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Aedes Aegypti and Local Vector Control: Mapping out a Plan for Zika Vector...
Summertime is approaching, which means mosquito season is upon us. As the weather gets warmer, we can expect to see an increase in the...
May 31, 2016 | Nyana Quashie
New Report: Furthering the Adaptation and Implementation of LGBTQ-inclusive...
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), with support from the M·A·C AIDS Fund, has released Furthering the Adaptation and...
May 27, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Happy Healthy and Safe Swimming Week!
The twelfth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 23–29. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial...
May 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Jack N. Spencer Award: Call for Nominations
The CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention is now accepting nominations for the Jack N....
May 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Supplemental Funding Opportunity: Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care...
With the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) resources, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New Research Estimates Nationwide HIV Rates in MSM
A new report in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, authored by researchers at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health,...
May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
AVAC Shares Resources for HIV Vaccine Advocacy
The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) collaborated with partners to develop a range of tools and resources for HIV Vaccine...
May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis Releases 5-Year Strategic Plan
CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) has released a 5-year strategic plan (“Division of Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan,...
May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Strategies to Improve the Health of Older Adults Living with HIV
The National Center for Innovation in HIV Care released a brief that explores the unique challenges older adults living with HIV face...
May 24, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Aedes Aegypti and Local Vector Control: Mapping out a Plan for Zika Vector Surveillance and ControlSummertime is approaching, which means mosquito season is upon us. As the weather gets warmer, we can expect to see an increase in the population of one of the main mosquito species transmitting the Zika virus throughout the U.S—Aedes aegypti. To help understand the range and areas most likely to be impacted by Zika, NACCHO created several maps depicting the recorded distribution […] May 31, 2016 | Nyana Quashie |
New Report: Furthering the Adaptation and Implementation of LGBTQ-inclusive Sexuality EducationTrust for America’s Health (TFAH), with support from the M·A·C AIDS Fund, has released Furthering the Adaptation and Implementation of LGBTQ-inclusive Health and Sexuality Education. The report reflects the discussions at a one-day consultation to consider strategies to advance the adaptation and implementation of schoolbased, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning... May 27, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Happy Healthy and Safe Swimming Week!The twelfth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 23–29. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial Day–—the swim season kickoff–—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promotes tips, resources, and guidelines for swimmers, parents of young swimmers, and aquatic professionals to put health and safety first when […] May 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Jack N. Spencer Award: Call for NominationsThe CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention is now accepting nominations for the Jack N. Spencer Award. The award is given “to honor individuals for a career of exceptional contributions to excellence in sexually transmitted disease prevention characterized by outstanding commitment to effective science based programs, continuous innovation, and... May 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Supplemental Funding Opportunity: Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care (MAI-CoC) GranteesWith the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) resources, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently announced the availability of supplemental funding to enable its existing Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care (MAI-CoC) grantees to establish and/or enhance partnerships with existing syringe services programs (SSPs). The application for this... May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New Research Estimates Nationwide HIV Rates in MSMA new report in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, authored by researchers at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, provides state, city and county estimates of the rate of MSM living with HIV. According to the report, HIV prevalence among MSM in 2012 was 15 percent (i.e., 15 in 100 MSM were living with […] May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
AVAC Shares Resources for HIV Vaccine AdvocacyThe AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) collaborated with partners to develop a range of tools and resources for HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) and for year-round advocacy. This year’s HVAD tools and resources include: A quick, colorful and comprehensive HIV Vaccine Research Update. Four pages, five top-line updates. A speedy read designed to give a sense […] May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis Releases 5-Year Strategic PlanCDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) has released a 5-year strategic plan (“Division of Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan, 2016-2020“) describing their efforts to decrease incidence and prevalence of viral hepatitis, decrease morbidity and mortality from viral hepatitis, and reduce viral hepatitis-related health disparities. To eliminate viral hepatitis in the United States and... May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Strategies to Improve the Health of Older Adults Living with HIVThe National Center for Innovation in HIV Care released a brief that explores the unique challenges older adults living with HIV face and offers resources for healthcare providers to address these challenges. The five key steps outlined in the brief include training staff to provide affirming and culturally competent care for older adults with HIV; […] May 24, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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