PACHA to Convene Next Week The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) meets on January 27 and 28 in Washington, DC. During next week’s meeting, PACHA will receive an update on the operational plans submitted to the White House by the Federal Departments and Agencies identified as leads in the Strategy. The National HIV/AIDS Strategy tasks PACHA with monitoring the effective implementation of the Strategy. You are invited to follow PACHA’s activities via its website. If you will … [Read more...]
Jennie Anderson – Future Federal Directions in Mobile Technology and Health
January 19, 2011 by
Future Federal Directions in Mobile Technology and Health Mobile health panel, L-R: Katelyn Sabochik, Audie Atienza, Gwynne Kostin, Susannah Fox. What is the role of mobile technology in Federal government health communication? Where are we going? At last week's Federal HIV/AIDS Web Council (FHAWC) meeting, we asked four of the leading voices in mobile and public health these questions. We heard from the White House, General Services Administration (GSA) (which works to … [Read more...]
Stigma – 30 Years Into the Epidemic
January 14, 2011 by
Stigma - 30 Years Into the Epidemic Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID Our colleague Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will appear tonight on "Hope Survives: 30 Years of AIDS," an hour-long special on Anderson Cooper 360° at 9pm ET on CNN. The program will focus on the role stigma continues to play in the spread of HIV, and prevention and treatment issues. Stigma is a critical issue addressed by The National HIV/AIDS Strategy as … [Read more...]
Federal HIV/AIDS Web Council: Grateful Collaboration on NATIONAL THANK-YOU DAY!
January 11, 2011 by
January 11, 2011 Federal HIV/AIDS Web Council: Grateful Collaboration By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director, Deb LeBel, AIDS.gov Partnerships Specialist, and Cathy Thomas, AIDS.gov Technical Director FHAWC members at the 2011 annual meeting in Washington, DC. As we start the New Year, we're launching a series about new media planning. In upcoming weeks we'll be hearing from our community and Federal colleagues about steps they are taking to implement a new media strategy. At AIDS.gov … [Read more...]
HHS – A Year of Saving Lives Through Smart Investments
January 5, 2011 by
A Year of Saving Lives Through Smart Investments From the day it was first announced nearly eight years ago until today, the story of PEPFAR -- the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief -- has been one that demonstrates the generosity of the American people in the fight against AIDS. The year 2010 provided many reasons for hope about the future of the global fight, and the commitment of the American people was central to virtually all of the year's breakthroughs. During the … [Read more...]
AIDS.gov: Jennie Anderson is Looking Back on 2010…so to Plan for 2011
January 4, 2011 by
Which of our Blog Posts and Videos Do YOU View? Looking Back at 2010 As the AIDS.gov blog's fourth year begins, we at AIDS.gov are taking time to reflect on 2010 and look to the year ahead. As we continue to integrate monitoring and evaluation into our work, we thought that the New Year provided a nice benchmark to look more closely at our blog. For us, the blog is a space to bring together information from across the AIDS.gov project, whether it's examples of using social media tools … [Read more...]
Doing Right By World AIDS Day: Putting Community Front and Center
December 14, 2010 by
World AIDS Day, December 1, presents a unique challenge to a website such as TheBody.com that is devoted to all things HIV/AIDS year-round. How do we commemorate the day in a way that doesn’t simply rehash the information we disseminate every other day of the year? And how do we make World AIDS Day relevant before and beyond December 1? Every year, we create a special section for World AIDS Day , but we wanted our latest effort to be more than a list of resources and statistics. We … [Read more...]
Melissa Beaupierre, Senior Director CDC (NPIN): Using Twitter at Summit
December 12, 2010 by
Using Twitter at the HIV Prevention Leadership Summit At CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN), we have embraced social media as a key tool in developing and maintaining strong partnerships. As a CDC project whose purpose includes HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STD, and tuberculosis informational support to prevention partners, stakeholders, and other constituents, we realize the benefits of sharing key messages, new resources, and current news in a quick and easily-accessible … [Read more...]
HHS Submits Operational Plan for National HIV/AIDS Strategy
December 10, 2010 by
By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Ron Valdiserri, HHS Today marks a milestone in our ongoing efforts to achieve the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS): The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) submitted its NHAS operational plan to the White House. Upon release of the NHAS in July, the President tasked six Federal agencies with lead responsibility for … [Read more...]
"FACING AIDS together, with YOU": Communities Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day
December 8, 2010 by
"FACING AIDS together, with YOU" Last week for World AIDS Day (December 1) we were honored to join colleagues and friends around the world in Facing AIDS. Over 1,300 photos were uploaded to Flickr , saying why you were Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day. As we said when we kicked off Facing AIDS, World AIDS Day is an opportunity for us to make our voices heard. Together we can reduce HIV-related stigma and increase HIV testing and access to care. This is the third year we've hosted the … [Read more...]
FDA Approves New Rapid HIV Test Delivering Results in 60 Seconds!
December 4, 2010 by
Earlier this week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of the INSTI™ HIV-1 Antibody Test, a new, single use rapid test for the detection of HIV antibodies developed by bioLytical Laboratories of Canada. The newly approved test provides results in as little as 60 seconds, in contrast to the six previously approved rapid HIV tests, which typically deliver results in about 10 - 20 minutes. The new test contributes to the tools available to us as we work toward the National … [Read more...]
UNDP (ASIA) – Women with HIV
December 2, 2010 by
Asia : Women with HIV face discrimination and lack legal protection Port Moresby – HIV-positive women in Papua New Guinea, India and the Philippines face growing stigma and discrimination, and are inadequately protected by legal or social safety nets, according to a series of consultations by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A brief paper emanating from meetings on the Millennium Development Goals with select groups of HIV positive women in the three countries of Asia … [Read more...]
Meico Whitlock, AIDS.gov Fellow – Foursquare
December 2, 2010 by
Foursquare: Where are We on World AIDS Day? Yesterday, on World AIDS Day, we re-dedicated ourselves to raising awareness about an epidemic that has claimed far too many lives. This is an opportunity for us to reflect on the many tools we use to reach our audience and whether they are appropriate for the messages we are trying to communicate. Since there has been a great deal of buzz about global positional systems, or GPS-enabled applications and services that determine your … [Read more...]
