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Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White Conference
Last month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment....
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Opioid Epidemic in Rural America
The prevalence of substance abuse disorders in the U.S. has increased dramatically in the past 15 years with catastrophic...
Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
HRSA/HAB Supports PrEP as a Prevention Tool
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has released a letter in support of pre-exposure prophylaxis...
Jul 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CMS, CDC, and HRSA Launch HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources...
Jun 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Now Available: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Supplemental Client-Level Data Report,...
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) is pleased to announce the release of a Ryan White...
Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
HRSA HAB Consultation Summaries
The HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) collaborated with the Office of the Assistant...
Jan 15, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Learn More about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
By Dr. Avril Melissa Houston, Director, Division of Injury Compensation Programs, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and...
Nov 10, 2015 | Guest Author
Supplemental HIV Surveillance Report: HIV/AIDS Data Through December 2013
HRSA and CDC released a supplemental HIV surveillance report with HIV/AIDS data through December 2013. The annual HIV Surveillance...
Oct 05, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White ConferenceLast month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), the conference convened more than 2,400 grantees, consumers, stakeholders, and healthcare professionals from across... Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Opioid Epidemic in Rural AmericaThe prevalence of substance abuse disorders in the U.S. has increased dramatically in the past 15 years with catastrophic consequences, especially in rural regions. Deaths and injuries from illegal opioid and heroin use are more prevalent in rural states, and death from opioid overdose is 45 percent higher in rural regions than urban areas. National […] Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
HRSA/HAB Supports PrEP as a Prevention ToolThe Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has released a letter in support of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a prevention tool against HIV transmission, to align with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 (NHAS). Specifically, the letter supports NHAS Goal 1, Reduce new infections and calls upon federal agencies to implement PrEP within their programs,... Jul 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CMS, CDC, and HRSA Launch HIV Health Improvement Affinity GroupThe Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently launched a new joint initiative: the HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group. The HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group will bring together state public health and Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)... Jun 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Now Available: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Supplemental Client-Level Data Report, 2014The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) is pleased to announce the release of a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Supplemental Client-Level Data Report, 2014, now available on the HAB website. This supplemental report serves as an addendum to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Annual Client-Level Data Report 2014, released in December 2015, and […] Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
HRSA HAB Consultation SummariesThe HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) collaborated with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and the National Institutes of Health to host three expert consultations in 2015 to identify methods for improving care and treatment for people living with HIV. Lessons learned from these consultations will help inform... Jan 15, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Learn More about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation ProgramBy Dr. Avril Melissa Houston, Director, Division of Injury Compensation Programs, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration Have you ever had a patient who had a serious adverse reaction to a vaccine? If your answer is yes, you should know about two Federal laws that establish programs that may help those patients and […] Nov 10, 2015 | Guest Author |
Supplemental HIV Surveillance Report: HIV/AIDS Data Through December 2013HRSA and CDC released a supplemental HIV surveillance report with HIV/AIDS data through December 2013. The annual HIV Surveillance Report provides an overview on the current epidemiology of HIV disease in the United States and dependent areas. Data are analyzed by CDC and then provided by age, race, sex, transmission category, and jurisdiction. Supplemental reports […] Oct 05, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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