05-02-2011We recently spoke with Deborah Parham Hopson, Associate Administrator for the HIV/AIDS Bureau at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. D…

04-26-2011Co-authored by Tanna Drapkin, Managing Editor, Mobile Health 2011On May 4 and 5, over 400 people will gather at Stanford University to hear 45 experts share wha…

04-26-2011As the HIV/AIDS policy lead at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), I am pleased to return to...

04-22-2011On April 7, 2011, on behalf of the Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, I attended “A Bridge for ADAPs to 2014: A National Conversation,” an event…

04-19-2011The Justice Department has issued letters to the attorneys general of all 50 states, as well as U.S. territories to request their...

04-18-2011On Tuesday, April 12, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) convened a consultation to explore the principles and practices that should be considere…

04-14-2011On Monday, April 4, 2011, representatives from the six Federal agencies designated by the President as lead agencies with respons...

04-13-2011The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is committed to working with our Federal and community partners to ensure t...

04-11-2011In early April, I was privileged to be able to talk to a group of nearly 300 health care providers, lawyers, public health and co...

04-08-2011In less than two months, we will mark the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of what we now know as AIDS. In June 1981,...

04-08-2011Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (PDF 2MB). This documen…

04-07-2011Last week, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released an important new report about the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The 276-pa…

04-06-2011Later this month I will have the honor of speaking to a regional training conference about women of color and HIV/AIDS for health professionals from the Pacific…

04-04-2011The 2011 South by Southwest Interactive festival last month brought almost 19,000 attendees to Austin, Texas from all over the globe, a 40% increase over last y…

03-29-2011We attended the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) sponsored by the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) last week, along with hundreds of nonprofit orga…

03-28-2011This week we lost another leader in the HIV community. Dr. Mark Colomb (1963-2011) was passionately committed to Mississippi and...

03-25-2011“The United States cannot reduce the number of HIV infections nationally without better addressing HIV among gay and bisexual men.” So declares the.…

03-23-2011A year ago this week, President Obama signed the landmark Affordable Care Act into law. In just one year, the Affordable Care A...

03-18-2011HIV remains a highly stigmatized condition. It is a serious medical condition and people still die of AIDS.  Nonetheless, we have highly effective treatme…

03-10-2011Even with the unique challenges and stresses women and girls face in today's society, informed and thoughtful decisions can help...