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Tú & El Obamacare: A Resource to Help People with HIV Navigate the ACA Now Available in Spanish!

This post was also authored by Caroline Herter Jackson, Senior Program Officer, Health Communications & Media Partnerships, Kaiser Family Foundation; and Jen Kates, PhD, Vice President and Director, Global Health & HIV Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2014 10:33 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Black Voices: Leveraging Digital Tools to Reach and Engage Black Gay Men

Editor’s note: Venton and Meico are part of our Black Voices blog series, community voices of men dedicated to using new media to amplify the response to HIV among black MSM. Click here more information about the series. More Americans than ever...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2014 2:31 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Communities of Color

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Editor’s Note: This blog post is cross-posted from the IHS HIV email listserv. Thursday, March 20, is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This week many tribal communities are sponsoring neighborhood events to increase local and global awareness...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2014 1:50 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Addressing Violence Against Women and Children Is Critical to Achieving an AIDS-Free Generation and the Millennium Development Goals

During this week’s 58th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women , the global community will come together to reflect on key achievements and challenges in advancing progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...

Published Fri, Mar 21 2014 6:05 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

HHS Publishes Rule Requiring Health Plans to Accept 3rd Party Payments from Ryan White

On March 19, 2014, HHS published an interim final rule in the Federal Register that requires issuers of qualified health plans (QHPs), including stand-alone dental plans (SADPs), offered through the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplaces to accept premium...

Published Fri, Mar 21 2014 9:07 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

World TB Day

Today, March 24, is World Tuberculosis Day. The annual observance provides the opportunity to raise awareness about TB-related problems and solutions and to support worldwide TB-control efforts. World TB Day also calls us to remember that the global burden...

Published Mon, Mar 24 2014 10:08 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

President Obama Announces Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, as Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced the appointment of Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, as the Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). A leading HIV/AIDS policy expert, Douglas most recently served as Senior Vice President...

Published Mon, Mar 24 2014 12:03 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs

On World TB Day, Faster Progress Needed Against HIV & TB

From the start of the AIDS pandemic, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) have operated in lethal collaboration. Indeed TB, the millennia-old scourge, remains the single biggest killer of people living with HIV/AIDS, claiming the lives of more than 800 people every...

Published Mon, Mar 24 2014 2:17 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

World TB Day: The Fight Against HIV/AIDS Is Vital to a Future Without Tuberculosis

Today, Monday, March 24, 2014, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) joins the international community in commemorating World TB Day and those who have lost their lives to this terrible disease; TB is second only to HIV/AIDS in...

Published Mon, Mar 24 2014 4:17 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: PEPFAR, Global, PEPFAR Updates

Open Enrollment Ends in 6 Days, Lots of Help Available

HIV community members and those seeking coverage — remember that there are multiple ways for people to get help finding coverage in the final 6 days of the Affordable Care Act’s first Open Enrollment period, which ends next Monday, March 31, 2014. More...

Published Tue, Mar 25 2014 9:08 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Join the YTH Social Media Lounge

This April, those working in youth advocacy, health and technology will gather at the youth + health + tech (YTH) Live Conference . Taking place on April 6-8 in San Francisco, this conference showcases new technologies that are advancing the health and...

Published Tue, Mar 25 2014 2:49 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Youth

What They’re Saying: Douglas M. Brooks as the New Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy

After President Obama announced [Monday] that Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, would lead the Office of National AIDS Policy, HIV/AIDS organizations from around the country announced their support. They echoed the President’s words when he said, “Douglas’s policy...

Published Wed, Mar 26 2014 5:56 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Uncategorized

CDC & HRSA Advance Efforts to Support Integrated State HIV Plans

In a recent joint letter [PDF 28KB] to grantees, leadership of HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) and CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) re-affirmed their support for integrated HIV prevention and care planning groups and activities. They also announced...

Published Wed, Mar 26 2014 9:38 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

Health Affairs Press Briefing: The ACA and Vulnerable Americans Living with HIV/AIDS

On March 11, the health policy journal Health Affairs hosted a briefing at the National Press Club to highlight its March 2014 edition entitled, “The ACA and Vulnerable Americans: HIV/AIDS; Jails .” The volume features a number of economic...

Published Wed, Mar 26 2014 1:34 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Join Us for Launch of the Updated Viral Hepatitis Action Plan on Thursday, April 3

Next Thursday, April 3, 2014, we will launch the three-year update (2014-2016) of the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. The plan provides a framework around which both federal and nonfederal stakeholders from many...

Published Thu, Mar 27 2014 6:33 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

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