LIVING WITH HIV IN PENNSYLVANIA? WE NEED YOUR INPUT!
Individuals living with HIV in Pennsylvania are invited to share their opinions with the Department of Health in setting HIV funding, care, and prevention priorities in the state. 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 […]
How Does COVID-19 Affect People with HIV?
From HIV.gov… We are still learning about COVID-19 and how it affects people with HIV. This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and scientists are learning more every day. Visit COVID-19 and HIV FAQs from CDC for the latest information. Feeling sick? Call your health care provider if you develop symptoms that could be consistent with COVID-19. Most people […]
Register Now – 40 Years of Progress – It’s Time to End the HIV Epidemic: Webinar
From HIV.gov… On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) invites stakeholders nationwide to a virtual webinar commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first report of what would become known as AIDS. The webinar—40 Years of Progress: It’s Time to End the HIV Epidemic— hosted by OIDP, United States Public Health Service […]
Social Workers Helping Older Adults with HIV Survey
From the Professional Association of Social Workers… The HIV Age Positively: A Social Work Response Initiative seeks to address the unique challenges experienced by individuals aging with HIV & AIDS. As we strive to identify and enhance social work practices especially to address the unique challenges experienced by those aging with HIV/AIDS, we would like to […]
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.
STD Clinics Contribute to Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States
From HIV.gov… STD clinics play a key role in HIV diagnosis, prevention, care, and treatment. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes this role and in August 2020 awarded $3 million to seven jurisdictions to scale up HIV services in eight STD clinics through funding announcement PS20-2010: Integrated HIV Programs for Health Departments to Support Ending the […]
HHS Prohibitions on Sex Discrimination in Line with Supreme Court Decision
From HIV.gov… The Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Office for Civil Rights will interpret and enforce Section 1557 and Title IX’s prohibitions on discrimination based on sex to include: (1) discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation; and (2) discrimination on the basis of gender identity. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on […]
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 […]
An epidemic during a pandemic: 40 years since HIV
From NorthcentralPA.com… Williamsport, Pa — The Coronavirus pandemic is not the only virus which has upended the lives of countless millions. On June 5, 1981, Americans heard the first rustlings of what soon became known as the AIDS epidemic. Few could have predicted the widespread havoc this new virus was about to have on the […]