News 2016
On the Horizon
Amy Lansky, Ph.D., MPH, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, The White House
The next few months are an important time for our community to gather, reflect on the progress of recent years, and continue moving forward. With many opportunities to connect, ONAP will continue to emphasize the National HIV/AIDS Strategy [PDF 2.18 MB], and we're seeking to highlight activities that are bringing us closer to our national goals.
Ending LGBT Clinical Bias
No gender bias
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people continue to experience discrimination in health care – underscoring the need for a dramatic shift in attitudes for a long-stigmatized minority and more behavioral health specialists working in primary care clinics.
The Affordable Care Act: The Essential Role of Community Health Centers
Waiting in a clean, well-appointed examining room
Editor's Note: Learn more! Read about HHS' new awards for health centers to improve care coordination and become patient-centered medical homes, and download a HRSA Health Center Program fact sheet [PDF 255 KB] on Health Centers and the ACA. Health centers have played an essential role in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and continue to be a critical element of the nation's health system. Health centers are a vital source of primary care for millions of insured and medically under-served patients seeking a quality source of care in every state, territory and in the District of Columbia.
Read more: The Affordable Care Act: The Essential Role of Community Health Centers
Now You Can Message President Obama on Facebook
White House Facebook page connects the public with the President. Anyone can send a message to Obama
Editor's Note: In 2012, the President released the Digital Government Strategy and one of the goals was to "Enable the American people and an increasingly mobile workforce to access high-quality digital government information and services anywhere, anytime, on any device." Starting August 10, you can send a Message to the President anywhere, anytime, and on any device that you (along with half of all Americans) use to access Facebook. Read below and give it a try!
CDC Data Should Spur Action to Protect the Health and Wellbeing of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual high school students face 2 to 3 times higher risk for buying than their heterosexual peer.
CDC recently released the first nationally representative data on the health risks of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) high school students. These data show that the approximately 1.3 million LGB youth in this country experience physical and sexual violence and bullying at levels 2 to 3 times higher than their heterosexual peers.