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White House Listening Sessions Continue

On Thursday, May 29, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) held a successful regional listening session on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) in Jackson, Mississippi. ONAP will host two more listening sessions...

Published Mon, Jun 02 2014 5:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Prevention through Health Care Website: A Guide to the Changing Health System

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently launched the Prevention of HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB through Health Care website. This online resource is intended to help state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies...

Published Mon, Jun 02 2014 8:59 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Iowa Modernizes HIV Criminalization Law

On May 30, 2014, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law a bill making substantial revisions to the state’s HIV criminalization law. The new legislation rewrote state law 709c, which was originally passed in 1998 and made it a felony, punishable...

Published Mon, Jun 02 2014 10:10 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Funding Solicitation – Improve Access to HIV-Related Health Information

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health, plays a pivotal role in translating biomedical research into practice. The NLM is pleased to announce the solicitation of quotations from organizations and libraries to...

Published Mon, Jun 02 2014 9:58 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Medicare Will Cover Hepatitis C Screening in Primary Care Settings

On June 2, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its determination that hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening will be covered by Medicare for adults in primary care. Specifically, the determination stated that CMS will cover...

Published Tue, Jun 03 2014 11:04 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Developing a Comprehensive Digital Communications Strategy for Washington, DC’s African American Women

Today we share the seventh story from the new media planning projects funded in summer 2013. To read earlier posts in this series, click here: The Women’s Collective (TWC) is a community health and human service agency in Washington, D.C., providing direct...

Published Tue, Jun 03 2014 12:44 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media

AIDSinfo and infoSIDA Websites Now Optimized for Display on Mobile Devices

Editor’s Note: With today’s post, we highlight two key Federal websites that are now responsively designed. For more information, read our blog post about responsively designed sites, including the AIDS.gov website. AIDSinfo recently updated the AIDSinfo...

Published Wed, Jun 04 2014 9:07 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Mobile, Treatment

Uniting to Combat Hepatitis B

In late May, during National Hepatitis Awareness Month, local coalitions from all over the country came together for the second Hep B United Summit. Hep B United is a national campaign to raise awareness about hepatitis B and liver cancer; it is composed...

Published Wed, Jun 04 2014 12:41 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

HHS Secretary Sebelius statement observing LGBT Pride Month

At the Department of Health and Human Services, we are committed to ensuring that members of the ***, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community have access to quality, affordable health care and enjoy the same rights and protections that all Americans...

Published Thu, Jun 05 2014 11:25 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs

White House Office of National AIDS Policy Announces Two Bay Area Listening Sessions

As part of a summer series of listening sessions around the country, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) has announced that it will be hosting two sessions in the Bay area later this month. The listening sessions will focus on local...

Published Tue, Jun 10 2014 8:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Reaching People Where They Are with Health IT [PODCAST]

New Media is greatly impacted by the growing and shifting infrastructure of health technology. Health IT has the ability to impact the quality of health care for all Americans and can significantly improve the coordination of care among all communities...

Published Tue, Jun 10 2014 4:17 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Health Information Technology, New Media

2014 National Men’s Health Week and Father’s Day

Editor’s Note: National Men’s Health Week is important to everyone in the HIV community. We encourage our readers to learn more about this observance. A statement by Deputy Secretary Bill Corr National Men’s Health Week, June 9-15, which concludes...

Published Wed, Jun 11 2014 11:06 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

CDC’s June Public Health Grand Rounds & National Summit Spotlight Hepatitis C

On June 17, 2014, CDC’s monthly Public Health Grand Rounds will spotlight hepatitis C. The one-hour program, “The 25th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Hepatitis C Virus: Looking Back to Look Forward,” will be webcast, beginning at 1:00PM (EDT) and...

Published Wed, Jun 11 2014 1:43 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results Released Today

Results from the 2013 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) were released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This survey is conducted every two years among a nationally representative sample of high school students. More...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2014 11:04 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Youth, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

CMS Announces Opportunity to Apply for Navigator Grants in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces

“Navigator” program will continue to help consumers understand health coverage options as they enroll in coverage The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the availability of funding, totaling $60 million, to support Navigators...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2014 10:43 AM by AIDS.gov blog

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

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