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 […]
Get a free HIV self-test kit through the mail
The getmyHIVtest.com program was created by the Pennsylvania Expanded HIV Testing Initiative at Penn State University and the HIV Prevention and Care Project (HPCP) at the University of Pittsburgh, with support from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Knowing your HIV status is the first step in preventing the spread of the virus. People who test positive can obtain treatment that keeps the […]
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 […]
Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Requires States to Update Outdated HIV Criminalization Laws
From HIV.gov… “HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day” was created in 2022 by The Sero Project in collaboration with The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS FoundationExit Disclaimer and other grassroots organizers, bringing together communities, people with HIV, governments and other partners to stand in unity against the harm caused by laws that use a person’s HIV status in criminal prosecution. […]
A Call to End Stigmatizing Language in HIV Research
From positivelyaware.com… A coalition of HIV activists and about 50 organizations are sending a letter to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), calling on the agency to require the use of non-stigmatizing language in HIV research. Addressed to NIAID director Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, who was named to the position last August […]