Monthly Archives: November 2011
Open for Questions: The Beginning of the End of AIDS
Tomorrow is World AIDS Day, and President Obama will be marking the occasion by speaking at ONE Campaign and (RED)’s Beginning of the End of AIDS event at George Washington University. You can watch the whole event live on YouTube.com/TheONECampaign . Later in the day, Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director…
Facing AIDS in Portland, Oregon
World AIDS Day is tomorrow, December 1, and once again we’re encouraging communities to take part in a Facing AIDS. Ernesto Dominguez, Youth Technology Specialist at Cascade AIDS Project in Portland, Oregon, has been organizing Facing AIDS events for the last two years. Cascade AIDS Project is an Office of Minority Health Curbing HIV/AIDS Transmission…
Stay Strong and Informed About HIV
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s national awareness campaign, Testing Makes Us Stronger (TMUS), calls on black gay and bisexual men across the United States to “stay strong and informed” through regular HIV testing. Launching on World AIDS Day, December 1, the campaign was designed with input from black gay and bisexual men…
Looking Forward to AIDS 2012
In a landmark speech delivered on November 8, Secretary Clinton called for the creation of an “AIDS-free generation,” noting that “an AIDS-free generation has never been a policy priority for the United States Government until now, because this goal would have been unimaginable just a few years ago.” Yet today, it is possible because of…
Photo Sharing: The Power of Personal Testimony
AIDS.gov was proud to bring our Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day (December 1) initiative to the U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA) for the fourth year in a row. For those of you who are not familiar with Facing AIDS, this initiative provides participants with an opportunity to reflect on their involvement in ending the…
Linking HIV Treatment and Prevention
The programmatic challenges we face today are profoundly different than the ones that plagued us 30 years ago—but the desire for helping ourselves, friends, lovers, family and patients live longer, healthier lives is the same. I remember working in HIV in 1986, at a time when The Boston Globe published letters asking whether people with…
Facing AIDS at the U.S. Conference on AIDS
World AIDS Day is right around the corner. Nearly 600 photos have been uploaded to our Facing AIDS page from across the country and we’re already looking forward to the many more that will be created and shared! Your messages continue to move and inspire us. Earlier this month at the U.S. Conference on AIDS…
Are you ready for World AIDS Day, December 1?
“Leading with Science. United for Action.” is the U.S. Government theme for World AIDS Day 2011. This year, we are thankful for scientific advances in the response to HIV/AIDS, leading Secretary Clinton to call for an “AIDS-free generation.” Creating an AIDS-free generation has never been a policy priority for the U.S. Government until now, because…
New Media at the U.S. Conference on AIDS
Co-authored by Aisha Moore, Communications Director, AIDS.gov Each year at the United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) in Chicago, we notice more new media workshops, tweets, and people coming by our booth to share how they are using new media in response to HIV/AIDS. It’s exciting to see how far the HIV community has come,…
VA Increases HIV Testing Rates
In this month during which we observe Veteran’s Day, I am pleased to share news about an a significant achievement in HIV screening at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Annual HIV testing rates in Veterans Administration Medical Centers increased significantly between 2009 and 2010. As reported in a Research Letter I co-authored with colleagues…
