News 2015
Inmates Denied Methadone Less Likely to Choose Treatment When Released
Josiah Rich, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Brown University and Director of the Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights, Miriam Hospital
Drug addicts forced off methadone maintenance treatment while in prison are much less likely to seek such treatment when they're released than inmates who keep receiving the treatment, a new study finds.
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Meeting Report Now Available: Hepatitis C among African Americans
Hepatitis Among Blacks
African Americans are among the populations prioritized by the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis (Action Plan) which outlines steps to educate communities about the benefits of viral hepatitis prevention, care, and treatment as well as actions to enhance healthcare provider knowledge about populations disproportionately impacted.
Read more: Meeting Report Now Available: Hepatitis C among African Americans
In This Issue
This week, we continue our series about the U.S. HIV Workforce Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs survey by running a Q&A with AAHU Fellow and BTAN member Deborah Crumm-Price, about why the nonmedical HIV workforce needs to increase its science and treatment literacy.
Knowing Better, Doing Better: Deborah Crumm-Price
Deborah Crumm-Price, second row, second from right
In February the Black AIDS Institute published the results of the first U.S. HIV Workforce Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Survey, the largest study ever conducted of nonmedical personnel working with PLWHA in the United States. The results were alarming: The HIV/AIDS health-care providers at health departments and AIDS service and community-based organizations who were polled answered only 63 percent of questions correctly—essentially earning a grade of D for their knowledge of HIV science and treatment, while earning the equivalent of an F on treatment-related questions.
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HUD Awards $29 Million to 25 Local HIV-AIDS Housing Programs
Housing assistance
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $29 million in grants to help approximately 1,200 extremely low-income persons and families living with HIV/AIDS annually. These grants provide a combination of housing assistance and supportive services for this vulnerable population.
Read more: HUD Awards $29 Million to 25 Local HIV-AIDS Housing Programs