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Watch: White House Event—HIV & Violence against Women and Girls – March 10th

On Tuesday, March 10, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President and the White House Council on Women and Girls, will host a special event to commemorate the annual observance of National Women...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2015 1:37 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls

Conversations from CROI 2015: Dr. Gina Brown and Dr. Ron Valdiserri on Microbicides, Women and HIV

As we approach the annual observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day next week, we wanted to share another interview we captured at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). While at CROI in Seattle last...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 12:27 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Women and Girls, croi 2015

Digital resources for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

We are 5 days away from the 10th National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NWGHAAD. This annual March 10th observance aims to reduce stigma, share resources, and empower women and girls to learn the importance of HIV/AIDS prevention, care...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 8:36 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls

SAMHSA Announces Funding Opportunity: Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Minority Youth and Young Adults

A new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will support substance abuse and HIV prevention services for at-risk racial/ethnic minority youth and young adults. Eligible applicants...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 7:36 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, Youth, SAMHSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis, prevention

Black Voices: Youth-Focused Digital Outreach with Greater Than AIDS

#SpeakOutHIV is an LGBTQ youth-focused campaign from Greater Than AIDS that emphasizes conversations around relationships, healthcare, and community; it’s a dialogue geared toward eradicating stigma, and it’s driven by the power of digital stories and...

Published Thu, Mar 05 2015 2:02 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs

CMS Announces Special Enrollment Period for Tax Season

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a special enrollment period for individuals and families who did not have health coverage in 2014 and are subject to the fee or “shared responsibility payment” when they file their 2014...

Published Thu, Mar 05 2015 9:58 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Conversations from CROI 2015: CDC’s Dr. John Ward on Hepatitis C

i Hepatitis C was in the spotlight last week at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle. So Dr. Ronald Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, spoke with Dr. John Ward, Director...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2015 4:21 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

Free AIDSinfo Drug App: HIV-Related Drug Information for Health Care Providers and Consumers

Healthcare providers and consumers need HIV-related drug information and, increasingly, they depend on mobile devices to access that information. AIDSinfo is meeting both needs with the release of the AIDSinfo Drug App. Using data from the AIDSinfo Drug...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media

The HIV Test at 30: More Essential Than Ever

Early in the AIDS epidemic, there was so much we didn’t know — what caused the disease, how it was spread or how to treat it. But, once scientists were able to isolate and establish a virus — HIV — as the cause of AIDS, that all...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2015 12:59 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs

In case you missed it: Two Video Interviews from CROI 2015

Editor’s Note: Earlier this week at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2015), we released 2 video interviews by Dr. Ron Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases. The first video was an...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 1:00 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, CROI2015

Resources to Help Consumers Use Their New Healthcare Coverage

Looking for ways to assist people in your community to use their new healthcare coverage? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Coverage to Care initiative offers several resources, including videos, to help people with new health care...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 10:56 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Final CROI 2015 Highlights from NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach

As the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle came to a close on Thursday, February 26, we spoke again with Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director of the Division of AIDS at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 7:40 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, PrEP

Conversations from CROI 2015: Dr. Laura Cheever

Colleagues from HRSA and CDC collaborated on a poster presented at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) last week that demonstrated the effectiveness of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. We had the opportunity to discuss...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 5:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, Ryan White Program, CDC, HRSA, Uncategorized, HIV Treatment Cascade

More CROI 2015 Highlights from NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach (Video)

After another day full of presentations on the latest in HIV science at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle yesterday, February 25, we had the opportunity to speak again with Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2015 8:24 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, CROI2015

Conversations from CROI 2015: Douglas Brooks

While at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) this week in Seattle, Dr. Ronald Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Douglas Brooks, Director of...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2015 1:05 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

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

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