News 2014
Internet-Based Smoke-Ending Program Works in People With HIV
No smoking
Positively Smoke Free on the Web, an internet-based interactive smoking-cessation program designed for people with HIV, led to a twice greater quitting rate than standard care in a randomized trial in the Bronx, New York.
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WHO Issues New PrEP Guidelines, but Challenges Remain
Keletso Makofane, Senior Research and Programs Associate at the Global Forum on MSM & HIV
Although gains have been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, MSM are one of the key groups that continue to be most affected, with Black MSM accounting for three-fourths of new HIV infections in the United States between 2008 and 2010. As a result, the World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time is recommending that MSM consider pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a means of preventing HIV infection.
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USCA 2014: Federal HIV Programs in Spotlight
Douglas Brooks, Director of the White House Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, leads a plenary session featuring representatives of a diverse array of HIV activities from across the federal government at the 2014 U.S. Conference on AIDS.
Federal HIV programs were in the spotlight at the 2014 U.S. Conference on AIDS as Mr. Douglas Brooks, Director of the White House Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, led a plenary session featuring representatives of a diverse array of HIV activities from across the federal government.
From the Desk of the Secretary: The Affordable Care Act Is Working
Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Recently, I had the opportunity to talk about the Affordable Care Act at the Brookings Institution.
When it comes to the Affordable Care Act, it's our belief that the three most important measures are affordability, access, and quality – and that when you consider the law through this lens, the evidence points to a clear conclusion: The Affordable Care Act is working – and families, businesses, and taxpayers are better off as a result.
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'We Are the South' Rises with LGBTQ Racial Justice Activitists
Participants at the 2014 FYRE Media Justice Camp this summer
LGBTQ activists at the intersection of race, place, class, sexuality and so much more working toward racial justice in the South? No, you're not dreaming. This week, the Better Together Southern Leadership and Action Cohort, a network of eight organizations gathered by Colorlines' publisher Race Forward, launched We Are the South. It is a photo campaign highlighting the people at the center of this week's launch. On social media, #WeAretheSouth and #SomosElSur amplified those activists' experiences.
Read more: 'We Are the South' Rises with LGBTQ Racial Justice Activitists
- In This Issue
- Gay and Bisexual Men See HIV as the Top Health Issue Facing Their Community, But Majorities Are Not Personally Worried About Getting Infected & Not Getting Tested
- CDC: Newly Diagnosed Black HIV-Positive MSM Fall Out of Care, Have Lowest Viral Suppression
- Number Of Marketplace Insurers To Rise 25 Percent, HHS Says