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"FACING AIDS together, with YOU": Communities Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day

By The AIDS.gov Team www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing public items from the Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day 2010 group pool. Make your own badge here. Last week for World AIDS Day (December 1) we were honored... Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 07 2010 12:38 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Photo/Video Sharing

Federal HIV/AIDS Funding Formulas Examined

By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Last week, we convened the first in a series of ongoing discussions about the policies, formulas, and other factors...

Published Wed, Dec 08 2010 10:51 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Housing, Ryan White Program, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, CDC

HHS Submits Operational Plan for National HIV/AIDS Strategy

By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Ron Valdiserri, HHS Today marks a milestone in our ongoing efforts to achieve the goals of the National HIV...

Published Thu, Dec 09 2010 8:34 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Moving Forward to Implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

By Jeffrey S. Crowley, Director, White House Office of National AIDS Policy (Cross-posted from the Office of National AIDS Policy Blog) In July, the President released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States, the most comprehensive effort...

Published Fri, Dec 10 2010 11:08 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Using Twitter at the HIV Prevention Leadership Summit

by Melissa Beaupierre, Senior Director, CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) At CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN), we have embraced social media as a key tool in developing and maintaining strong partnerships. As a CDC project...

Published Fri, Dec 10 2010 12:10 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Twitter

Doing Right By World AIDS Day: Putting Community Front and Center

By Aryeh Lebeau, General Manager, TheBody.com Aryeh Lebeau, TheBody.com World AIDS Day, December 1, presents a unique challenge to a website such as TheBody.com that is devoted to all things HIV/AIDS year-round. How do we commemorate the day in a... Read...

Published Tue, Dec 14 2010 10:28 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Photo/Video Sharing, People Living With HIV

Focus on the Transgender Community: Interview with Bamby Salcedo

By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, AIDS.gov New Media Strategist Bamby Salcedo, Transgender Harm Reduction Project As we've discussed in previous posts, the transgender community has been disproportionately affected by HIV, and often faces challenges finding...

Published Tue, Dec 14 2010 6:05 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, LGBTQ Health, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

New York State Department of Health: Breaking Ground in New Media Response to HIV and STIs

By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, AIDS.gov New Media Strategist, and Michele Clark, AIDS.gov Managing Director AIDS Institute Department of Health Social Media Forum staff (L to R): Sonja Noring, Howard Lavigne, Dr. Cheryl Smith, Mark Hammer, Johanne Morne...

Published Tue, Dec 21 2010 2:14 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Photo/Video Sharing, Web/Tech, Social Networks, Text messaging/Mobile

ONAP Staff: It Gets Better

By Gregorio Millett, M.P.H., Senior Policy Advisor, Office of National AIDS Policy (Cross-posted from the Office of National AIDS Policy Blog) Yesterday several White House staff posted a blog and video as part of the ‘It Gets Better‘ project. ‘It......

Published Wed, Dec 22 2010 3:39 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, Youth

Social Media at the 2010 HIV Prevention Leadership Summit

By Meico Whitlock, AIDS.gov Fellow Earlier this month, we attended the 2010 HIV Prevention Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. The Summit brought together grantees funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local health...

Published Tue, Dec 28 2010 9:43 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Photo/Video Sharing, Social Networks, Microgrants, Twitter

Which of our Blog Posts and Videos Do YOU View? Looking Back at 2010

By Jennie Anderson, AIDS.gov Communications Director As the AIDS.gov blog's fourth year begins, we at AIDS.gov are taking time to reflect on 2010 and look to the year ahead. As we continue to integrate monitoring and evaluation into our work,... Read...

Published Tue, Jan 04 2011 10:08 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIAID, New Media, Blogs, Microgrants, Video Sharing, Weblogs

A Year of Saving Lives Through Smart Investments

By Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (Cross-posted from the State Department Blog, originally posted on January 3, 2011) From the day it was first announced nearly eight years ago until today, the story of PEPFAR -- the President's...

Published Wed, Jan 05 2011 8:54 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: PEPFAR, Ambassador Eric Goosby

Implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy at the State and Local Level

By Meico Whitlock, AIDS.gov Fellow Last month, we attended the 2010 HIV Prevention Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. This year’s Summit offered an opportunity to discuss innovative strategies and share lessons learned for enhancing HIV prevention...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2011 9:46 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Federal HIV/AIDS Web Council: Grateful Collaboration

By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director, Deb LeBel, AIDS.gov Partnerships Specialist, and Cathy Thomas, AIDS.gov Technical Director FHAWC members at the 2011 annual meeting in Washington, DC. As we start the New Year, we're launching a series about new...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2011 10:13 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media, Web/Tech, Open Government, Web Conferences

Building on What Works: U.S. HIV/AIDS Programs Forge Haiti Earthquake Response

By Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (Cross-posted from the State Department Blog) When the tragic earthquake hit Haiti nearly one year ago, the United States government was able to immediately respond thanks in part to the existing...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2011 5:57 PM by AIDS.gov blog