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Viral Hepatitis and Indian Health Services Highlights from USCA 2016

During the second day of the 2016 U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA), AIDS.gov shared more conference highlights via Facebook Live. First, we caught up with Corinna Dan and Mariah Johnson about the viral hepatitis pathway at the conference. Corinna is the...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2016 11:01 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, SMAIF, Viral Hep Action Plan, IHS, USCA 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

The Marketplace is Open: Continuing Our Progress for the LGBT community

Summary: This Administration has made historic progress for the LGBT community, and by ensuring a successful open enrollment together, we can do even more. I am proud to serve in the Obama Administration because of the work the President, the Secretary...

Published Sat, Dec 12 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

PrEP: From Agreement to Action

Editor’s Note: This blog was originally posted by CDC. “The science has spoken… There can now be no excuse for inaction.” At last week’s National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta, many participants were in agreement with this call to action from Dr...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2015 4:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PrEP, HIV Policy & Programs

#NIHDigital Summit: Optimizing Digital to Reach Patients, Scientists, Clinicians and the Public

Editor’s Note: AIDS.gov recently had the honor of being a part of the Planning Committee for the NIH Digital Summit. Here is 1 of 2 blogs about the event. On October 19th, NIH brought together nearly 1,500 digital and health experts in person and...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Health Information Technology, Conferences, New Media, Twitter, Virtual Worlds, Mobile

FACT SHEET: Improving the Consumer Experience at HealthCare.gov

Editor’s note: Open Enrollment for health coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace begins in 3 days, on November 1. In preparation, CMS released this fact sheet highlighting improvements and new features added...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Saluting Community Health Centers: Vital Partners in Fighting HIV and Hepatitis

This week we join public health and health care colleagues across the U.S. in saluting the 50th anniversary of the nation’s network of community health centers during National Health Center Week. First established in 1965 as a pilot project during President...

Published Wed, Aug 12 2015 1:32 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Joint HUD-DOJ Demonstration Designed to Prevent Homelessness among Victims of Domestic Violence

To help prevent victims of domestic violence living with HIV/AIDS from falling into homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is making more than $9 million available to state, local governments, and non-profits through...

Published Fri, Sep 18 2015 6:47 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Housing, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Department of Justice, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls, HUD

Social Media Technical Assistance at the #APHA14 Conference and After

Over 10,000 public health professionals recently gathered in New Orleans to attend the American Public Health Association’s 142nd Annual Meeting . For the second year, we collaborated with APHA to provide conference attendees with free social media technical...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2014 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Conferences, New Media

New Recommendations on Treatment and Prevention in Persons with HIV

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and five non-governmental CDC partner organizations,* published a new guideline...

Published Thu, Dec 18 2014 11:30 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

Open Enrollment is over – We can still help you get covered

Open enrollment is over. But if you were trying to enroll on February 15 and couldn’t finish, you may still be able to get coverage. We know many of you worked hard to enroll in a plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Despite your best efforts...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 7:29 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Uncategorized

New study underscores the power of HIV testing and treatment

It’s been four years since a clinical trial showed that early treatment of HIV infection can dramatically reduce the chances of HIV transmission. In that time, our nation’s prevention efforts have been transformed to help get many more people with HIV...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2015 7:02 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, Clinical Trials, CDC

HIV Testing: What would you say?

With National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) on Saturday, June 27, many of us are preparing to get an HIV test and supporting others to do the same. Some of the men featured in Positive Spin, our digital storytelling project about living healthy with HIV, as...

Published Fri, Jun 26 2015 5:00 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Testing, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men, Black Voices

Celebrating LGBT Pride Month

Danny Garvin was a twenty-year-old living in New York City when he saw something happening at the Stonewall Inn. Over the next six days, he would be drawn into the riots that would inspire a generation of Americans to mobilize for equal rights for **...

Published Tue, Jun 23 2015 12:00 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Save the Date: National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 – Live Stream

On Thursday, July 30, 2015, the White House and AIDS.gov will live stream the release of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 during an event in Atlanta, Georgia. The Strategy has reinvigorated the collective national response to HIV. It has...

Published Mon, Jul 13 2015 11:06 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

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