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<em>Act Against AIDS</em>: the First Year

By Kevin Fenton, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Cross-posted from the Health Protection, Perspectives blog, July 2, 2010 In April 2009, CDC and the White House launched Act Against AIDS (AAA), a 5-year...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 2:42 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, Social Determinants of Health

The Current & Future State of HIV Testing in the U.S.:<br />A National HIV Testing Day Webinar/Conference Call

By Deb LeBel, AIDS.gov Partnerships Specialist and Amy Palilonis, Presidential Management Fellow, AIDS.gov Last week we sponsored a webinar/conference call in advance of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) — June 27 — for Federal staff and grantees who work...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 5:37 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Conference Call: Updates on ADAP from HRSA/HAB

By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director On Tuesday, July 29, the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) held a conference call for PACHA members and the public. During the call, Dr. Deborah Parham-Hopson, Associate Administrator for HIV/AIDS, Health...

Published Wed, Jun 30 2010 1:54 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, PACHA, ADAP

Looking Ahead: NIAID’s Future HIV/AIDS Therapeutics Priorities

By Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., Director of NIAID's Division of AIDS Since the 1980s when the HIV/AIDS epidemic was first recognized, NIAID-supported clinical research has helped to save millions of lives and played a key role in defining the standard...

Published Wed, Jun 30 2010 1:11 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, HIV/AIDS Research, Clinical Trials

National HIV Testing Day Twitter Town Hall Recap

Susan Robinson, MS, NCHHSTP Guest post by Susan J. Robinson, MS, Associate Director for Communication Science, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention This year's National HIV Testing Day is now behind us, but what a...

Published Tue, Jun 29 2010 3:41 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Today is National HIV Testing Day: Take the Test, Take Control

By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director Today, June 27, is National HIV Testing Day. The CDC estimates that approximately 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV; of these, an estimated 21% do not know their status. As President Obama said in... Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 27 2010 5:57 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

National HIV Testing Day 2010

By Jonathan Mermin, Director, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. Cross-posted from the Health Protection, Perspectives blog, June 23, 2010 June 27 is the 17th National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), which is organized annually by the National Association of People...

Published Wed, Jun 23 2010 2:05 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

Search and Share: Taking Action with One Simple Tool for National HIV Testing

By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, AIDS.gov New Media Strategist Paul Kawata, National Minority AIDS Council National HIV Testing Day (NHTD)— June 27— is less than a week away and it's not too late to take action. As we heard last week from... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 22 2010 3:11 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color, Widgets

Future Priorities for NIAID’s HIV Prevention Research

By Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., Director of NIAID's Division of AIDS Photo courtesy of Microbicide Trials Network As we begin to discuss the restructuring of NIAID's clinical trials networks, let us first focus on the Institute's HIV prevention...

Published Mon, Jun 21 2010 9:35 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, HIV/AIDS Research, Clinical Trials

National HIV Testing Day Throughout the Year!

Guest Post by Murray Penner, Deputy Director, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors Murray Penner, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) (PDF) on June 27th is an important day each...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 2:01 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

Public Health Reports Social Determinants of Health

By Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director and Dr. Hazel Dean, Deputy Director from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Cross-posted from Health Protection, Perspectives blog, June 7, 2010 On June 7, Public Health Reports released...

Published Mon, Jun 14 2010 12:46 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, Social Determinants of Health

Restructuring NIAID's HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks

By Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., Director of NIAID Division of AIDS Over the next several weeks, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will post a series of entries here on AIDS.gov related to planning for the future... Read...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2010 1:09 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Clinical Trials

Highlights from the Mobile Health 2010 Conference

By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director, and Jennie Anderson, AIDS.gov Communications Director We recently had the pleasure of attending the Mobile Health 2010 Conference at Stanford University. The purpose of the conference was simple: “[to] highlight how...

Published Wed, Jun 09 2010 4:04 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Text messaging/Mobile

Using Video to Share Your Story: Some Tips on National Caribbean HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

By Tseli Mohammed, AIDS.gov Project Coordinator National HIV Testing Day is June 27th. For the last two years we've used widgets as a way to share testing messages, resources and stories. This year we launched the HIV/AIDS prevention and services...

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 5:43 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Communities of Color, Awareness Days, Video Sharing

Working to Break the Silence and Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness in Caribbean American Communities

By Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Cross-posted from the Office of National AIDS Policy Blog) Caribbean American communities are incredibly diverse and have contributed...

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 3:02 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color, Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

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<em>Act Against AIDS</em>: the First Year

The Current & Future State of HIV Testing in the U.S.:<br />A National HIV Testing Day Webinar/Conference Call

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Conference Call: Updates on ADAP from HRSA/HAB

Looking Ahead: NIAID’s Future HIV/AIDS Therapeutics Priorities

National HIV Testing Day Twitter Town Hall Recap

Today is National HIV Testing Day: Take the Test, Take Control

National HIV Testing Day 2010

Search and Share: Taking Action with One Simple Tool for National HIV Testing

Future Priorities for NIAID’s HIV Prevention Research

National HIV Testing Day Throughout the Year!

Public Health Reports Social Determinants of Health

Restructuring NIAID's HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks

Highlights from the Mobile Health 2010 Conference

Using Video to Share Your Story: Some Tips on National Caribbean HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Working to Break the Silence and Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness in Caribbean American Communities