National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day May 19th
May 19 is National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day devoted to eliminating HIV stigma in API communities. Learn more about the impact of HIV on these populations online at https://bit.ly/3gfhsPG and https://bit.ly/3djLa4q. ‘ If you’re looking for testing resources, you can go to https://gettested.cdc.gov and search by zip code to find local testing […]
The 2021 HIV League Micro-Scholarship application is now open
Scholarship opportunities for people living with HIV are available now through HIV League. Applications are being accepted until 6/1/21 and individuals will be awarded with $1000 towards their studies. Send an email to Daniel@HIVleague.org for more information or go to their website www.HIVLeague.org.
Living with HIV in Pennsylvania? We need your input!
All individuals living with HIV in Pennsylvania are invited to share their opinions in this Priority Setting Survey! Priority Setting is a part of HIV Planning in Pennsylvania and offers a special chance for individuals living with HIV to have their opinions recorded. These responses help the state’s HIV Planning Group and Pennsylvania Department of […]
April 10th is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
From HIV.gov… All youth deserve access to comprehensive sexual health education. National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) is an opportunity to work together to make this a reality. By educating youth about the basics of HIV, how to protect themselves, find testing, treatment and care services, and confront HIV stigma in their communities, we are […]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Puts Focus on Need to Address Equity and Drivers of HIV Disparities in U.S.
From HIV.gov… By: Harold J. Phillips, MRP, Senior HIV Advisor and Chief Operating Officer for Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services This year’s National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) observance comes amidst a national dialogue on systemic racism and calls […]
Scientists Debunk Myth That ‘Patient Zero’ Brought AIDS to America
From PBS.org… For more than 30 years, Gaétan Dugas was blamed for bringing the AIDS epidemic to the United States. A French-Canadian who died in 1984, Dugas was thought to have carried the disease to America and transmitted it to scores of sexual partners while working as a flight attendant. But this week, scientists finally […]
HIV.gov: Introducing the “AHEAD” dashboard
To support the efforts of local partners in ending the HIV epidemic in their communities, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing the launch of a new tool, AHEAD: America’s HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard. What is the AHEAD Dashboard? AHEAD is a data visualization tool created to support the efforts of […]
Pittsburgh HIV/AIDS advocate August Pusateri dies
From the Trib Live… August “Buzz” Pusateri played an integral role in the Pitt Men’s Study, a confidential research study of the natural history of HIV and AIDS. Not only did he believe in the importance of recruiting volunteers to help further research, he was one of the project’s first volunteers. Twice a year, sometimes more, Pusateri visited […]
Jurisdictions Use HIV Self-Testing Programs to Improve Testing Uptake and Increase Diagnoses
From HIV.gov… More than 160,000 Americans with HIV are unaware they have the virus because they have not been tested and diagnosed. Yet we know that early diagnosis and treatment with ART are associated with better health outcomes for those with HIV. There are profound prevention benefits as well—a CDC analysis found that the nearly 15% of […]
NASTAD: Black Lives Matter
From the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors… The core of NASTAD’s mission is an unwavering commitment to social justice. We recognize that we will not end the HIV and hepatitis epidemics and related syndemics without dismantling the systems of oppression that fuel racial disparities in access and outcomes. We prioritize fighting […]