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Digital Strategy: Delivering Better Results for the Public

Today marks one year since we released the Digital Government Strategy (PDF/ HTML5), as part of the President’s directive to build a 21st Century Government that delivers better services to the American people. The Strategy is built on the proposition...

Published Thu, May 23 2013 9:28 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Digital Government Strategy

HIV Treatment Cascade Video Now Also Available in Spanish

“Ahora el video de la Cascada de Tratamiento de VIH también está disponible en español” Recently we shared an animated video about the HIV treatment cascade in the United States that has quickly become one of the most-watched videos ever on the AIDS.gov...

Published Thu, May 23 2013 1:38 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, HIV Treatment Cascade

White House Issues Executive Order on Open Data

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Digital Government Strategy, and we want to take a moment to reflect on a recent White House Executive Order about open data. This Executive Order and accompanying Open Data Policy [PDF 6MB] requires that...

Published Fri, May 24 2013 6:54 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Open Government, HIV Policy & Programs

PEPFAR: Ten Years of Saving Millions of Lives

Ten years ago today, the United States Congress, in a remarkable display of compassion and bipartisanship, passed overwhelmingly legislation that established an historic and transforming global health program now known as PEPFAR — the President’s...

Published Mon, May 27 2013 5:04 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

The Future of Health Department HIV and Hepatitis Programs

For perhaps the first time in history, the end of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis is within our reach. Recent notable achievements provide promise for success, among them the release of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and the Viral Hepatitis...

Published Tue, May 28 2013 10:17 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Social Media Measurement & Evaluation for Public Health Success

The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) presents “In the Know: Social Media Measurement & Evaluation for Public Health Success.” Join CDC NPIN social media and evaluation experts on Tuesday, June 4th at 2:00 P.M. ET to: determine the...

Published Tue, May 28 2013 9:57 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media, Social Networks, Web Conferences

Community Organizing Works for Health Information Technology Systems Too

To most Americans, “Health Information Technology” (HIT) is a murky domain where policy wonks conspire with computer nerds to manage our healthcare. But community-based organizations need to think about HIT both as a powerful tool for improving community...

Published Wed, May 29 2013 7:45 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

NIDA Research Seeks to Reduce Viral Hepatitis Caused by Drug Use Behaviors

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the leading cause of liver failure and liver transplantation in the United States and people who inject drugs (PWID) are particularly susceptible to this disease with as many as 70% or more of this population testing positive...

Published Thu, May 30 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

HHS Launches Information Is Powerful Medicine Campaign

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is proud to announce the launch of the Information Is Powerful Medicine campaign. The campaign contributes to Department-wide efforts guided by the National HIV/AIDS Strategy...

Published Thu, May 30 2013 12:07 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment

Efficiency and Effectiveness: Making Smart Investments to Save More Lives

The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is supporting partner countries to promote efficiency and effectiveness in their national HIV programming. This includes supporting countries to make smart investments by identifying strategies...

Published Fri, May 31 2013 9:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

Texting/Driving: A Reminder from the AIDS.gov Team

Summer is upon us and that means that many of us are behind the wheel to visit family and friends. It’s important to remember to put away those phones while driving! At AIDS.gov, we continue to encourage the use of mobile devices to extend the reach of...

Published Mon, Jun 03 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Mobile

SAMHSA’s Healthy Lifestyles Project seeks to prevent the spread of hepatitis C

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and SAMHSA is joining CDC and others in urging two groups of people to get tested for hepatitis C (HCV): Those born between 1945 and 1965 (rates of infection in this group are five times higher than in other adults in...

Published Mon, Jun 03 2013 2:15 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Supporting National HIV Testing Day with New Media

With the annual observance of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) on June 27, advocates, policy makers, healthcare providers, and others encourage people to “Take the Test. Take Control”. Since NHTD was first observed in 2005, we have seen a tremendous rise...

Published Tue, Jun 04 2013 11:26 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Conversations with AIDS.gov: Mario Perez Discusses Use of the HIV Treatment Cascade on the Local Level

Several recent blog posts have discussed the use of the HIV treatment cascade to identify issues and opportunities related to improving the delivery of services to persons living with HIV (PLWH) along each major stage of the continuum of care and the...

Published Wed, Jun 05 2013 9:05 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, HIV Treatment Cascade

Hepatitis C Infection Among Young Injection Drug Users: Addressing an Emerging Trend

In recent years, there has been an emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among young injection drug users (IDU) in rural and suburban settings. Early this Spring, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services convened a multi-disciplinary...

Published Wed, Jun 05 2013 1:37 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

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