News 2017
AAHU Fellow Donna Powell: I Can't See Myself Doing Anything Else
AAHU Fellow Donna Powell
One in a series about recent graduates of the African American HIV University (AAHU).
Each week, Monday through Friday, Donna Powell, 49, drives more than 300 miles to and from work. She is a prevention-programs services manager for the Fredericksburg Area HIV/AIDS Support Services (FAHASS), a nonprofit agency in Virginia that offers services to people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, and she absolutely loves her job. That's why the nearly three-hour trip from her home in Chesapeake, Va., to the Fredericksburg office doesn't bother her at all.
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Be On Your Digital Offensive: National Women And Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2017
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
This year, the National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD – March 10) theme is "The Best Defense Is a Good Offense." As we at AIDS.gov get ready to observe NWGHAAD, we want to share some current digital resources.
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USPSTF Invites Public Comment on Draft PrEP & HIV Screening Research Plans
PrEP and HIV screening research plans open for comment
Last week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted three draft research plans on topics related to HIV prevention and screening and is inviting public comment. The three HIV research plans address:
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Health Law's 10 Essential Benefits: A Look At What's At Risk In GOP Overhaul
Benefit at risk as GOP studies ACA
As Republicans look at ways to replace or repair the health law, many suggest shrinking the list of services insurers are required to offer in individual and small group plans would reduce costs and increase flexibility. That option came to the forefront last week when Seema Verma, who is slated to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Trump administration, noted at her confirmation hearing that coverage for maternity services should be optional in those health plans.
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The Black AIDS Institute Salutes Academy Award Best Picture-Winner Moonlight
Tarell Alvin McCraney, author of the play "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue," the basis for the film "Moonlight." He, along with the film's director Barry Jenkins, received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The Black AIDS Institute congratulates Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, and the cast, crew, and producers of "Moonlight" for their transformational Oscar triumph, winning Best Picture, the first film about LGBTQ issues ever to win the Oscar for Best Picture. "Moonlight", follows a Black gay boy as he finds his way and himself in a world that hates him and is literally trying to kill him. Given the backdrop of the current political, social, and cultural climate, it is the most important film of the year.
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