08-28-2013Photo courtesy of NBLCAOn July 25, 2013, it was my pleasure to join with leaders from the National Black Leadership Commission o...
Christopher Bates M.P.A., Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Putting the Spotlight on Hepatitis C in the African American Community Addressing Hepatitis C Disparities in the African American Community 02-28-2013As we celebrate Black History Month, here at HHS we are also reminded of troubling hepatitis C disparities that persist in the...![HIV Basics]()
African Americans and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy 02-22-2012During this February s observance of Black History Month, we have observed National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) and h...U.S. Conference on AIDS – Highlights of the Final Day 11-16-2011This is the final in our series of daily highlights from the U.S. Conference on AIDS, which wrapped up Sunday in Chicago. In addi...U.S. Conference on AIDS – Highlights of Day 1 11-11-2011The 15th annual U.S. Conference on AIDS got underway yesterday in Chicago. Over the next four days we ll be sharing brief dail...Perspectives from Missouri 04-27-2011Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to spend time in Missouri speaking with audiences about the National HIV/AIDS Strategy...National HIV/AIDS Strategy Key Issue at January PACHA Meeting 02-16-2011Much of the recent meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) focused on implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The Strategy asks PA…President Obama Signs the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 10-31-2009Today President Obama signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009. In his remarks at the signing, the President said, “over the past 19…
