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National HIV Testing Day 2016: Digital Communication Tools

Digital tools have transformed the ways we share HIV messages. Each HIV/AIDS observance day is an opportunity to use those tools to encourage individuals to know their HIV status and stay healthy. For National HIV Testing Day 2016 – June 27th – we want...

Published Tue, Jun 21 2016 11:18 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Social Media, HIV Testing Day

#NHTD Twitter Chat and Thunderclap: Are you #DoingIt?

In support of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), CDC’s National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) will host a Twitter chat and Thunderclap, which are available to all partners. The Twitter chat will be held on June 23 from 3 to 4 p.m. EDT, and it is...

Published Tue, Jun 21 2016 9:56 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Webinar with the White House: Learn about the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy

National HIV Testing Day is on June 27. On this observance, NMAC is working with The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) to share how communities and individuals can engage with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020. NMAC’s Communities...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2016 4:44 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, NHAS, Webinars, HIV Testing Day

Responding to the Orlando Community Tragedy: Behavioral Health Resources To Foster Resilience

The emotional toll from the mass shooting earlier this week in Orlando, Florida, continues to resonate both locally and nationwide. Following a tragedy of this magnitude, mental health support can make a substantial difference in beginning to heal a traumatized...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2016 8:30 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: SAMHSA, HIV Policy & Programs

Attention: Report household and income changes to the Marketplace

If you have a Marketplace health plan and your income or household has recently changed, you should report the major life change as soon as possible. Major life changes — like higher or lower income, adding or losing household members, or getting other...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2016 6:58 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Speakers Announced for June 20 Listening Session on PrEP

Fourteen organizations will provide comments on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during a community listening session next Monday, June 20, 2016 hosted by the HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP), the White House Office of...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2016 2:32 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PrEP, HIV Policy & Programs, OHAIDP, ONAP, OMH

Departments of Justice and Housing and Urban Development Award $9.2 Million to Provide Stable Housing to Victims of Domestic Violence Living with HIV/AIDS

Joint Demonstration to Enhance Coordination between HIV Housing and Domestic Violence Services In an effort to help prevent victims of domestic violence living with HIV/AIDS from falling into homelessness, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2016 10:55 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Housing, Department of Justice, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls, NHAS, HOPWA, DOJ, PLWHA, IPV

Men’s Health Month: Come Chat with Us!

Together with many of our community colleagues and AIDS.gov, NMAC and Altarum have joined forces to commemorate Men’s Health Month [external-disclaimer]. Men’s Health Month is observed every year in June, and the goal is to raise awareness about preventable...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2016 9:12 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Twitter, Black Gay & Bisexual Men, Social Media

Learn How to Increase Health Care Marketplace Outreach Using Social Media

Across the country, community-based organizations—including many HIV/AIDS service organizations—continue to work to enroll individuals in the quality, affordable health care coverage made available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and to help newly...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

LGBT Health: Celebrating Our Progress and Looking Ahead

Summary: Here at HHS, our support for LGBT health and wellbeing has spanned across the department. If there is a single thread which ties together the incredible work done by each member of the Health and Human Services family, it is the belief that every...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2016 7:21 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Tools to Promote Gender Responsiveness in HIV Prevention Programs for Women and Girls

Do you plan, design, implement, monitor, or evaluate HIV prevention programs for women and adolescent girls? If so, this is a blog post you won’t want to miss! One in four people living with HIV in the U.S. are women or girls. There are significant differences...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls, OWH

An AIDS-free world is possible, but do we have the will to achieve it?

Thirty-five years ago this week, our lives — and the lives of millions of people around the globe — changed forever with the publication of a report of five previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles diagnosed with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, a disease...

Published Thu, Jun 09 2016 7:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: NIAID, NIH, PEPFAR, PrEP, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

Resources Highlight Health Coverage Opportunities for Justice-Involved Individuals

Many community-based organizations serving individuals coming out of the criminal justice system recognize that their clients have physical, mental, and behavioral health needs, and that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid expansion have created...

Published Thu, Jun 09 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Strengthening Federal Efforts on PrEP and PEP

Improving knowledge about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and access for those who need it most are national priorities. In order to promote and improve the dissemination of accurate information about PrEP, the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease...

Published Wed, Jun 08 2016 7:50 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: NIH, PrEP, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, OHAIDP, ONAP, OMH

Global Effort to End AIDS Would Save Millions of Lives

Almost 37 million people around the world are now infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS [1]. But many don’t know they are infected or lack access to medical care. Even though major strides have been made in treating...

Published Wed, Jun 08 2016 6:43 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: NIH, Global, Global Health

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