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Facebook Live From AIDS 2016 & More

Facebook Live videos are real-time video posts on Facebook that allow your followers to watch your live stream straight from your page, directly engage with you by answering questions, reading comments, and seeing FB reactions. Although live streaming...

Published Fri, Jul 15 2016 12:02 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Facebook, Social Media, Videos, AIDS 2016

NIH Expands Investment in HIV Cure Research

Six Research Teams to Lead Collaborative Investigations Worldwide The National Institutes of Health has awarded approximately $30 million in annual funding over the next five years to six research collaborations working to advance basic medical science...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2016 1:55 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Cure Research

President Obama Writes on Health Care Progress in the Journal of the American Medical Association

Summary: Yesterday, President Obama authored a paper in the nation’s leading medical journal on how the Affordable Care Act has substantially improved our health care system. President Obama laid out the progress we’ve made on health care...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2016 10:53 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

AIDS.gov Announces Upcoming Name Change

AIDS.gov turns 10 this year. A lot has changed in the past decade, and we’re continuing to change too. As we continue to evolve to serve the needs of the HIV community, we are excited to announce that this fall, we will be changing our name from AIDS...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2016 10:06 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Rebranding 2016

HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Report on National HIV/AIDS Compliance Review Initiative

“To be free of discrimination on the basis of HIV status is both a human and a civil right. Vigorous enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act, . . . the Rehabilitation Act, and other civil rights laws is vital to establishing an environment...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2016 8:51 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, NHAS, discrimination, OCR, PLWHA

July Update from ONAP: Our National Strategy and Road to Durban

Summary: Get a sneak peak at ONAP’s thoughts on AIDS 2016 in Durban and the upcoming anniversary of the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Nearly a year ago, July 30, 2015, we released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020, which is our...

Published Wed, Jul 13 2016 8:33 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, NHAS, AIDS 2016

Come Chat about HIV/AIDS and Affordable Care Act!

NMAC, together with Altarum, has united with several community colleagues and AIDS.gov to highlight the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on people living with HIV/AIDS. We are well into the 6th year of the ACA, and the Act has opened up many opportunities...

Published Tue, Jul 12 2016 3:41 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, Twitter, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, ACA, Social Media, PLWHA

Visual Storytelling with Instagram

Visual storytelling lets you build awareness, trust, and loyalty while engaging and expanding your audience. With 500 million active monthly users as of June 2016 , Instagram’s popularity proves how a “picture is worth a thousand words.” Eighty...

Published Tue, Jul 12 2016 8:15 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Instagram, Photos, Social Media

Reporting from AIDS 2016 Next Week

Next week, members of the global HIV community will convene in Durban, South Africa for the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) and AIDS.gov will be there to share highlights. More than 18,000 people – scientists, public health experts, policy...

Published Tue, Jul 12 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2016

Viral Suppression: The Struggle is Real

Recently, I’ve been thinking and talking a lot about the importance of viral suppression. For people living with HIV, getting the virus under control is the most important thing we can do. It’s the key to our own survival, reducing deaths, and preventing...

Published Mon, Jul 11 2016 8:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment, PLWHA

7 Decades of Firsts – With 7 CDC Directors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) turns 70 this year. On July 12 at 11:00 am (EDT) CDC’s Grand Rounds “Seven Decades of Firsts – With Seven CDC Directors” webcast will look at the events of those 70 years that have helped CDC become...

Published Mon, Jul 11 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, Webinars

Health Care Coverage Options for Same Sex Couples

An insurance company that offers health coverage to opposite-sex spouses must do the same for same-sex spouses. Protections against discrimination As long as a couple is married in a jurisdiction with legal authority to authorize the marriage, an insurance...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2016 7:56 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

2016 Marks the 20th Anniversary of the HHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents

When is it time to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) and what HIV regimens offer the greatest chance of treatment success? For the past 20 years, practitioners caring for individuals with HIV have looked to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: NIH, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment, PLWHA

HUD Awards $24 Million To Renew Support To 25 Local HIV/AIDS Housing Programs

Editor’s Note: This press release was issued by HUD on July 5, 2016. Funding offers stable housing for individuals and families at risk for homelessness WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $24...

Published Wed, Jul 06 2016 1:25 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Housing, HIV Policy & Programs, HUD, HOPWA

IHS Announces Funding Opportunity to Promote HIV/AIDS Prevention and Engagement in Care

Funding awards will expand activities to improve HIV prevention and care outcomes among American Indians and Alaska Natives The Indian Health Service (IHS) today announced a new HIV/AIDS prevention and care funding opportunity available to Indian Tribes...

Published Wed, Jul 06 2016 10:25 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, NHAS, Funding, IHS

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