In This Issue

Last week in Chicago, before the United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) began, the Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN) held its national meeting. BTAN participants traveled in from all over the United States. Writer Rod McCullom reports on both the BTAN meeting and USCA's opening session.

Also at USCA Walgreens announced that more than 500 of its pharmacies located in communities highly impacted by HIV are now certified as HIV Centers of Excellence. The company will also expand its partnership with the Greater Than AIDS campaign.

Washington, D.C., has played host to the second session of the Road to AIDS 2012. Participants in the town hall meeting there had a lot to say about the importance of inclusion. Tamara Holmes reports.

We also run a story from our friends at TheBody.com about the 20^th anniversary of Magic Johnson's then earth-shattering announcement that he has HIV.  The folks at AIDS.gov share new information about gender-specific HIV-related health needs for women and girls; the launch of a new action plan to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities; and federal efforts to train primary care providers to support the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

Yours in the struggle,

Phill