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New Digital Storytelling Resources from Greater Than AIDS: We Are Family

In case you missed it! Last week, AIDS.gov posted a blog with digital resources usable for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7). Today, we would like to share some additional video resources , brand-new from Greater Than AIDS “We Are...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2017 8:16 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color, Awareness Days, People Living With HIV, Black Gay & Bisexual Men, Black Voices, Videos, PLWHA, Personal Stories

Remembering Corey Dubin

It is with great sadness that we recognize the loss of our colleague Corey Dubin, who was an advocate for people with hemophilia living with HIV. In the early days of the epidemic, Corey contracted HIV and hepatitis C through infected blood products he...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2017 7:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis, PLWHA, Personal Stories

Ready for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day? Digital Communication Resources

Tuesday, February 7, is the 18th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). The Strategic Leadership Council, a community-led group that sets the direction for NBHAAD , announced that this year’s theme is “I Am My Brother’s and...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2017 7:58 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color, Awareness Days, African Americans, Social Media, Black Awareness Day

Practice Blog: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy

What is the National HIV/AIDS Strategy? Launched by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, the National HIV AIDS Strategy [PDF 2,230 KB] is a five-year plan that details principles, priorities, and actions to guide our collective national response...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2017 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Uncategorized

HIV Care For Rural Veterans

VA researcher working to improve HIV care for rural Veterans Telehealth option connects rural Veterans with HIV specialists WASHINGTON – Dr. Michael Ohl of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Iowa City VA Health Care System is creating a model titled...

Published Wed, Jan 25 2017 2:17 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment, Department of Veterans Affairs, PLWHA, VA

Digital Health: Moving from Silos to Systems

Editor’s Note: The following blog provides information about a federal partner’s digital efforts. Throughout the year we will share information from other federal HIV programs. From health officers conducting contact tracing with mobile phones...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2017 11:33 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Health Information Technology, New Media, Mobile, Social Media, Global Health

Updated National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017 – 2020 Released

Summary: The National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017 – 2020 has been released If you haven’t already seen it, we want to encourage you to take some time to learn about the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan). The updated Action...

Published Thu, Jan 19 2017 10:31 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis, Viral Hep Action Plan

South African Study Provides Compelling New Evidence on Role of Person-to Person Transmission in Drug-Resistant TB Epidemics

CDC/Emory/NIH study published in The New England Journal of Medicine adds to growing body of evidence that extensively drug-resistant TB is fueled more by direct transmission than previously thought in high-burden settings. A study published today in...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2017 2:50 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIH, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, Global, prevention, TB, Global Health

ONC Announces Winners Of Consumer And Provider App Challenges To Improve Health Information access and use

Editor’s Note: HHS announced the winners of the Consumer Health Data Aggregator and Provider User Experience Challenges last week. Encouraging and supporting innovation around digital health solutions is a central part of our mission, and finding...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2017 11:26 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Health Information Technology, New Media, Mobile, Digital Government Strategy, Social Media, Digital Government

Black Voices: A Reflection of Service on MLK Day

In 2015, we started asking our Black Voices bloggers to reflect on what service means to them as we stopped to celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. One of our bloggers, Guy Anthony, chose to reflect on Dr. King’s quote, “Life’s...

Published Mon, Jan 16 2017 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men, Black Voices, Gay & Bisexual Men, Personal Stories

HRSA and HUD Launch Data Integration Pilot to Improve HIV Care and Housing Coordination

According to data from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), people living with HIV who are temporarily or unstably housed have lower rates of retention in care and viral suppression. A new $3.6 million, three-year investment of resources from the...

Published Wed, Jan 11 2017 10:33 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Housing, Ryan White Program, People Living With HIV, HRSA, HIV Policy & Programs, SMAIF, Ryan White, HOPWA, PLWHA

Digital Storytelling for Change

Digital storytelling can be an important outreach tool to promote attention to health and wellness for people who may be at increased risk for acquiring HIV. We believe digital storytelling, like AIDS.gov’s Positive Spin series, can create awareness,...

Published Tue, Jan 10 2017 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Video Sharing, People Living With HIV, Women and Girls, HIV Continuum of Care, Black Gay & Bisexual Men, HIV care continuum, Social Media, OMH, PLWHA, Personal Stories

Prevention Studies Set the Stage for Progress in 2016

It is fitting that in the year that we marked the 35th anniversary of the first recognition of what would come to be known as HIV, we’ve taken major steps toward revolutionizing how we could prevent this disease. In 2016 we began four important clinical...

Published Mon, Jan 09 2017 2:33 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, HIV Vaccine, NIH, Clinical Trials, prevention, Vaccine

Seizing Opportunities in Viral Hepatitis Can Save Lives

Summary: Dr. Richard Wolitski describes federal opportunities for addressing viral hepatitis. Early this month, I had the pleasure of speaking to Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinators from state health departments across the nation, sharing highlights...

Published Wed, Jan 04 2017 7:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Viral Hep Action Plan, SSP, IDU, PLWHA

ICMYI: World AIDS Day and Toward 2017

As the AIDS.gov team reflects on 2016 and looks forward to 2017, today we recap our World AIDS Day 2016 posts. From the White House The White House published a blog post marking both domestic and global successes in the response to HIV, and recognizing...

Published Tue, Jan 03 2017 12:49 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Blogs, Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs, World AIDS Day

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