Determinants of Health, Global

Dr. Carl Dieffenbach: IAS Conference Highlights HIV Treatment Advances – Day 4

Today was the final day of the 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. This week, we’ve asked Dr. Carl Dieffenbach from NIH/NIAID, to share daily dispatches from this important scientific conference...

Published Wed, Jul 03 2013 2:52 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, Conferences, Treatment

RSS Feed of Viral Hepatitis Blog Posts Now Available

As we prepare to observe World Hepatitis Day on July 28, we we’d like to announce a new resource here on the blog: we’ve made available an RSS feed of all the posts about viral hepatitis. You can find it at this address: http://blog.aids.gov/category...

Published Tue, Jul 23 2013 7:26 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis, RSS Feeds

Six Months In: The @NLM_HIVplus50 Experience

Whether using Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or other platforms, each institution using new media has an experience or “story” to share. Today, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) offers AIDS.gov blog readers a chapter in our new media “story”. NLM...

Published Tue, Jul 16 2013 2:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media, Twitter

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