40 years later, the Pitt Men’s Study is still breaking ground in the fight against AIDS
From the Universtiy of Pittsburgh’s Pittwire… In 1984, Charles Rinaldo launched a study to learn more about a mysterious illness befalling gay men across the U.S. He was 37 years old, only 6 years into his appointment as an assistant professor in the Pitt School of Medicine and School of Public Health, when he put […]
White House Publishes 2024 National HIV/AIDS Strategy Progress Report
From HIV.gov… Today, the White House released the 2024 National HIV/AIDS Strategy Progress Report (PDF, 479KB). Through the collaborative efforts of many federal agencies as well as the steadfast work of partners at the community, state, and tribal levels, the United States continues to make important though incremental progress in ending HIV transmission and improving health outcomes […]
MMWR: Needs of Older People Living With HIV Unmet
From POZ.com… The needs of older people living with HIV are going unmet, and the United States is unlikely to reach five goals for improving quality of life for those ages 50 and older by 2025, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analysis published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Thanks to […]
New Federal Policy Action to Improve Access to Housing for People With HIV
From Poz.com… [On June 26, 2024], the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced new policy action to facilitate access to housing for people with HIV served by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients. The new guidance enables—for the first time—the use of Ryan White HIV/AIDS […]
Approaches to Care for Minority Individuals with HIV Out of Care or At Risk of Being Lost to Care
From HIV.gov… HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has issued a funding opportunity announcement that will support up to five demonstration systems for up to four years to design, implement, and participate in the evaluation of a syndemic approach to link and retain people with HIV from racial and ethnic minority groups who are out of care, and […]
National HIV Testing Day
From HIV.gov… National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) was first observed on June 27, 1995. This is a day to encourage people to get tested for HIV, know their status, and get linked to care and treatment. The theme for 2024, “Level up your self-love: check your status” emphasizes valuing yourself, showing yourself compassion and respect, and […]
National HIV Testing Day
From HIV.gov… National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) was first observed on June 27, 1995. This is a day to encourage people to get tested for HIV, know their status, and get linked to care and treatment. The theme for 2024, “Level up your self-love: check your status” emphasizes valuing yourself, showing yourself compassion and respect, and […]
AIDSVu Adds Visualized Data on Stigma
From poz.com… With a goal of reducing and tracking the stigmas that act as a barrier to HIV prevention, treatment and care—as well as a hindrance to better overall health outcomes—AIDSVu recently added a new online feature, the JHU Stigma Dashboard that offers visualized stigma-related data. Currently, the dashboard tracks sexual behavior stigma in Georgia, New York […]
CDC Publishes New HIV Surveillance Reports
From HIV.gov… The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published three new HIV surveillance reports: Estimated HIV Incidence and Prevalence in the United States, 2018-2022; Monitoring Selected National HIV Prevention and Care Objectives by Using HIV Surveillance Data, United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2022; and Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV […]
CDC Publishes New HIV Surveillance Reports
From HIV.gov… The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published three new HIV surveillance reports: All data are also available on NCHHSTP AtlasPlus. These data can assist HIV prevention partners in focusing prevention efforts, allocating resources, monitoring trends, and determining gaps and successes in HIV prevention. The new HIV incidence estimates show that national prevention […]