Rural Areas — Already Short On Health Resources — Face Enrollment Hitches

Health resources outside Georgia's big cities

ATLANTA — Ms. Stella's, a home-cooking restaurant in Milledgeville, Ga., serves roast beef, grilled pork chops, chicken wings and oxtails with 24 sides from which to choose. Last spring, owners Jeri and Lucious Trawick opened a second restaurant in Eatonton, about 20 miles away, and Jeri decided to leave her full-time job to help shepherd the expansion.

Rural HIV Toolkit Available

African Americans in rural settings face particular challenges

Many social, environmental, and economic factors converge to cause barriers and challenges that complicate HIV prevention and treatment for individuals living in rural areas. Some overarching factors include poverty in many rural areas, limited resources, and structural barriers that pose challenges to accessing services.

Say What? Fact-Checking The Chatter Around The GOP Health Bill

The GOP's repeal and replace Obamacare bill would fundamentally restructure the Medicaid program

Republicans are in a hurry to get their "repeal and replace" health care bill to the House floor.

In just the week since it was introduced, two committees have approved the "American Health Care Act," and a floor vote is planned before month's end.

Scientific Meeting Advances Efforts to Cure HCV Infection in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Care Act Program

Corinna Dan, R.N., M.P.H., Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to join colleagues at the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) and an invited group of clinical experts for a scientific consultation on expanding hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment among people living with HIV.

Serving Up Digital Communication Resources for #HIVTestingDay

Young man takes HIV test

HIV.gov serves our readers in part by supporting their communication with their target audiences about the importance of knowing one's HIV status. One example: we annually post a blog before National HIV Testing Day (NHTD - June 27) with digital resources for this important communication.