AIDS 2012 Plenary Speakers Announced
Today’s announcement (PDF 215KB) of plenary speakers is a clear indication of how AIDS 2012 is shaping up to be one of the strongest International AIDS Conferences yet, with 15 world-renowned experts tapped to speak on a range of key issues related to the global and U.S. response to AIDS. Under the plenary theme of…
PACHA Blog: CMS Care Innovations Summit
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHS Office of the National Coordinator are hosting the first “Care Innovations Summit” in Washington, DC today to “showcase innovative work in care delivery and payment.” The Summit will bring together leading innovators from inside and outside the healthcare industry to encourage and promote knowledge-sharing,…
HRSA Announces $70M Grant Competition for HIV/AIDS Services for Women, Infants, Children and Youth
Last week, the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (WICY). According to HRSA the entire $70 million Part D program is…
New Media in Action at the 2012 National African American MSM Leadership Conference
More than 350 people attended the National African American MSM Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities in New Orleans last week. The theme of the conference was “Forward Together – Engaging Our Future Leaders.” We hosted a social media lab where we provided small group technical assistance on using new media in response…
Register Now: The Graying of HIV/AIDS Webinar
The Administration on Aging (AoA) will host a free webinar “The Graying of HIV/AIDS: Community Resources for the Aging Services Network” on Wednesday January 25th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Register here. This session will explore community programs and resources associated with positive aging and HIV prevention, including the new AoA Older Adults…
Social Media at the 2012 National African American MSM Leadership Conference
This week, AIDS.gov is attending the 9th Annual National African American MSM Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS and other Health Disparities in New Orleans, Louisiana. From January 19-22, hundreds of federal, state, and local health officials, service providers, and community leaders will gather under the charge “Forward Together – Engaging our Future Leaders.” In addition to…
The Mobile Opportunity
The mobile revolution is upon us. Not only do the American people go online to pay bills, buy tickets and stay connected to their friends, but they are also adopting smart mobile technology at an incredible rate. This is changing the way we interact, the way we consume and the way we work. To fundamentally change the…
Launch of the Frontline Healthcare Workers Coalition
Frontline health workers are an essential component of health systems worldwide — without them, there is no access to care for people living with HIV or anyone else. Yet in 2012, the World Health Organization estimates a shortage of at least one million frontline health workers worldwide, with Africa the region in greatest need. PEPFAR,…
Interactive Access to CDC’s HIV and STD Data
(from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a new interactive web tool—the NCHHSTP Atlas—that allows users to create maps, charts, and tables using HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted disease (STD) data collected by CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)….
Persistence, Promise, and Hope for the End: A New Year’s Message
In the tumult of the holiday shopping, seasonal traffic delays, and endless bowls of eggnog, it was easy to miss the news that Science—one of the world’s leading scientific research journals—had chosen an HIV-related clinical trial as its 2011 Breakthrough of the Year . I caught that news while trying to wrap up some last-minute…
