News 2017
AAHU Fellow Jaasiel Chapman: Trust the Process and Finish the Course
Jaasiel Chapman of BTAN Cincinnati
One in a series about recent graduates of the African American HIV University (AAHU).
After a number of friends passed away from AIDS, Jaasiel Chapman—a gospel-music artist who had a contract with Sony Music—decided to switch careers to HIV advocacy.
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Getting In Sync On HIV, Hep C, And LGBT Health
Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, addressing the 2017 Synchronicity Conference in Arlington, Virginia
In late April, along with other federal leaders, I had the opportunity to address the 2017 Synchronicity Conference. It is a national conference organized by HealthHIV that focuses on HIV and hepatitis C (HCV). This year, for the first time, the conference also addressed LGBT health.
Louisiana Proposes Tapping A Federal Law To Slash Hepatitis C Drug Prices
Sovaldi
The public outrage over high-priced hepatitis C drugs is taking a new twist as Louisiana's top health official proposes using an obscure federal law to get the medicines at a much lower cost. If successful, other states could reap the benefits.
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Social Media Technical Assistance
Ayn Whyte, STD/HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Manager, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, who co-hosted the webinar and co-organized the conference with Capacity Building Specialist Kurt Begaye
The AIDS.gov team helps our partners in the HIV community start or expand their digital communication activities and increase the reach of their HIV programs. We have been offering digital technical assistance for almost 10 years. Here are a few of our recent activities:
In This Issue
On Thursday, in an effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA/ObamaCare), House Republicans passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA/TrumpCare), a bill that would effectively take away healthcare coverage protection for at least 24 million people.