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Addressing the HIV Epidemic among Gay and Bisexual Men

In 1981, our nation and its public health system were grappling with a new disease that was taking the lives of gay men across the United States. Thirty years later, HIV/AIDS continues to be a crisis among gay and bisexual men. The latest data show men...

Published Tue, Sep 27 2011 9:11 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs

Road to AIDS 2012 Town Hall Meetings Kick Off

Co-authored by Mindy Nichamin, AIDS.gov New Media Coordinator Last month, the first Road to AIDS 2012 Town Hall meeting kicked off in San Francisco, California. This was the first of 15 meetings to be held across the country leading up to the XIX International...

Published Thu, Oct 13 2011 10:18 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, 12 Cities Project, HIV Policy & Programs, 30 Years of AIDS

Region VIII Federal Interagency Collaboration Continues

As the seasons begin to change in the Mountain West, we paused recently to share our efforts to pursue the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) in the States in our region (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming). On...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 9:57 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Strategy in Action, HIV Policy & Programs

Celebrating National Substance Abuse Prevention Month

This month, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is standing with President Obama and our public health partners to celebrate National Substance Abuse Prevention Month (PDF 349KB) in the month of October. As those in the public health community...

Published Tue, Oct 25 2011 11:44 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Injection Drug Use, HIV Policy & Programs

NAACP Hosts Summit on HIV Among African Americans

To raise greater awareness of the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS in the African American community and mobilize action by community members, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Harvard University Center...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2011 9:38 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

World AIDS Day Press Statement from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Today we pay tribute to the millions of lives lost and families affected by HIV/AIDS. We also recognize the brave individuals living with HIV who carry the burden of this disease every day. It is in their honor that we remain steadfast in our pursuit...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 3:27 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Secretary Clinton Delivers Remarks on the Future of the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic

A note from the AIDS.gov team: Yesterday morning, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton affirmed the U.S. government’s commitment towards an AIDS-free generation. This historic announcement echoes the three goals of the United States’...

Published Wed, Nov 09 2011 11:25 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Global, PEPFAR Updates

New Media at the U.S. Conference on AIDS

Co-authored by Aisha Moore, Communications Director, AIDS.gov Each year at the United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) in Chicago, we notice more new media workshops, tweets, and people coming by our booth to share how they are using new media in response...

Published Tue, Nov 22 2011 5:29 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media

CDC ECHPP Plans Released

Earlier this year, AIDS.gov reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had launched a website for its Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning (ECHPP) initiative, which provided $11.6 million in FY2011 for enhanced planning...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 3:07 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: CDC, 12 Cities Project

100 Episodes of Health Podcasting

While exploring the strategy for re-launching our podcast series earlier this year, we discovered that our colleagues at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had over 100 podcasts of their NIH Research Radio. We invited them to tell us about their...

Published Tue, Mar 20 2012 3:27 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Podcasts

Delivering HIV Testing Messages to the Homeless Through Community Voice Mail

Guest post by Steve Albertson, New Initiatives Director at Community Voice Mail As mentioned in last week’s post, for this past World AIDS Day, Community Voice Mail (CVM) sent information to tens of thousands of “phoneless“ clients about HIV testing....

Published Tue, Dec 15 2009 4:23 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

World AIDS Day Federal Conference Call: Voices of Senior Leaders, Staff, and Grantees

By Miguel Gomez Last week we sponsored a World AIDS Day conference call for Federal staff and grantees who work on HIV/AIDS issues. Speakers on the call included senior HIV leaders from the White House and the Departments of Health... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 24 2009 3:30 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

Organizations Serving Youth of Color: Using New Media to Enhance Programs

Guest post by Urooj Arshad, Advocates for Youth Urooj Arshad, Advocates for Youth Last month we had the pleasure of speaking at the Advocates for Youth roundtable in Washington, DC for its Youth of Color Initiative (funded through the CDC's... Read...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 12:18 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, Youth

Global Health Initiative: How PEPFAR Fits In

By Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (Cross-posted from the State Department Blog) Earlier this month, the Obama Administration revealed an important new piece of its foreign policy agenda: a consultation document on the strategy for...

Published Fri, Feb 19 2010 4:43 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: PEPFAR, Global Health Initiative

What is the United State's Plan to Respond to HIV on the Home Front? National AIDS Strategy Public Meeting

On Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 2 pm, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) and HHS will provide an update on the framework for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and provide an opportunity for participants to meet... Read More....

Published Wed, Feb 17 2010 2:08 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, Policy

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