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The Black AIDS Institute, with support from Gilead Sciences, has launched an Ambassador Program for Black women to build engagement...
Dec 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
World AIDS Day, observed annually on December 1, provides the opportunity to highlight our accomplishments, remember those who have...
Nov 29, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
In advance of World AIDS Day on December 1st, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law has released two new reports on...
Nov 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which...
Nov 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The GLSEN National School Climate Survey is a flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the...
HIV continues to be a major public health crisis in the U.S. with almost 40,000 new cases each year, compounded by the syndemics of...
Nov 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Community-based organizations are invited to submit applications to receive capacity building assistance through Advocates for Youth’s...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released new...
Nov 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released an MMWR featuring a report on PrEP use by race and ethnicity....
Nov 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Black AIDS Institute, with support from Gilead Sciences, has launched an Ambassador Program for Black women to build engagement and movement around HIV and sexual health for Black women. This ambassador program will create a cohort of 20 Black cis and trans women, who are living with HIV and HIV-negative, who will receive training […]
World AIDS Day, observed annually on December 1, provides the opportunity to highlight our accomplishments, remember those who have lost their lives to HIV and AIDS, and refocus our efforts on what still needs to be done to end the epidemic. Local health departments are in the forefront of these efforts, working on initiatives to […]
In advance of World AIDS Day on December 1st, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law has released two new reports on emerging HIV issues in the United States, including policy ideas for states and local communities and for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Big Ideas: Leveraging the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to […]
Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which provides the most recent surveillance data on health behaviors and experiences among high school students across the country. The report data covers a range of topics, including sexual behavior, high-risk substance use, violence victimization, and mental health and...
The GLSEN National School Climate Survey is a flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ students’ well-being. The survey has consistently indicated that specific school-based supports are related to a safer and more […]
HIV continues to be a major public health crisis in the U.S. with almost 40,000 new cases each year, compounded by the syndemics of opioid use, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and tuberculosis (TB). As such, the Act Now End AIDS coalition (a national cohort of HIV service organizations, providers, and people living with […]
Community-based organizations are invited to submit applications to receive capacity building assistance through Advocates for Youth’s Queer & Gender Equity Project (QGEP). More than 10 years ago, Advocates launched the QGEP, previously known as the Anti-Homophobia and Transphobia Project, and seeks to build the capacity of organizations interested in and committed to improving the sexual...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released new Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) products, including interactive web pages, an animated video, and flipbook. The interactive web pages include a general overview of the WSCC model, WSCC fact sheet, and highlight the six school components of […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released an MMWR featuring a report on PrEP use by race and ethnicity. The report shows race and gender disparities between people with PrEP indications and those prescribed PrEP. Below is the CDC’s summary and a link to the full report. What is already known about this […]
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