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Viral Hepatitis Action Plan Update

Recently, I had the pleasure of participating in the National Viral Hepatitis Technical Assistance Meeting where there was significant focus on realizing the potential of the Viral Hepatitis Action Plan. Organized by the National Alliance for State and...

Published Wed, Nov 02 2011 12:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

HIV-Related Measure Included Among New Leading Health Indicators Announced by HHS

This week, Dr. Howard Koh, our Assistant Secretary for Health, unveiled critical health priorities for the nation known as “Leading Health Indicators” (LHIs). I am very pleased to point out that these important national indicators include an HIV-related...

Published Thu, Nov 03 2011 11:51 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

HRSA Works to Train Primary Care Providers to Respond to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Training primary care providers on HIV/AIDS-related prevention, care and treatment is key to achieving the National HIV/AIDS Strategy’s (NHAS) goal of increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS. The Health...

Published Fri, Nov 04 2011 9:07 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HRSA

HIV/AIDS Highlights from the 2011 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference

Co-authored by Meico Whitlock, AIDS.gov Fellow The nation’s HIV/AIDS epidemic was a key topic of discussion during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 2011 Annual Legislative Conference held earlier this fall. Thousands of African...

Published Fri, Nov 04 2011 12:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Women’s Health Issues Supplement Showcases Gender-Responsive National HIV/AIDS Programming for U.S. Women and Girls

A just-released special supplement to the journal Women’s Health Issues provides in-depth information about gender-specific health considerations of U.S. women and girls in the HIV/AIDS epidemic and recommendations for national strategic programmatic...

Published Mon, Nov 07 2011 8:08 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Women and Girls

Improving Health Disparities Data for a Healthier Nation

This year we have achieved important milestones in our commitments to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities, including the release of Healthy People 2020 and the National Prevention Strategy, as well as the launch of the HHS Action Plan to Reduce...

Published Mon, Nov 07 2011 12:48 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, Social Determinants of Health, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, Healthy People Initiative

How the Administration on Aging Embraced Social Media through Facebook

In 2009, Facebook’s popularity was escalating and we started to believe that we were missing an important communications opportunity if we didn’t develop an Administration on Aging (AoA) Facebook page. Before we started planning AoA’s Facebook page ,...

Published Tue, Nov 08 2011 9:05 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media, Social Networks, Uncategorized

Announcing the Leading Health Indicators Apps Challenge

Today, at the 138th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Dr. Howard Koh, our Assistant Secretary for Health, and I joined a distinguished group of health leaders for a discussion about the new “Leading Health Indicators” for...

Published Wed, Nov 09 2011 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Web/Tech, Open Government, HIV Policy & Programs, Mobile, Healthy People Initiative

Secretary Clinton Delivers Remarks on the Future of the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic

A note from the AIDS.gov team: Yesterday morning, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton affirmed the U.S. government’s commitment towards an AIDS-free generation. This historic announcement echoes the three goals of the United States’...

Published Wed, Nov 09 2011 11:25 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Global, PEPFAR Updates

The U.S. Conference on AIDS and the Affordable Care Act

This week marks the start of the 2011 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA), November 10-13 in Chicago. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will speak at the opening plenary on Thursday, November 10. Related to these remarks, the...

Published Wed, Nov 09 2011 3:41 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

U.S. Conference on AIDS – Highlights of Day 1

The 15th annual U.S. Conference on AIDS got underway yesterday in Chicago. Over the next four days we’ll be sharing brief daily highlights from the conference focusing particularly on issues related to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). Our first...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 9:39 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health, Testing, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

U.S. Conference on AIDS – Highlights of Day 2

This is the second in our series of daily highlights from USCA 2011. The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) was featured prominently again in several sessions. Game Changers – Redefining HIV Yesterday’s inspiring and thought provoking plenary session...

Published Sat, Nov 12 2011 2:43 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Injection Drug Use, HRSA, SAMHSA, HIV Policy & Programs

U.S. Conference on AIDS – Highlights of Day 3

This is the third in our series of daily highlights from the U.S. Conference on AIDS in Chicago. This post spotlights some activities related to treatment and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) from Saturday, November 12. Later this week we will provide...

Published Sun, Nov 13 2011 11:57 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs

An Inspiring Vision: Creating an AIDS-Free Generation

Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at the National Institutes of Health about the remarkable progress that we have made in 30 years of fighting AIDS (You can watch or read her remarks here.) The Secretary also highlighted the extraordinary...

Published Wed, Nov 09 2011 8:04 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

U.S. Conference on AIDS – Highlights of the Final Day

This is the final in our series of daily highlights from the U.S. Conference on AIDS, which wrapped up Sunday in Chicago. In addition to highlights from the final day’s activities, we also wanted to share a short interview with Mr. Jeffrey Crowley, Director...

Published Tue, Nov 15 2011 5:12 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

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