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Findings Now Available from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Special Projects of...
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has presented findings and lessons from a four-year...
Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
World AIDS Day 2015: The Time to Act is Now
The U.S. government theme for World AIDS Day 2015 on December 1 will be “The Time to Act Is Now,” emphasizing the need to...
Nov 12, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
FDA Approves the Fixed-Dose Combination Tablet Genvoya to Treat HIV Infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Genvoya (a fixed-dose combination tablet containing elvitegravir, cobicistat,...
Nov 11, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
NCSD Releases New Resources
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has released new resources including the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines Wall Chart,...
Oct 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
New HIV Care Collaborative Profiles Available
The HIV Care Collaborative for Underserved Populations, supported by Merck Foundation, works closely with community partners to...
Oct 27, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
CDC Supports New WHO Early Release HIV Treatment and PrEP Guidelines
Last week, the CDC released a press release to welcome the announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) of new Early Release...
Oct 08, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Integrating Hepatitis Services into HIV Programs: NACCHO Shares the Local Health...
On September 10-13, the 19th Annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) was held in Washington, DC. USCA brings together public...
Oct 06, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss
NACCHO Recognizes Local Health Departments for Infectious Disease Model and...
NACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources,...
Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
NACCHO Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Ryan White CARE Act
This past Tuesday, August 18, marked the 25th anniversary of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. It was...
Aug 21, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss
Findings Now Available from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Special Projects of National Significance Hep C InitiativeThe Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has presented findings and lessons from a four-year demonstration project that supported 29 organizations implementing focused interventions designed to increase access to and completion of hepatitis C (HCV) treatment for people also living with HIV. Among the estimated 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United... Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
World AIDS Day 2015: The Time to Act is NowThe U.S. government theme for World AIDS Day 2015 on December 1 will be “The Time to Act Is Now,” emphasizing the need to look to the future but demonstrating the urgent need for action today. In a White House blog post, Douglas M. Brooks, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, writes that “There is […] Nov 12, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
FDA Approves the Fixed-Dose Combination Tablet Genvoya to Treat HIV InfectionThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Genvoya (a fixed-dose combination tablet containing elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide) as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older. FDA notes: Genvoya is approved for use in HIV-infected adults and children ages 12 […] Nov 11, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NCSD Releases New ResourcesThe National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has released new resources including the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines Wall Chart, a customizable factsheet on Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) state policy, a resource on HIV and STD prevention in prisons and jails, and the 2014 STD and HIV Legislative Highlights and Analysis. 2015 CDC STD Treatment […] Oct 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
New HIV Care Collaborative Profiles AvailableThe HIV Care Collaborative for Underserved Populations, supported by Merck Foundation, works closely with community partners to connect newly HIV+ individuals to high quality treatment and reconnect other clients lost to care. View the following profiles to learn more about HIV Care Collaborative partners’ initiatives to connect HIV+ patients to care: Fulton County, GA: The Bridging the... Oct 27, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
CDC Supports New WHO Early Release HIV Treatment and PrEP GuidelinesLast week, the CDC released a press release to welcome the announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) of new Early Release HIV Treatment and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) guidelines. This press release stated that these guidelines will significantly increase the number of people eligible for life-saving anti-retroviral treatment (ART) and expand access to a powerful tool for […] Oct 08, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Integrating Hepatitis Services into HIV Programs: NACCHO Shares the Local Health Department Perspective at USCAOn September 10-13, the 19th Annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) was held in Washington, DC. USCA brings together public health workers, advocates, policy makers, and people living with HIV to share strategies and ideas for how to tackle the HIV epidemic. The conference theme, “The numbers don’t lie: It’s time to end disparities,” […] Oct 06, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss |
NACCHO Recognizes Local Health Departments for Infectious Disease Model and Promising PracticesNACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources, administrative practices, or tools that demonstrate exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need. A model practice meets the following criteria: local health department role, collaboration, innovation, responsiveness, and evaluation of both the... Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
NACCHO Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Ryan White CARE ActThis past Tuesday, August 18, marked the 25th anniversary of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. It was a day to reflect on the passion that inspired the legislation, purpose that continues to drive the program, and excellence in health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS. It was also a day for […] Aug 21, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss |
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