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Announcing the Locator API

We’re pleased to announce a more flexible way to access the information found in our HIV/AIDS Service Provider Locator tool (a location-based search tool that allows you to search for testing services, housing providers, health centers and other...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 7:01 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Widgets, Mashups

General Information Guide Now Available to Help You Navigate AIDS 2012

With over 20,000 participants and more than 250 sessions, you may be starting to wonder how you will navigate AIDS 2012. This week, conference organizers released the General Information Guide to help you with your planning. The Guide contains a wealth...

Published Thu, May 17 2012 4:30 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

Scientists Discover Hepatitis C Virus Can Remain Infectious Outside of the Body for Up to 6 Weeks

A recent study by researchers from the Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health revealed that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can remain infectious for up to 6 weeks on surfaces at room temperature—resulting in a much longer period for potential transmission...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 6:02 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIAID, NIH, Injection Drug Use, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Update on Renewal of Viral Hepatitis Action Plan

As we announced this past May, federal partners are working to renew and extend the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis for three more years. Since that announcement, several important activities have been undertaken...

Published Mon, Sep 23 2013 10:39 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

The Health Insurance Marketplace: What People with Medicare Need to Know

Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older, people with End Stage Renal Disease, and younger adults with disabilities, is an important source of coverage for many people living with HIV. Over the past four weeks there has...

Published Wed, Oct 30 2013 5:53 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, Aging and HIV

HIV Impact on Gay and Bisexual Men: The 4th Decade

Today is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD), an observance that reminds us that HIV continues to take a heavy toll on gay and bisexual men across the United States. Even after more than 30 years of AIDS, this community remains at the...

Published Fri, Sep 27 2013 5:57 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health, Testing, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment

New Greater Than AIDS Portal Developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation Explains the Affordable Care Act for People with HIV

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest blog authored by Tina Hoff, Senior Vice President, Director of the Health Communication and Media Partnerships Program, Jennifer Kates, Ph.D., Vice President and Director of Global Health & HIV Policy...

Published Fri, Nov 15 2013 7:24 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

New Video and Other Resources on the Importance of Quitting Smoking for People Living with HIV

In advance of this week’s observance of the 2013 Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 21, we are pleased to introduce a brief new video about the harmful effects of smoking among people living with HIV. Organized annually by the American Cancer...

Published Tue, Nov 19 2013 12:59 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs

White House Hosts a Meeting on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and the Affordable Care Act in Baltimore

On Monday, April 29, 2013, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) will host the fourth in a series of regional meetings on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). That meeting will take place in the auditorium at the...

Published Thu, Apr 18 2013 7:03 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Minority Health Determines the Health of the Nation

April is National Minority Health Month, and one of the most important health issues for minorities that we can highlight for this month is HIV. The estimated lifetime risk for a diagnosis of HIV infection is a key measure of the disparities that exist...

Published Mon, Apr 22 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Testing, Social Determinants of Health, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

Care Counts: Women, Families, and the Affordable Care Act Challenge Contest

Editor’s note: For more information about the contest, including rules, updates, and discussions, please visit the Care Counts page at www.carecounts.challenge.gov. About the Challenge Women are often at the center of healthy and resilient families;...

Published Tue, Aug 20 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Affordable Care Act, Women and Girls

Updated New Media Toolkit Now Available on AIDS.gov

As a part of our technical assistance and training efforts with the HIV community, we provide resources on how to use new media. We recently updated the “New Media Tools” section of AIDS.gov. The section features overviews of various new media tools,...

Published Tue, Jul 02 2013 12:38 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Social Networks, Blogs, Widgets, Twitter, Web Conferences, Podcasts, Mobile, Mashups, Photo Sharing, RSS Feeds, Wikis, Social Bookmarking

Stakeholder Input Vital to Extension of Viral Hepatitis Action Plan

The recent announcement by Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh that the federal government’s Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis will be renewed for another three years is welcome news, as is the invitation...

Published Mon, Jun 17 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

FDA Advises Patients and Care Providers on Drug Combination Safety Considerations

By Erica Jefferson, the Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is committed to keeping the public updated on advances and shifts in treatment options and methods. The FDA is reviewing.....

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 8:43 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, FDA

Federal Interagency Members Meet with Public on Next Steps for the National AIDS Strategy

By Julia Eisman, Director of New Media, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Gregorio Millett, Senior Policy Advisor in the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, addresses the crowd Approximately 200 people gathered today to hear about progress...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2010 3:37 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National AIDS Strategy, Policy

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