07-31-2014Given the global reach of the AIDS epidemic and the diversity of delegates who attended the 20th International AIDS Conference (A...
Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Stepping Up the Pace in America’s Response to AIDS HIV/AIDS Treatment Cascade Helps Identify Gaps in Care, Retention 07-19-2012An often-referenced concept in current conversations about our efforts to address HIV/AIDS in the United States is the so-called...Viral Hepatitis: A Health Concern for Gay and Bisexual Men Deserving Attention During LGBT Pride Month 06-21-2012As Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius noted in her recent statement, observing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual...New Frontiers in HIV Testing 03-09-2012It is understandable why advances in the development of anti-HIV drugs have so dominated media stories about the AIDS epidemic in...Highlights from CROI 2012 03-07-2012The 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) officially opened in Seattle on Monday afternoon, March 5...Strategy in Action: HIV Testing Innovations Contribute to NHAS Goal 02-01-2012With an estimated 20 percent of people living with HIV in the United States unaware of their status, strengthening our HIV testin...Staying Healthy During Flu Season: Advice for People Living with HIV/AIDS 12-05-2011Dr. Ronald ValdiserriFlu season is upon us; so, it's time for everyone in the HIV/AIDS community to prepare. We all know that tha...CDC ECHPP Plans Released 11-16-2011Earlier this year, HIV.gov reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had launched a website for its Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevent.…HHS Reviews Progress Towards National HIV/AIDS Strategy Goals 10-06-2011Last week, representatives of Operating Divisions and Staff Offices from across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...National HIV Prevention Conference – Highlights of Day 2 08-16-2011Richard Sorian, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, HHSThis is the second in our series of daily re-caps from the National HI...Federal Leads Review Progress at One-Year Anniversary 07-27-2011On the eve of the first anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), representatives of the six federal agencies tasked...CDC Launches Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning (ECHPP) Web Page 07-20-2011The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently launched a new web page providing details about the Enhanced Comprehensiv...Evolutions in the Minority AIDS Initiative Secretary’s Fund 05-12-2011As we continue to work within and outside of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pursue the goals of the Nationa...Community Representatives Share Thoughts with 12 Cities Project Steering Committee 05-11-2011Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services 12 Cities Project Steering Committee met with several community represe...HHS Strategy Implementation Group Reviews Progress, Identifies Additional Opportunities 04-06-2011Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) convened a meeting of its department-wide National HIV/AIDS Strategy...San Francisco’s New Approach to HIV Prevention 03-30-2011With this post, we launch an occasional series, The Strategy in Action: Communities Respond to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. In...Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Seek to Engage Networks in Supporting Strategy’s Goals 03-11-2011During this National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, I thought it would be timely to share with you that last week several of my colleagues and I met wi…Secretary Sebelius Asks HHS to Sustain NHAS Momentum 02-11-2011Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius recently sent an important communication to the Department s leadershi...We All Have Important Roles to Play: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 02-02-2011Federal Leads Explore Intersection of HIV/AIDS and Housing Insecurity or Homelessness 01-31-2011Last Monday, January 24, 2011, representatives from the six Federal agencies designated by the President as lead agencies with re...