• HRSA Seeks Public Input on Ryan White Reauthorization HRSA Seeks Public Input on Ryan White Reauthorization By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesDr. Ronald Valdiserri As part of the Department of Health and Human Services’[…]
  
  Created on: 16 May 2012 | 1:10 pm
  
  16 May 2012 | 1:10 pm
• HRSA Announces Funding Availability to Support New Part C Programs Offering Early HIV Intervention Services HRSA Announces Funding Availability to Support New Part C Programs Offering Early HIV Intervention Services By AIDS.govLast week, the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that will support between 5 and 10 new Part C programs offering HIV early intervention services (EIS) in areas[…]
  
  Created on: 7 May 2012 | 12:53 pm
  
  7 May 2012 | 12:53 pm
• HHS Requests Information on New HIV Data Project HHS Requests Information on New HIV Data Project By Andrew D. Forsyth, Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesFederal funding for HIV services is spread across multiple departments, agencies, and programs each with its own mission, priorities,[…]
  
  Created on: 3 May 2012 | 8:09 am
  
  3 May 2012 | 8:09 am
• Eliminating Disparities in HIV/AIDS Eliminating Disparities in HIV/AIDS By J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health (Acting), Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services J. Nadine Gracia As we commemorate National Minority Health Month during April, we recognize that this[…]
  
  Created on: 27 Apr 2012 | 10:54 am
  
  27 Apr 2012 | 10:54 am
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Important Allies in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Important Allies in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy By Timothy Harrison, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesUniversities and colleges play an important role in the nation’s response to HIV/AIDS—educating young people; preparing the next generations of[…]
  
  Created on: 23 Apr 2012 | 7:14 am
  
  23 Apr 2012 | 7:14 am
• White House Office Hours: Combatting the Spread of HIV/AIDS Among Women and Girls White House Office Hours: Combatting the Spread of HIV/AIDS Among Women and Girls Note: This live session of Office Hours has concluded. View the full question and answer session below or at Storify.com There are approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, including more than 290,000 women.  Black and Hispanic[…]
  
  Created on: 3 Apr 2012 | 6:58 am
  
  3 Apr 2012 | 6:58 am
• The Next Step in Combatting the Spread of HIV/AIDS Among Women and Girls The Next Step in Combatting the Spread of HIV/AIDS Among Women and Girls As the Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, it is my honor to join Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy and Lynn Rosenthal, the White House Advisor on Violence Against Women,[…]
  
  Created on: 30 Mar 2012 | 8:08 am
  
  30 Mar 2012 | 8:08 am
• Kaiser Permanente Shares Expertise with Other Health Care Providers to Improve Health Equity for People Living with HIV Kaiser Permanente Shares Expertise with Other Health Care Providers to Improve Health Equity for People Living with HIV By Miguel Gomez, Director, AIDS.gov, and Senior Communications Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesAIDS.gov recently spoke with Dr. Michael Horberg, Director of HIV/AIDS for Kaiser Permanente and a member of the[…]
  
  Created on: 27 Mar 2012 | 9:00 am
  
  27 Mar 2012 | 9:00 am
• A Transformative Time for HIV Prevention and Care A Transformative Time for HIV Prevention and Care It’s a great honor to join an Administration that’s done so much to address the HIV epidemic. I especially want to acknowledge ONAP’s prior director, Jeff Crowley, for his stellar leadership over the past three years. This is a transformative[…]
  
  Created on: 16 Mar 2012 | 6:21 am
  
  16 Mar 2012 | 6:21 am
• Institute of Medicine Releases Report on Monitoring HIV Care in the United States Institute of Medicine Releases Report on Monitoring HIV Care in the United States By Gregorio Millett, M.P.H., CDC/HHS Liaison to the Office of National AIDS PolicyGregorio Millett Yesterday, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a long-awaited report commissioned by the Office of National AIDS Policy back in 2010. IOM was tasked with recommending[…]
  
