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Houston Launches Citywide Plan to End HIV
In November 2016, the city of Houston (TX), launched a citywide plan to end the HIV epidemic. “Roadmap to Ending the HIV Epidemic in...
Dec 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Technical Assistance Resource: Health Center Provision of HIV Pre-Exposure...
The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) Health Center Program, part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),...
Dec 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
FREE IAPAC Membership for Providers in the Fast-Track Cities Network
The International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) is committed to bridging the gap between people living with and...
Dec 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction Conference
Harm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject...
Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
BCHC: Urban HIV/AIDS Data Release
On World AIDS Day, the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) announced the release of data highlighting diagnoses rates for HIV and AIDS...
Dec 02, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Denver Hits Anothers Major Milestone in Global Effort to End AIDS Epidemic
On November 30, 2016, the day before World AIDS Day, Denver Public Health announced that the city achieved a second major milestone in...
Dec 01, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC: 2015 HIV Surveillance Report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention just released the 2015 HIV Surveillance...
Nov 30, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Now Available: CDC Vital Signs Report on HIV and Injection Drug Use
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just announced the release of Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk...
Nov 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Provide Feedback: CDC’s HIV Risk Reduction Tool
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a beta version of their HIV Risk Reduction Tool. The...
Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Houston Launches Citywide Plan to End HIVIn November 2016, the city of Houston (TX), launched a citywide plan to end the HIV epidemic. “Roadmap to Ending the HIV Epidemic in Houston” offers more than 30 recommendations for health care providers and policymakers in an ambitious effort to decrease new cases of HIV from roughly 1,200 per year to 600, or cut the […] Dec 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Technical Assistance Resource: Health Center Provision of HIV Pre-Exposure ProphylaxisThe Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) Health Center Program, part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), recently shared a technical assistance resource highlighting information and resources for the provision of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in health centers. This resource is intended to assist health centers considering providing PrEP including: summary guidelines... Dec 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
FREE IAPAC Membership for Providers in the Fast-Track Cities NetworkThe International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) is committed to bridging the gap between people living with and affected by HIV and the testing, prevention, care, treatment, and supportive services that are available in their communities. At its heart, that is the objective of the Fast-Track Cities initiative, which aims to accelerate local […] Dec 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction ConferenceHarm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject drugs and their sex partners were dying of AIDS at alarming rates. Harm reduction is a framework for meeting people where they are at and reducing the negative consequences of drug use. […] Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
BCHC: Urban HIV/AIDS Data ReleaseOn World AIDS Day, the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) announced the release of data highlighting diagnoses rates for HIV and AIDS in America’s largest, most urban cities. The data are sourced from the Big Cities Health Inventory Data platform, an online resource that compiles public health statistics for the Coalition’s member cities. BCHC is a forum for […] Dec 02, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Denver Hits Anothers Major Milestone in Global Effort to End AIDS EpidemicOn November 30, 2016, the day before World AIDS Day, Denver Public Health announced that the city achieved a second major milestone in UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 treatment targets for ending the AIDS epidemic. Now, in Denver, not only do 90% of people living with HIV know their HIV status, but 90% percent of those diagnosed and in HIV […] Dec 01, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC: 2015 HIV Surveillance ReportThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention just released the 2015 HIV Surveillance Report, which includes detailed information about diagnosed HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas. Together with supplemental reports and analyses published throughout the year, the report provides federal agencies, health departments, nonprofit... Nov 30, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Now Available: CDC Vital Signs Report on HIV and Injection Drug UseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just announced the release of Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk Behaviors, and Prevention Among Persons Who Inject Drugs, a new report on HIV, injection drug use, and the role of syringe services programs (SSPs) in prevention. Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for HIV […] Nov 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Provide Feedback: CDC’s HIV Risk Reduction ToolThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a beta version of their HIV Risk Reduction Tool. The customizable, interactive tool helps people learn about the risk of getting HIV or transmitting HIV to someone else, as well as how to lower that risk. The tool highlights and discusses multiple factors that either increase or […] Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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