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 […]
Give your feedback to the DOH regarding the 2024 HIV conference held in Pittsburgh
Thank you to everyone who attended the HIV Conference! We would like to thank all our speakers and exhibitors for helping make this a great event. If you have a moment, please fill out our feedback survey: https://forms.office.com/g/3Xm53ZpLBr. You can also send comments to Kendra Parry at the PA Department of Health: c-kparry@pa.gov. You can […]
National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day / Indian Health Services Launches the U=U Ambassador Program
From Poz Magazine online (This post is by Rick Haverkate (enrolled with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), HIV Branch Chief for the Indian Health Service; and Tony Enos (Cherokee), U=U Ambassador Program Lead)… As our Native relatives pause to recognize National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 20 — the first […]
Americans Are Becoming More Uncomfortable Interacting With Co-Workers Living With HIV, Report Shows
From Forbes online… Every year, GLAAD–the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation–releases a report with the Gilead COMPASS Initiative detailing how Americans’ attitudes and awareness of HIV and HIV stigma have changed. According to the 2023 report, 86% of Americans believe HIV stigma still exists. However, acceptance appears to be heading in the wrong direction as intolerance towards certain people […]