21 May 2010 14:30:00 EST AIDS.gov News and Events New updates of information and resources from AIDS.gov, the gateway to all Federal domestic HIV/AIDS information on prevention, testing, treatment, research programs, polices, and resources. http://www.aids.gov Health en-us AIDS.gov News and Events http://www.aids.gov/images/rss-news-badge.jpg http://www.aids.gov White House Announces National HIV/AIDS Strategy In the United States, approximately 56,000 people become infected with HIV each year and more than 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV. To combat this growing epidemic, the White House today released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and accompanying NHAS Federal Implementation Plan. Secretary Sebelius also announced that $30 million of the Affordable Care Act's Prevention Fund will be dedicated to the implementation of the NHAS. This funding will support the development of combination prevention interventions. It will also support improved surveillance, expanded and targeted testing, and other activities. 14 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/onap/nhas/ AIDS.gov Health Statement from Secretary Sebelius on Reallocating $25 million for AIDS Drug Assistance The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services took an important step to improve access to critical HIV/AIDS prescription drugs. The $25 million reallocated for AIDS drug assistance provides resources to States that have AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists or have implemented strategies to contain costs and delay or prevent a waiting list. 9 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/07/20100709c.html AIDS.gov Health Statement by the President for National HIV Testing Day President Obama has released a statement in honor of National HIV Testing Day, June 27. Read the statement.

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]]> 25 Jun 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-national-hiv-testing-day AIDS.gov Health Webinar: The Current and Future State of HIV Testing in the United States On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, from 3-4pm (EDT), AIDS.gov will host a National HIV Testing Day webinar for Federal staff and grantees who work with domestic HIV/AIDS programs. The webinar will provide an update on HIV testing in the U.S. with some of the U.S. Government’s leading voices on HIV/AIDS, including Mr. Christopher Bates, PACHA; Dr. Kevin Fenton and Dr. Bernard Branson, CDC; and others. Register by June 18. 21 Jun 2010 18:00:00 EST http://aids.gov/locator/ AIDS.gov Health CDC releases 2008 HIV Surveillance Report The CDC has released its HIV Surveillance Report, 2008. This report presents data for cases of HIV infection and AIDS reported to CDC. 17 Jun 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/ AIDS.gov Health Share the HIV Prevention and Service Locator For National HIV Testing Day and all year long, you can use and share the new HIV Prevention and Service Provider Locator. By entering your ZIP, you can find nearby HIV services. 14 Jun 2010 18:00:00 EST http://aids.gov/locator/ AIDS.gov Health Special Supplement on Social Determinants of Health This special supplement of Public Health Reports presents innovations, advances, and insights regarding the role of social determinants in the spread of our focus diseases. Research and commentary are presented on community and societal characteristics, such as the effects of incarceration and the differences in HIV transmission among foreign-born and native-born people; income and/or social status, including registered and non-registered female sex workers; stigma; and education; among other areas. 10 Jun 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.publichealthreports.org/archives/issuecontents.cfm?Volume=125&Issue=10 AIDS.gov Health New SAMHSA Initiative Heads to Region VI in Dallas, TX In support of SAMHSA's efforts to mobilize and coordinate behavioral health action in partnership with key leadership in States and communities, SAMHSA is establishing a Regional Office in Region VI in Dallas, Texas beginning in May 2010 in partnership with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. 3 Jun 2010 11:00:00 EST http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/1006033540.aspx AIDS.gov Health Greater than AIDS The Greater Than AIDS movement responds to the AIDS crisis in the United States, in particular the severe and disproportionate epidemic among Black Americans. 24 May 2010 8:00:00 EST http://www.greaterthan.org/ AIDS.gov Health National HIV Testing Day Resources National HIV Testing Day is June 27. Want to get involved? Check out our NHTD resources. 24 May 2010 8:00:00 EST http://www.aids.gov/awareness-days/national-hiv-testing-day/index.html AIDS.gov Health How We're Living With HIV Because of the development of drugs by researchers in government, at universities and hospitals, and in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, the future is brighter for those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. This article by Drs. Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci discusses advances in how people are living with HIV. 21 May 2010 8:00:00 EST http://www.parade.com/health/2010/05/23-AIDS-living-with-hiv.html AIDS.gov Health AIDS.gov Webinar: The Current and Future State of HIV Testing in the United States Federal staff and grantees can now register for the June 22 webinar with some of the US Government's leading voices on HIV/AIDS talking about testing. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions. Register by June 18. 20 May 2010 8:00:00 EST http://www.aids.gov/pdf/2010-nhtd-webinar.pdf AIDS.gov Health Statement from Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health Regarding National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day "Saving face can't make you safe. Talk about HIV" is the theme for today's sixth annual observance of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 19 May 2010 8:00:00 EST http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/05/20100519b.html AIDS.gov Health National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day On the sixth annual National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we join with these communities in support of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. An estimated 15,100 Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2006,1 the most recent year for which data are available. To date, more than 3,000 people with AIDS in these communities have died.2 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of NIH, joins Asians and Pacific Islanders in mourning those who have succumbed to this terrible disease. 13 May 2010 8:00:00 EST http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2010/Pages/NAPIHAAD2010.aspx AIDS.gov Health National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day More people today have access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS than ever before. Yet for every person who begins treatment for HIV infection, two to three others become newly infected. Treatment alone will not curtail the HIV/AIDS pandemic. To control and ultimately end this pandemic, we need a powerful array of proven HIV prevention tools that are widely accessible to all who would benefit from them. 11 May 2010 8:00:00 EST http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2010/Pages/HVAD2010.aspx AIDS.gov Health 2010 New National Drug Control Strategy White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) just released the 2010 National Drug Control Strategy. Learn what it means for the HIV community. 11 May 2010 8:00:00 EST http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/strategy/ AIDS.gov Health FDA Probes Risks of HIV, Prostate, Other Drugs. The Food and Drug Administration's latest Adverse Event Reporting System update indicates the agency is investigating potential safety issues associated with the HIV drug Kaletra and several other medications. 05 May 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/display/NewsDisplay.asp?NewsNbr=55254 AIDS.gov Health HIV Conference of the Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center. This conference is designed to increase the knowledge and skills of HIV health care providers. Five distinct tracks will allow participants to customize their conference experience to best meet their professional needs. Orlando, Florida. May 14-15, 2010. 03 May 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.faetc.org/Conference/ AIDS.gov Health 11th International Digital Government Research Conference (dg.o 2010) The dg.o meetings are a forum for the presentation, discussion and demonstration of interdisciplinary digital government research, technology innovation, and applications. The 2010 conference theme is "Public Administration Online: Opportunities and Challenges". May 17-20, 2010. Puebla, Mexico. 03 May 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.dgo2010.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2?=en AIDS.gov Health National Rural Health Association Annual Conference. NRHA's Annual Rural Health Conference is the nation's largest rural health conference, created for all of those with an interest in rural health care, including rural health practitioners, clinic directors, social workers, academics, community members and more. Savannah, Georgia. May 18-21, 2010. 03 May 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/annual AIDS.gov Health Healthy People National Agenda Proposes Revised HIV Objectives for 2020. Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. The 2020 objectives include ten objectives from 2010, two revised objectives from 2010, and five new objectives for 2020. 18 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.healthypeople.gov/HP2020/Objectives/TopicArea.aspx?id=29&TopicArea=HIV AIDS.gov Health