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CDC Releases the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Annual Report
CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) released their 2014 Annual Report highlighting the division’s programmatic...
Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Inter-jurisdictional Public Health Department HIV and STD Data Sharing Fact Sheet
The Office of AIDS at the California Department of Public Health developed a fact sheet on inter-jurisdictional HIV and STD data...
Oct 01, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
New Funding Opportunity: Syringe Access Fund
The Syringe Access Fund is a national grantmaking initiative that supports service providers and policy projects that reduce the risk...
Sep 23, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu
CDC Expert Commentary on HIV/HCV Outbreak in Indiana
The recent outbreak of HIV and hepatitis C virus in a small community in rural Indiana serves as a cautionary tale to other regions of...
Sep 17, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu
Act Against AIDS Launches First Disease-Specific CDC Instagram Account
CDC recently launched its Act Against AIDS (AAA) Instagram account. Started in 2009, AAA focuses on raising awareness of HIV among all...
Sep 01, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
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
Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool
The Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) is a software tool that assists drinking water and wastewater utility...
Aug 19, 2015 | Katie Regan
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020
On July 30, the White House Office of National HIV/AIDS Policy released its update to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy that details...
Aug 13, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Landmark Trial Shows No HIV Infections from Partners with Fully Suppressed Virus
Final follow up from a major study, HPTN 052, examining how antiretrovirals reduce the risk of HIV transmission among heterosexuals...
Jul 29, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
CDC Releases the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Annual ReportCDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) released their 2014 Annual Report highlighting the division’s programmatic activities in 2014. This report discusses progress made towards DHAP’s mission of closing the gaps in HIV prevention, diagnosis, care, and awareness in the United States and celebrated successes such as supporting the delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis... Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Inter-jurisdictional Public Health Department HIV and STD Data Sharing Fact SheetThe Office of AIDS at the California Department of Public Health developed a fact sheet on inter-jurisdictional HIV and STD data sharing among public health departments. This fact sheet outlines state regulations around the sharing of HIV and STD data and answers frequently asked questions. View the fact sheet here. Oct 01, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
New Funding Opportunity: Syringe Access FundThe Syringe Access Fund is a national grantmaking initiative that supports service providers and policy projects that reduce the risk of HIV, hepatitis C, and other blood-borne pathogens through expanded access to sterile syringes. Established in 2004, the Syringe Access Fund has been a collaborative effort of various private foundations, corporations, and public charities that […] Sep 23, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu |
CDC Expert Commentary on HIV/HCV Outbreak in IndianaThe recent outbreak of HIV and hepatitis C virus in a small community in rural Indiana serves as a cautionary tale to other regions of the United States. Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, discusses in this video what doctors and public health professionals can do to prevent […] Sep 17, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu |
Act Against AIDS Launches First Disease-Specific CDC Instagram AccountCDC recently launched its Act Against AIDS (AAA) Instagram account. Started in 2009, AAA focuses on raising awareness of HIV among all Americans and reducing the risk of infection among the hardest-hit populations. The AAA account is the second Instagram account at CDC and is the only disease-specific account in the agency. The AAA Instagram account […] Sep 01, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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 |
Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness ToolThe Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) is a software tool that assists drinking water and wastewater utility owners and operators in understanding potential climate change threats. The tool also aids in assessing the related risks at respective utilities. The tool helps to identify threats based on regional differences in climate change projections it then assists […] Aug 19, 2015 | Katie Regan |
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020On July 30, the White House Office of National HIV/AIDS Policy released its update to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy that details principles and priorities to guide work in the United States to address HIV through 2020. This update includes key priorities such as widespread HIV testing and linkage to care, support for people living with […] Aug 13, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Landmark Trial Shows No HIV Infections from Partners with Fully Suppressed VirusFinal follow up from a major study, HPTN 052, examining how antiretrovirals reduce the risk of HIV transmission among heterosexuals has found that no participant with fully suppressed viral load infected his or her long-term HIV negative partner. The results come four years after the study’s initial results indicated that early HIV treatment reduced the […] Jul 29, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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