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A Critical Tool Toward Creating an AIDS-Free Generation

On Mother’s Day, we celebrate the many exceptional women in our lives and around the globe. Today, and every day, we are grateful for — and indebted to — the billions of mothers and other women who serve as the glue that keeps our families...

Published Sun, May 12 2013 8:36 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

Latino Community Rallies to Generate Awareness of Viral Hepatitis

During May’s observance of Hepatitis Awareness Month, we also mark National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day (NHHAD). Both of these events highlight the importance of strengthening efforts to address hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among Latinos. NHHAD...

Published Tue, May 14 2013 6:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Snap, Filter, & Share: Using Instagram in Response to HIV

Over the past few years, more and more people have shifted from using a standalone camera to their mobile phones to take photos. Smartphones make it convenient and easy for people to take photos whenever they want, and to share them instantly with whomever...

Published Tue, May 14 2013 8:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Photo Sharing

HOPWA Demonstration Projects Seek Improved Coordination of Housing and Care Services

Projects underway in seven communities around the nation are providing permanent and transitional housing and other support services to more than 200 households with families and individuals living with HIV/AIDS and informing the development of new cross...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 12:17 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Viral Hepatitis Action Plan Celebrates 2nd Anniversary, Looks Toward Future

This month marks the second anniversary of Combating the Silent Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis: Action Plan for the Prevention, Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis – and over the past two years, with your support, we have been able to achieve: Improved...

Published Thu, May 16 2013 10:33 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Moving Forward on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

“It will take 10 years.” That is what researchers usually say when asked how much longer it will take to develop a safe and effective HIV vaccine. Some of the world’s brightest minds have been on this quest for 30 years, yet we still do not have an HIV...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 5:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Global, PEPFAR Updates

Digital Storytelling: “Taking Root” to End Stigma and Raise Awareness

The Banyan Tree Project launched Taking Root: Our Stories, Our Community last year for May 19, the National Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Taking Root puts the power to end HIV stigma back in the hands of the community...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 6:20 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

May 18th HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD): A Conversation with Dr. Carl Dieffenbach

May 18th is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD), led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health. We spoke to Dr. Carl Dieffenbach at NIH, who had this to say about HIV Awareness Day: “[On Vaccine...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 9:42 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Vaccine, NIH, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs

Hepatitis Testing Day

This week, we mark the second annual observance of Hepatitis Testing Day. Establishment of this national health awareness day on May 19 was called for in the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis as part of efforts to decrease...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 9:24 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day Bulletin

The implementation of scientifically proven HIV prevention strategies is helping to reduce the number of new infections — the annual HIV infection rate globally fell by 22 percent from 2001 to 2011 — but a great deal more must be done. Significant scale...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 2:41 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, HIV Vaccine, NIH, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

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

As we celebrate Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month and the many accomplishments of AAPIs, we also want to recognize that these communities still face many barriers to health and health care, including HIV/AIDS. To recognize these...

Published Fri, May 17 2013 2:36 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, Uncategorized

FDA to Convene Meeting on HIV Patient-Focused Drug Development and HIV Cure Research

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to talk to people living with HIV (PLWH) and HIV/AIDS advocates. On June 14, under its Patient-Focused Drug Development initiative, FDA will ask PLWH to join an open public discussion about: the impact of HIV...

Published Mon, May 20 2013 9:59 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

HIV Vaccine Research Update and HVTN 505

May 18th was HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, and we wanted to remind you of several posts we did last week on that subject. On Friday, we featured a guest post, Moving Forward on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, by Dr. Nelson Michael, director of the U.S. Military...

Published Tue, May 21 2013 2:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, HIV Vaccine

Hanging out with “We the Geeks”

Editor’s note: At AIDS.gov, we continue to look for ways to increase the reach of existing HIV/AIDS programs through technology and innovation. The White House is leading a Google+ hangout series about that very topic. Read more from the Office...

Published Tue, May 21 2013 8:56 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Web/Tech

$1 Billion Health Care Innovation Awards Initiative Includes Opportunities for Models to Improve Care for PLWHA

Last week, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a nearly $1 billion initiative that will fund grant awards and evaluation to build on the Obama administration’s work to transform the health care system by delivering better...

Published Wed, May 22 2013 11:39 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

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