News 2011
As HIV Turns 30, Attention Turns to an Aging Epidemic
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Just two months before the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of HIV in the United States, the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO )—a network of national aging organizations—released its official recommendations for the upcoming reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, the country’s primary vehicle for delivering services to older people at the local level.
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Highlights from a National Discussion on 30 Years of AIDS in the United States
Earlier this month over 2,000 government employees, stakeholders, staff from community organizations, consumers, and advocates working in HIV participated in a webinar, “The State and Future of HIV/AIDS” to recognize 30 years of AIDS. The following federal leaders briefly spoke:
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Federal Officials Try Again To Bolster Plans For People With Medical Conditions
Uninsured sick people got some good news recently -- or some of them did, anyway. Starting July 1, the Obama administration reduced the premiums by up to 40 percent in special high-risk insurance plans that the federal government is running in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
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The National Museum of American History Recognizes 30 Years of AIDS
Recently, I learned of two complementary exhibits at the National Museum of American History entitled, HIV and AIDS Thirty Years Ago and Archiving the History of an Epidemic: HIV and AIDS, 1985-2009. As one passionate about the fight against AIDS, but who wasn’t aware of HIV/AIDS in the early years, I was interested to learn about the history of HIV/AIDS. What were the attitudes in the early years? How has communication about the disease changed?
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BTAN coming to Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles!
In 2011, the Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN) is excited to expand its
efforts to Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and Los Angeles, California! The
Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN) is part of a commitment by the Black
AIDS Institute to help raise HIV science and literacy in the Black community.
Read more: BTAN coming to Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles!