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Stakeholders: Share your ideas about what should be included in the next National HIV/AIDS Strategy and National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan. Read about upcoming input opportunities.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NBHAAD)

This observance was founded in 2001 and is marked each year on February 7.

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The Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund

Read a blog about the $50.2M SMAIF awarded in FY2018 to support 27 innovative projects to eliminate HIV disparities among racial and ethnic minorities.

Updating Messages on HIV Treatment as Prevention

Visit our new HIV Basics page on Treatment as Prevention to learn more.

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2 More Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Funding Opportunities: New Initiatives on Opioid Use Disorders and Sexually Transmitted Infections

1-23-2019HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau released 2 New Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program initiatives with funding to address opioid use disorders and STIs.

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How to Work with Community Influencers to Reach Your Audience

1-22-2019Influencer marketing can be a powerful tool for health and community organizations who are trying to reach their audiences with HIV information.

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Social Media

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Sign Up! Listening Sessions on Updates to National HIV and Viral Hepatitis Plans

1-17-2019Sign up today to participate in one of the upcoming listening sessions to gather stakeholder input on the next iterations of each of these national strategies.

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The Science Is Clear: With HIV, Undetectable Equals Untransmittable

1-16-2019In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept as scientifically sound.

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A New Content Strategy for a New Year

1-15-2019A content strategy enables you to create meaningful, engaging, and sustainable content. These tips will help you get the most out of the content you create.

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NIH World AIDS Day Highlights: Speakers Share Progress and Current Opportunities in the HIV Field

1-11-2019NIH’s basic HIV science and research has informed disease research. Leading experts recently reflected on research contributions and where research effort…

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New Listening Sessions: Opportunities to Inform Development of Next National HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Strategies

1-10-2019Viral hepatitis and HIV stakeholders are invited to share ideas and recommendations for updates to two national strategies.

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2 Funding Opportunities from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

1-9-2019The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB) currently has two open funding opportunities with deadlines this month and n…

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2 More Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Funding Opportunities: New Initiatives on Opioid Use Disorders and Sexually Transmitted Infections

1-23-2019HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau released 2 New Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program initiatives with funding to address opioid use disorders and STIs.

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Learn about HIV: its symptoms, how to prevent it, how it’s transmitted, and all about testing. Living with HIV? Find out about treatment, getting connected to HIV care, and the steps you can take to stay healthy.

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The Science Is Clear: With HIV, Undetectable Equals Untransmittable

1-16-2019In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept as scientifically sound.

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Resources on HIV and Aging

1-2-2019Federal and community partners have released some resources related to HIV and aging that some readers may find useful.

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Science, Money, Strategy, Tools, & Consequences: 5 Themes from 2018’s Most-Read Posts on the Federal Response to HIV

12-26-2018As 2018 draws to an end, we’ve been looking back at the most-viewed blog posts of the year; this year, they seemed particularly interested in posts about …

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Dr. Laura Cheever and Harold Phillips with Kaye Hayes

ICYMI – 4 Video Updates from the 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment

12-20-2018Last week the HIV.gov team was live from the 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment. We've rounded up our coverage of the event.

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Dr. Laura Cheever and Capt. Jeanean Willis Marsh

Increasing Hep C Testing, Treatment, & Cure in the Ryan White Program: Conversation with Dr. Cheever from the 2018 National Ryan White Conference [video]

12-17-2018Dr. Cheever highlighted why we’ve been hearing so much about hepatitis C lately – for both promising and concerning reasons – and how this imp…

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Map of the United States showing Dissemination of Evidence Informed Interventions Initiative Performance Sites. by region.

Ryan White 2018: Wrap Up

12-17-2018Data have permeated this year’s conference. The 2017 RWHAP client level data report documents ever-improving viral suppression rates for RWHAP clients.

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2 More Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Funding Opportunities: New Initiatives on Opioid Use Disorders and Sexually Transmitted Infections

1-23-2019HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau released 2 New Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program initiatives with funding to address opioid use disorders and STIs.

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Federal Response

Find out what the U.S. government is doing to address the HIV epidemic. Learn about the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and key federal activities aimed at reducing new infections and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV.

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Sign Up! Listening Sessions on Updates to National HIV and Viral Hepatitis Plans

1-17-2019Sign up today to participate in one of the upcoming listening sessions to gather stakeholder input on the next iterations of each of these national strategies.

Topics

The Science Is Clear: With HIV, Undetectable Equals Untransmittable

1-16-2019In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept as scientifically sound.

Topics

NIH World AIDS Day Highlights: Speakers Share Progress and Current Opportunities in the HIV Field

1-11-2019NIH’s basic HIV science and research has informed disease research. Leading experts recently reflected on research contributions and where research effort…

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New Listening Sessions: Opportunities to Inform Development of Next National HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Strategies

1-10-2019Viral hepatitis and HIV stakeholders are invited to share ideas and recommendations for updates to two national strategies.

Topics

2 Funding Opportunities from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

1-9-2019The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB) currently has two open funding opportunities with deadlines this month and n…

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Resources on HIV and Aging

1-2-2019Federal and community partners have released some resources related to HIV and aging that some readers may find useful.

Topics

2 More Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Funding Opportunities: New Initiatives on Opioid Use Disorders and Sexually Transmitted Infections

1-23-2019HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau released 2 New Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program initiatives with funding to address opioid use disorders and STIs.

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Digital Tools

Learn how to plan, implement, and measure the use of social media in your HIV work.

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How to Work with Community Influencers to Reach Your Audience

1-22-2019Influencer marketing can be a powerful tool for health and community organizations who are trying to reach their audiences with HIV information.

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Social Media

A New Content Strategy for a New Year

1-15-2019A content strategy enables you to create meaningful, engaging, and sustainable content. These tips will help you get the most out of the content you create.

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Experts Weigh-In on Artificial Intelligence

1-8-2019Is artificial intelligence making the world better? Pew Research Center asked this question and experts’ answered. Read what they had to say.

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Social Media

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Advice from Digital Media Experts

1-1-2019Now is the time to prepare your social media strategy for 2019

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The Top 8 Digital Tools Blog Posts of 2018

12-25-2018As we prepare for 2019, we thought it would be nice to look back on the most popular Digital Tools blog posts of the last year.

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What’s Coming in 2019? Social Media Trends to Watch

12-18-2018Three social media trends for 2019: the continued dominance of videos, mainstream use of artificial intelligence, and the rise of social media influencers.

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Social Media

NIH World AIDS Day Highlights: Speakers Share Progress and Current Opportunities in the HIV Field

1-11-2019NIH’s basic HIV science and research has informed disease research. Leading experts recently reflected on research contributions and where research effort…

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Events

Get up-to-date resources and information about HIV/AIDS awareness days, conferences and webinars throughout the year.

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What the Top HIV.gov Awareness Day Blogs in 2018 Mean for 2019

12-27-2018HIV.gov looks at what made its awareness day blogs in 2018 popular - and what it means for 2019.

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Awareness Days

HIV.gov at 2018 National Ryan White Conference Next Week

12-6-2018HIV.gov will be at the 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment next week, sharing coverage from the conference and offering social media t…

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While You Were Busy: U.S. Agency Posts Commemorating WAD

12-3-2018World AIDS Day is always a busy time for the HIV community. For your convenience, we have recapped some of our 2018 World AIDS Day blog posts.

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Statement from HHS Secretary Alex Azar ahead of World AIDS Day

12-1-2018The observance of World AIDS Day is an annual reminder of the need to remain vigilant in our efforts to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and also of the potential …

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NIH Statement on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2018

11-30-2018Each year on World AIDS Day, we reflect on the remarkable progress that has been made against HIV. Indeed, we have come a long way since the disease now known a…

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World AIDS Day 2018: Updates from the CDC Center for Global Health

11-30-2018The good news is that results from the CDC-supported Population-based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIAs) are providing an increasingly complete body of knowledge re…