Highlights from a National Discussion on 30 Years of AIDS in the United States

Earlier this month over 2,000 government employees, stakeholders, staff from community organizations, consumers, and advocates working in HIV participated in a webinar, “The State and Future of HIV/AIDS” to recognize 30 years of AIDS. The following federal leaders briefly spoke:

Federal Officials Try Again To Bolster Plans For People With Medical Conditions

Uninsured sick people got some good news recently -- or some of them did, anyway. Starting July 1, the Obama administration reduced the premiums by up to 40 percent in special high-risk insurance plans that the federal government is running in 17 states and the District of Columbia.

The National Museum of American History Recognizes 30 Years of AIDS

Recently, I learned of two complementary exhibits at the National Museum of American History entitled, HIV and AIDS Thirty Years Ago and Archiving the History of an Epidemic: HIV and AIDS, 1985-2009. As one passionate about the fight against AIDS, but who wasn’t aware of HIV/AIDS in the early years, I was interested to learn about the history of HIV/AIDS. What were the attitudes in the early years? How has communication about the disease changed?

BTAN coming to Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles!

In 2011, the Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN) is excited to expand its

efforts to Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and Los Angeles, California! The

Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN) is part of a commitment by the Black

AIDS Institute to help raise HIV science and literacy in the Black community.

A Hero in Congress, Funding the National AIDS Strategy and More

California Congresswoman Barbara Lee has always put her money where her mouth is when it comes to her leadership around HIV and AIDS. Even back when she worked for then-Congressman Ron Dellums, this Oakland advocate "got" it and took up the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In this issue she speaks with writer Nick Chiles about the deciding moment that caused her to get involved, what she's doing today back home in Oakland and how the Affordable Care Act could help Black women.