  Created on: 16 Mar 2012 | 3:00 am
  
  16 Mar 2012 | 3:00 am
• Commemorating National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Commemorating National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day On Wednesday, March 14th at 8:30a.m. EST, please join the White House as we commemorate National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.  This multi-agency event will discuss the intersection of HIV/AIDS, violence against women, and gender related health disparities. Speakers and[…]
  
  Created on: 13 Mar 2012 | 12:16 pm
  
  13 Mar 2012 | 12:16 pm
• PACHA Meeting Examines Women and HIV, Other Issues at Winter Meeting PACHA Meeting Examines Women and HIV, Other Issues at Winter Meeting By Nancy Mahon, Senior Vice President of M·A·C Cosmetics and Executive Director of the M·A·C AIDS Fund, Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA)Nancy Mahon At the end of last month, the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA)[…]
  
  Created on: 12 Mar 2012 | 12:33 pm
  
  12 Mar 2012 | 12:33 pm
• Advances in Science Advance the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Advances in Science Advance the National HIV/AIDS Strategy By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesDr. Ronald Valdiserri The President has committed to supporting a National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) that is[…]
  
  Created on: 1 Mar 2012 | 3:00 pm
  
  1 Mar 2012 | 3:00 pm
• African Americans and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy African Americans and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy By Christopher Bates, M.P.A., Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesChristopher Bates During this February’s observance of Black History Month, we[…]
  
  Created on: 22 Feb 2012 | 11:13 am
  
  22 Feb 2012 | 11:13 am
• Commemorating National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Commemorating National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day On this, the 12th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, I remember my sister-in-law’s fight with the disease. Tragically, she did not win that fight – she left behind a devastated husband and five-year old daughter. But it is in[…]
  
  Created on: 7 Feb 2012 | 6:00 am
  
  7 Feb 2012 | 6:00 am
• Conversations on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Conversations on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Ed. note: This is cross-posted from blog.aids.gov. February 7, 2012 marks the 12th year for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national community mobilization initiative that focuses on promoting HIV education, testing, involvement, and treatment to African Americans, who[…]
  
  Created on: 7 Feb 2012 | 5:45 am
  
  7 Feb 2012 | 5:45 am
• Recognizing National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness day Recognizing National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness day In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – February 7, Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention released the following message: On this National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we have[…]
  
  Created on: 6 Feb 2012 | 3:10 pm
  
  6 Feb 2012 | 3:10 pm
• Persistence, Promise, and Hope for the End: A New Year’s Message Persistence, Promise, and Hope for the End: A New Year’s Message Ed. Note: Cross-posted from blog.AIDS.gov In the tumult of the holiday shopping, seasonal traffic delays, and endless bowls of eggnog, it was easy to miss the news that Science—one of the world’s leading scientific research journals—had chosen an HIV-related clinical[…]
  
  Created on: 12 Jan 2012 | 3:08 pm
  
  12 Jan 2012 | 3:08 pm
• A Focus on Women and AIDS: Nationally and Abroad A Focus on Women and AIDS: Nationally and Abroad “When black women feel forgotten, even though they account for most of the new cases among women, then we’ve got to do more."  --President Obama, December 1, 2011 December 1 marked World AIDS Day, a time to remember those that have[…]
  
  Created on: 7 Dec 2011 | 10:11 am
  
  7 Dec 2011 | 10:11 am
• Getting to Zero on World AIDS Day Getting to Zero on World AIDS Day To view this content, please download the Adobe Flash Player swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player5x2.swf", "swfobject2-id-13372342742", "430", "282", "7", "", { "config": "http://www.whitehouse.gov/xml/video/102331/config.xml", "path_to_player": "http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player5x2.swf", "path_to_plugins": "http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/wh_jwplayer/plugins", "share_url": "http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/12/01/president-obama-world-aids-day", "shareTitle": "President Obama on World AIDS Day", "image": "http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/gallery_video_full/audio-video/video_thumbnail/potusworldsaidsday-2.jpg", "width": "430", "height": "282" }, {[…]
  
  Created on: 1 Dec 2011 | 12:02 pm
  
  1 Dec 2011 | 12:02 pm

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