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Facebook Live Conversations with HRSA Leaders about PLWH Leadership, Housing, and More from 2016 Ryan White Conference

Federal HIV leaders from HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB) joined us to share highlights with us on Thursday, August 25, the third day of the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment . HRSA’s Antigone Dempsey chatted with Douglas...

Published Fri, Aug 26 2016 9:30 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Conferences, Housing, People Living With HIV, HRSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Stigma, Ryan White, PLWHA, Disclosure

Medicaid expansion lowers Marketplace premiums by 7 percent

New analysis finds Medicaid expansion brings down Marketplace rates – another benefit on top of gains for low-income individuals and state economies Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that expanding Medicaid...

Published Thu, Sep 01 2016 7:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Southern Forum Addresses HIV among Gay and Bisexual Men of Color

HIV continues to take a heavy toll in the southern United States. Southern states represent 33 percent of the U.S. population, but accounted for an estimated 44 percent of people living with an HIV diagnosis and 50 percent of new HIV diagnoses in 2014...

Published Wed, Dec 28 2016 12:10 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men, SMAIF, African Americans, Gay & Bisexual Men

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

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

First New HIV Vaccine Efficacy Study in Seven Years Has Begun

South Africa Hosts Historic NIH-Supported Clinical Trial November 27, 2016 The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in seven years is now testing whether an experimental vaccine regimen safely prevents HIV infection among South African...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2016 12:54 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Fighting HIV: No Health without Mental Health

Summary: Mental and substance use disorders can increase vulnerability to acquiring HIV infection and they can pose serious barriers to successful management of HIV. In 2014, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) launched a Fast Track...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 11:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Awareness Days, Global, Mental Health, Global Health, World AIDS Day

NIH’s Dr. Dieffenbach Discusses Launch of HIV Vaccine Clinical Trial in South Africa

In a Facebook Live interview from Cape Town, South Africa earlier this week, we heard from NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach about the exciting launch of HVTN 702, a new HIV vaccine clinical trial supported by NIH. The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch...

Published Fri, Dec 02 2016 8:01 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Extended opportunity for Jan 1 coverage: Sign up by December 19

Because of extraordinary demand at HealthCare.gov and our Marketplace Call Center, we’re extending the deadline to sign up for January 1 coverage until 11:59 p.m. PST on December 19. Hundreds of thousands have already selected plans over the last few...

Published Fri, Dec 16 2016 8:38 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

250 Sites Participated In Listening Session With The Transgender Community

The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) recently convened a community listening session to hear about the ways that the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) might help to further improve HIV prevention and care for...

Published Wed, Dec 21 2016 6:14 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls, Transgender, SMAIF, LGBT

Are Chatbots the Next mHealth Frontier?

Editor’s Note: Chatbot Basics – A chatbot is a messaging tool designed to simulate a conversation or interaction. Chatbots rely on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to process information and respond to user...

Published Tue, Dec 13 2016 11:11 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Web/Tech, Digital Government Strategy, Social Media, Digital Government, Technology

World AIDS Day 2016: SAMHSA’s Leadership, Commitment, and Impact

Today, over one million Americans are living with HIV. One out of eight people with HIV are unaware of their HIV infection. Every year, on December 1st, World AIDS Day is observed to reflect on those whom we have lost to AIDS, and the many lives we can...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 10:39 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PEPFAR, Awareness Days, SAMHSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Mental Health, SMAIF, World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day: Leadership. Commitment. Impact.

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor joins in the global commemoration of World AIDS Day. Held annually on Dec. 1, it is an opportunity to show support for our family members, neighbors and colleagues living with HIV/AIDS, reflect on progress made and...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 11:54 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs, Department of Labor, NHAS, SMAIF, World AIDS Day, DOL

With Better Data, a Foundation for Stronger HIV Prevention

High quality data form the backbone of our nation’s HIV response. National surveillance of HIV cases provides the critical information we need to set prevention priorities, allocate limited prevention resources, and measure our collective progress against...

Published Tue, Nov 29 2016 12:30 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, prevention, World AIDS Day

We Are Changing Our Name To: “HIV.gov”

This week of World AIDS Day, we are announcing that we will be changing our name from AIDS.gov to HIV.gov in the spring of 2017. Why the name change? We write frequently about our commitments to following the science, tracking data, gathering user feedback...

Published Wed, Nov 30 2016 6:57 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, HIV care continuum, Stigma, World AIDS Day

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