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Gamification: How Can We Work It?

During Eric Hackathorn’s recent webinar on ‘Game On! How Gamification Can Work in Government’, it was stated that “Recent studies show that 70% of Americans play video or computer games. The numbers are expected to rise with mobile apps and other...

Published Mon, Aug 06 2012 2:36 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Gaming

Celebrating Community Health Centers

This week, we join our colleagues across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in celebrating the work of the HHS-supported community health centers during National Health Center Week. The centers provide preventive and primary care services...

Published Fri, Aug 10 2012 5:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Testing, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment

FDA and Partners Recommend Action to Reduce Viral Hepatitis Risk Among Health Care Personnel

Yesterday, colleagues at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

Published Thu, May 31 2012 12:07 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Kaiser Permanente Shares Expertise with Other Health Care Providers to Improve Health Equity for People Living with HIV

AIDS.gov recently spoke with Dr. Michael Horberg, Director of HIV/AIDS for Kaiser Permanente and a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), about the Kaiser Permanente HIV Challenge , an important private sector effort to improve...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 9:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Important Allies in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Universities and colleges play an important role in the nation’s response to HIV/AIDS—educating young people; preparing the next generations of health care providers, researchers, teachers, and public health professionals; conducting research that helps...

Published Mon, Apr 23 2012 7:14 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Do you text and drive?

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. At AIDS.gov we are committed to promoting the use of new media and the responsible use of new media. This month you will hear from AIDS.gov team members about the importance of this issue. Our federal...

Published Tue, Apr 24 2012 3:56 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Uncategorized

In Nigeria, Remembering Lives Lost

I am writing from Abuja, Nigeria, where all are mourning the victims of the tragic bombings of a local newspaper’s offices here and in the city of Kaduna. Innocent lives were lost to these terrible acts of murder. At the time of the blast, UNAIDS...

Published Fri, Apr 27 2012 3:20 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Global, PEPFAR Updates

AIDS 2012: Defining an Exit Strategy for Ending AIDS in Black America

The Black AIDS Institute is a local community partner for AIDS 2012. AIDS.gov asked the Institute to share its perspective on the conference. Every two years, the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) serves as the most important HIV-related scientific...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 2:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

Raising Awareness of Hepatitis B In the Asian and Pacific Islander Communities

This month we are observing both Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Hepatitis Awareness Month. The dual observances are an important opportunity to bring attention to the disproportionate burden of viral hepatitis among the Asian American and...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

May 19 Is Hepatitis Testing Day

During May’s annual observance of Hepatitis Awareness Month, May 19th will be recognized as the first-ever Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States. The Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis (Action Plan) called for...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 2:08 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

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

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

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

Enhanced HIV/AIDS Information on Benefits.gov

As part of our continuing efforts to pursue the National HIV/AIDS Strategy’s (NHAS) call for a more coordinated response to the epidemic in the United States, Federal agencies recently completed a review and update to the HIV/AIDS information available...

Published Wed, Mar 20 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs

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