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Statement: Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, M.D., on World Tuberculosis Day 2016

On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, we can commit to ending TB by rapidly adopting the 2015 World Health Organization (WHO) Guideline on When to Start Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and on Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV , more commonly known as “Test and...

Published Thu, Mar 24 2016 11:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PEPFAR, Global, PEPFAR Updates

The White House Announcement: Hail and Farewell

Summary: Douglas Brooks sends a letter thanking community and government officials for their partnership and work during his two years in office. Dear Colleagues, After two extraordinary years with the Obama Administration, today is my last as the Director...

Published Thu, Mar 24 2016 9:01 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Delivery System Reform: Making Health Care Work Better for Everyone

Summary: The Affordable Care Act gives us the tools to build a health care system that puts patients at the center. In the six years since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, we’ve made important progress to bring more access to quality, affordable...

Published Wed, Mar 23 2016 7:41 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Sharing Lessons as We Develop New Viral Hepatitis Site

As promoters for the use of digital tools in the response to HIV and viral hepatitis, we often share examples of specific tools and resources once they are available. But we are also always curious to learn and share lessons about what goes into developing...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2016 10:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media, Web/Tech, Viral Hepatitis

Social Workers: Go Social!

The 28th Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS will be held in Minneapolis on May 26-29. Dr. Vince Lynch founded this Conference in 1988 and this year’s event will be the last one he organizes and chairs before retiring in early...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Conferences, New Media

SAMHSA Announces Availability of $11M to Integrate HIV Services into Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment Programs for Women

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2016 Targeted Capacity Expansion HIV: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2016 9:27 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, Injection Drug Use, SAMHSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls, Mental Health, PWID, Substance Abuse, Latinos/Latinas, African Americans

March 20 is National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a nationwide effort designed to promote HIV testing and awareness in Native communities. March 20, 2016 marks the 10th annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This year’s theme is “Hear Indigenous...

Published Fri, Mar 18 2016 9:49 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Youth, PrEP

CROI 2016 Plenary Session on HIV in Transgender Populations (Video)

The 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston last month featured a first-ever plenary session on HIV in transgender populations by Dr. Tonia C. Poteat. I had the chance to visit with her following her presentation...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2016 10:17 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, LGBTQ Health, Treatment, prevention, CROI 2016

HHS awards $94 million to health centers to help treat the prescription opioid abuse and heroin epidemic in America

Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $94 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 271 health centers in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to improve and expand the delivery of substance abuse...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

“It is Possible to Dream”

Summary: Teresa inspires and mobilizes people living with HIV and their families to live positively by sharing her story. “Today, it is possible to dream—when we thought that life was over,” says Teresa Joaquim Mbalane, a 50-year-old mother of four living...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2016 11:30 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PEPFAR, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, Global, Women and Girls

NIAID to Fund Further Study of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention Investment in HOPE Trial Augments Development of Next-Generation Prevention Tools

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today that it would move forward with an open-label extension study of an HIV prevention tool for women: a silicone ring that...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2016 11:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, Women and Girls, Treatment

Virtual Office Hours: Engaging youth on social media

Editor’s note: AIDS.gov’s Virtual Office Hours offers free, personalized training sessions to organizations and individuals serving those impacted by HIV/AIDS. Today’s blog features Love Heals’ Executive Director, Deborah Levine who attended a Virtual...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media, Youth

Words Matter: Communicating to End HIV-Related Stigma

Words matter. They can motivate, empower, and lift people up. They can also do a great deal of damage and tear people down. I was reminded of this in many different ways at the meeting on HIV stigma that the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) and the...

Published Mon, Mar 14 2016 1:30 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men, Stigma

Liver Cancer Death Rate Increasing Faster Than All Other Cancers; Implementation of Viral Hepatitis Action Plan Urgently Needed

On March 9th, the American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries released their Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer...

Published Fri, Mar 11 2016 1:05 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: NIH, Youth, Injection Drug Use, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, VHAP

VA Expands Hepatitis C Drug Treatment

Expanded funding now allows VA to provide increased drug therapy at VA facilities nationwide The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that it is now able to fund care for all Veterans with hepatitis C for Fiscal Year 2016 regardless of...

Published Fri, Mar 11 2016 7:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis, Treatment, Department of Veterans Affairs

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