News 2017
Collaborative HIV Program Improves Long-term Care for Youths in the United States
Specialized care for adolescents and young adults living with HIV
A new article published recently highlights a multi-agency, collaborative demonstration program that addressed health care barriers unique to adolescents and young adults living with HIV, a study supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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We're Investigating Hate Across the U.S. There's No Shortage of Work.
Maryland stabbing death of 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III is investigated as possible hate crime
An African-American homeless man slain with a sword on the streets of New York. A mosque attacked in Fort Collins, Colorado, its windows smashed by a man who finished off his assault by hurling a Bible inside the Muslim house of worship.
Read more: We're Investigating Hate Across the U.S. There's No Shortage of Work.
Black AIDS Institute Announces "30 Days of HIV" Campaign Leading to National HIV Testing Day
30 Days of HIV
The Black AIDS Institute, the only national HIV/AIDS think tank in the U.S. focused exclusively on Black communities, has announced a national, digital community campaign, "30 Days of HIV," which will kick off on May 27, 2017, and conclude on National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), June 27.
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Today, President Trump is releasing his first major budget proposal. All indications suggest that this budget will signal a decision by the administration to abandon efforts to end the AIDS epidemic in the U.S.
7 PrEP Lessons Learned from Touring Four Florida Health Departments
Briefing in Melbourne for members of the Florida Health Department
Recently, Leisha McKinley Beach and I embarked upon the first leg of our tour of Southern health departments. We kicked off our journey in Florida, visiting the Miami-Dade (Miami), Broward (Ft. Lauderdale), Orange (Orlando) and Alachua (Gainesville) county health departments. We also met with members of BTAN Melbourne, which is also in Florida.
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- Trump Says He Knows About Health Care, But Some Of His Facts Seem Alternative
- New Hepatitis C Treatments More Effective, Tolerable: FDA
- Black AIDS Institute Seeks Your Input to NHTD Event Calendar and Instagram Campaign Featuring Black Males
- The Black AIDS Institute Wants to Hear Your Health Care Stories