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The Fenway Institute released a new report that outlines considerations for working with people who are incarcerated and identify as...
Feb 27, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
HIV partner services for transgender women must address social and structural barriers unique to this population. When a person...
Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Every year on December 1, World AIDS Day is an opportunity to recognize global efforts to prevent new HIV infections, increase HIV...
Nov 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In honor of Pride Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health released a new...
Jun 12, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention just released a new website called Transforming...
Jul 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Delivering HIV Prevention and Care to Transgender People, the latest CME/CEU from CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention/Act Against...
The rates of HIV transmission are high in the transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) community. At the same time, pre-exposure...
Jun 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
On April 18, NACCHO marked the annual observation of National Transgender HIV Testing Day, which recognizes the importance of routine...
Apr 25, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
FEATURED BLOGS ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Advancing Health through a Youth-Driven Lens Written by Cameron Estrada...
Apr 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Fenway Institute released a new report that outlines considerations for working with people who are incarcerated and identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI), or gender non-conforming. The report outlines recommendations on a range of topics with an emphasis on cultural competency while working with LGBTI populations. One component of the report is […]
HIV partner services for transgender women must address social and structural barriers unique to this population. When a person receives a diagnosis of HIV, public health workers collect information about that person’s sexual and needle-sharing partners. Partners are notified of potential HIV exposure and offered HIV testing. CDC analyzed HIV partner services data submitted by […]
Every year on December 1, World AIDS Day is an opportunity to recognize global efforts to prevent new HIV infections, increase HIV awareness and knowledge, remember those who have lost their lives to HIV/AIDS, and support those who are currently living with HIV. This year’s theme, “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Community by Community,” is an […]
In honor of Pride Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health released a new webpage and resources to promote the importance of understanding and addressing the unequal health risks faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth. For more information or to access these resources, […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention just released a new website called Transforming Health. This online resource aims to reach health care providers to help them deliver patient-centered HIV care to transgender people. You can find information for health care providers on key topics such as how to make your […]
Delivering HIV Prevention and Care to Transgender People, the latest CME/CEU from CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention/Act Against AIDS initiative, shares the latest information on HIV prevention and care for transgender people, as well as strategies that health care providers can implement in their practices to help make clinical environments more welcoming to transgender people. […]
The rates of HIV transmission are high in the transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) community. At the same time, pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is an amazing new tool that reduces the chance of HIV acquisition by 90% or more. Why are the rates still so high with such an effective medication available? This new module […]
On April 18, NACCHO marked the annual observation of National Transgender HIV Testing Day, which recognizes the importance of routine HIV testing, status awareness, and continued focus on HIV prevention and treatment efforts among transgender and gender non-binary people. HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has multiple initiatives underway to support transgender individuals living with HIV. Transgender...
FEATURED BLOGS ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Advancing Health through a Youth-Driven Lens Written by Cameron Estrada School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have been a safe haven and a reliable resource for me throughout middle and high school. Now as a college student, I still advocate for youth health and leadership with the School Based Health […]
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