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The US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) published updated recommendations for “Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant...
Sep 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
In a recent article, Rewire.News discusses the challenges people face in paying for services that protect sexual health, such as STD...
Sep 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
People all across this country—regardless of their political beliefs or geographic location—overwhelmingly support sex education. But,...
A King County program called “Test & Cure” has dramatically increased the numbers of baby boomers screened and treated for...
At the US Conference on AIDS, the Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) announced the launch of +series (Positive Series), an innovative...
Sep 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Prescribe HIV Prevention is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Act Against AIDS communication campaign...
Sep 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) announced the launch of the newly rebranded and...
Sep 12, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Sep 10, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
As the 2018 United States Conference on AIDS gets underway, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors released an...
Sep 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) published updated recommendations for “Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women.” The recommendation statement reaffirmed the USPSTF’s prior recommendation from 2009 and gave the recommendation that early screening for syphilis occur in all pregnant women an “A” grade. This means that there is convincing evidence that screening pregnant...
In a recent article, Rewire.News discusses the challenges people face in paying for services that protect sexual health, such as STD screenings and birth control. In particular, the article focuses on how young people, people with low income, people of color, and those who are uninsured or underinsured are too often forced to decline care as a […]
People all across this country—regardless of their political beliefs or geographic location—overwhelmingly support sex education. But, due to a small but vocal group of folks who organize with the sole purpose of opposing sex education, this basic human right continues to be denied to young people in communities everywhere. The key to overcoming this kind […]
A King County program called “Test & Cure” has dramatically increased the numbers of baby boomers screened and treated for hepatitis C virus (HCV). Funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the program aimed to double the number of people screened and the number of people treated for HCV and actually ended up increasing […]
At the US Conference on AIDS, the Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) announced the launch of +series (Positive Series), an innovative and customizable social marketing campaign for US HIV/AIDS organizations to raise awareness about undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U) and encourage people living with HIV to remain engaged in care and on treatment. A person living with HIV who […]
Prescribe HIV Prevention is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Act Against AIDS communication campaign designed to help reduce HIV incidence in the United States. The Prescribe HIV Prevention program helps health care providers use PrEP and PEP to prevent new HIV infections and improve health outcomes for patients at high risk […]
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) announced the launch of the newly rebranded and redesigned TargetHIV website, formerly known as the Technical Assistance, Guidance, Education, and Training (TARGET) Center. Thanks to your feedback, the TargetHIV website now features a modernized design and user interface, streamlined navigation, and updated technology...
As the 2018 United States Conference on AIDS gets underway, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors released an updated policy statement to reaffirm the conclusive scientific evidence that people living with HIV who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and are virologically suppressed do not sexually transmit HIV. With the release of this […]
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