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The Role of Public Private Partnerships in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Post by James Albino Senior Program Manager in the Office of National AIDS Policy (Cross-posted from the Office of National AIDS Policy Blog) Today, the White Office of National HIV/AIDS Policy (ONAP) engaged the business community, private foundations...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 2:48 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

May 18: National Vaccine Awareness Day

By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director May 18, 2010 will mark HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD), an annual observance day that recognizes the thousands of volunteers, community leaders, health professionals, and scientists that work to develop a safe and effective...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 2:45 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, HIV/AIDS Research

May 19: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Guest post by Stephanie Goss, Communications Manager, and David Stupplebeen, Media & Communications Coordinator, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center On May 19, Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities across the U.S. and Pacific...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 11:26 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color

Today, May 19, is National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Guest post by Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health, Health and Human Services (cross-posted from the ONAP blog on May 18 2010) “Saving face can’t make you safe. Talk about HIV” is the theme for tomorrow’s sixth annual observance... Read More...

Published Wed, May 19 2010 9:36 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Awareness Days

World Hepatitis Day

By Jeff Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy and Senior Advisor on Disability Policy (cross-posted from the ONAP blog on May 19 2010) Today, May 19th we mark World Hepatitis Day. Hepatitis is a public health issue... Read More...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 9:19 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Awareness Days

Keeping it Real: Understanding the Changing Landscape of HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Communication

Earlier this month we presented at a symposium of the HIV/AIDS Network Coordination Project's (HANC) Communications Working Group. We asked Amy Ragsdale, HANC Special Projects Coordinator to tell us a little more about the Working Group and how they...

Published Fri, May 21 2010 12:05 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIAID, Strategy/Planning

National HIV Testing Day Twitter Town Hall - June 3, 2010

Guest post by Karen Resha, MA, Lead Health Communication Specialist, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC Karen Resha, MA, NCHHSTP, CDC On June 3, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 1:18 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Twitter

Sharing our Pride and Commitment in the LGBT Community

By Josie Halpern-Finnerty, AIDS.gov Project Coordinator, and Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director As ***, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month (June) approaches, we want to honor the LGBT community's role in the response to HIV and share our...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 3:06 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, LGBTQ Health

Pursuing a “Cure” for HIV/AIDS – Two Distinct Approaches

By Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., Director of NIAID Division of AIDS Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, PhD Contrary to what you may have heard or read on the Internet, there is currently no cure for HIV/AIDS. While some say that there may... Read More...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 12:45 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, HIV/AIDS Research

Gearing up for National HIV Testing Day (June 27): Check Out The HIV Prevention and Service Widget

By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, AIDS.gov New Media Strategist Find HIV/AIDS Prevention & Service ProvidersGO Enter your location, such as: "Washington, DC", or "20002". For more information on this widget, please visit AIDS.gov. Please...

Published Tue, Jun 01 2010 1:01 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Widgets

White House Meeting on Black Men and HIV

By Gregorio Millett, Senior Policy Advisor in the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (Cross-posted from the Office of National AIDS Policy Blog) The toll of the HIV epidemic among Black men in the United States is staggering. CDC... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 7:19 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Working to Break the Silence and Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness in Caribbean American Communities

By Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Cross-posted from the Office of National AIDS Policy Blog) Caribbean American communities are incredibly diverse and have contributed...

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 3:02 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color, Policy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Using Video to Share Your Story: Some Tips on National Caribbean HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

By Tseli Mohammed, AIDS.gov Project Coordinator National HIV Testing Day is June 27th. For the last two years we've used widgets as a way to share testing messages, resources and stories. This year we launched the HIV/AIDS prevention and services...

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 5:43 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Communities of Color, Awareness Days, Video Sharing

Highlights from the Mobile Health 2010 Conference

By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director, and Jennie Anderson, AIDS.gov Communications Director We recently had the pleasure of attending the Mobile Health 2010 Conference at Stanford University. The purpose of the conference was simple: “[to] highlight how...

Published Wed, Jun 09 2010 4:04 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Text messaging/Mobile

Restructuring NIAID's HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks

By Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., Director of NIAID Division of AIDS Over the next several weeks, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will post a series of entries here on AIDS.gov related to planning for the future... Read...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2010 1:09 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Clinical Trials

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