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 […]
E-News from Pennsylvania’s HIV Planning Group
__________ Open Position: Public Health Program Director, Division of HIV Health The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is currently seeking applicants to lead the Division of HIV Health. The application deadline is August 21st. Click here to apply. __________ Xylazine-Associated Wound Care – Responses needed by August 30th Xylazine is a veterinary sedative commonly present alongside illicitly manufactured fentanyl […]
Pennsylvania’s HIV Planning Group, affiliates, and friends E-News update
Division of HIV Health adopts new purpose statement The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of HIV Health has developed a new purpose statement. This statement is meant to clarify and communicate the division’s focus: As the Division of HIV Health, our purpose is to provide high quality and comprehensive HIV prevention and care services. Through […]
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 […]
SOR, HIV/Viral Hepatitis Service Integration Project collaboration with Pennsylvania DOH provides support to patients and care providers
The State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant, HIV/Viral Hepatitis Service Integration Project is a collaborative initiative by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, which aims to increase awareness of and expand access to HIV and viral hepatitis services in facilities treating persons with substance use disorder. The SOR […]
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 […]
Tribute to Dr. Anthony Silvestre
From Pitt’s Univresity Times: His international advocacy and public health work began at Penn State (1971-76), continued with several Philadelphia organizations (1976-83) and brought him to Pitt in early 1984 until his retirement in 2018. In 1976, he was the founding chairman of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Council on Sexual Minorities, likely the first such state […]
HIV Criminalization Reform
The PA HIV Justice Alliance presented at the HPG in September of 2022. The PA HIV Justice Alliance is a coalition of Pennsylvanians living with HIV and their strategic allies, inspired by the Denver Principles of meaningful Involvement of People with AIDS, speaking with a collective voice to enhance the quality of life and secure […]