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06-20-2017On Friday, June 30, 2017 from 1:00 3:00 pm ET, the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy will host a community led...
Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Acting Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Join Us: Community Response to the Effects of HIV Treatment and Viral Suppression on Sexual Transmission – Webinar - Blog
REALLY: Get Tested 10-11-2016Editor's Note: Today is the 28th annual National Coming Out Day a time to celebrate the LGBTQ community. Being out can have important benefits for people's p... - Blog
We Owe It to Our Young People and Our Future 09-26-2016On September 27, the nation will observe National Gay Men s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Some may wonder why there is a need to rais... - Blog
Catching Fire:The Realities of the New Era in HIV Prevention and Care 09-21-2016I felt an excitement at the U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA) that I hadn t felt for a while. We re at the start of something ne... - Blog
Viral Suppression: The Struggle is Real 07-11-2016Recently, I ve been thinking and talking a lot about the importance of viral suppression. For people living with HIV, getting t... - Blog
250+ Sites Participate in National PrEP Listening Session with the White House and HHS 06-29-2016Community representatives from around the country were recently invited to provide input on improving access to HIV pre-exposure... - Blog
REALLY: Get Tested 06-27-2016I ve seen firsthand the impact that HIV testing can have on people s lives. My first involvement in HIV was as a volunteer HI... - Blog
Men’s Health Week – An Opportunity to Address Viral Hepatitis Among Men 06-13-2016Summary: Men die from hepatitis B and C at higher rates than women. During Men s Health Week, we can raise awareness and promote viral hepatitis testing, vac... - Blog
Tools to Promote Gender Responsiveness in HIV Prevention Programs for Women and Girls 06-13-2016Do you plan, design, implement, monitor, or evaluate HIV prevention programs for women and adolescent girls? If so, this is a blo... - Blog
Strengthening Federal Efforts on PrEP and PEP 06-08-2016Improving knowledge about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and access for those who need it most are national priorities. In order... - Blog
Introducing New HHS Viral Hepatitis Site 05-19-2016Today we are pleased to launch a new HHS viral hepatitis website that will support our work across federal agencies and with part... - Blog
Join the White House 2016 National Hepatitis Testing Day Event via Live Webcast on May 19 05-13-2016Next Thursday May 19th, the White House will host a National Hepatitis Testing Day observance, and you can watch the event live.... - Blog
PrEP: Will We Succeed or Fail? 05-12-2016Last week I was invited to participate in a Congressional briefing on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) that was sponsored by t... - Blog
FDA Launches Campaign that Affirms LGBT Young Adults' Freedom to Be, Tobacco Free 05-11-2016Last week, I had the privilege of participating in the launch of This Free Life, the Food and Drug Administration s (FDA)... - Blog
May Is Hepatitis Awareness Month 04-29-2016Each May, many partners across the federal government, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its agenci... - Blog
New Federal Actions to Address HIV in the Transgender Community 04-13-2016Transgender communities in the United States are among the groups at highest risk for HIV infection. The National HIV/AIDS Strate... - Blog
Understanding the Magnitude of the Viral Hepatitis Epidemics in the United States 04-08-2016In March I had the honor of meeting with an inspirational group of advocates, leaders and researchers who had come to Washingt... - Blog
“How do you measure the life of a woman or a man?” 04-06-2016That lyric from the Broadway musical Rent played over again and again in my head as I sat down to write this blog about the work... - Blog
Federal Work Group Looks to Future of Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 04-01-2016Viral hepatitis is a growing public health problem in the United States. This increase is being fueled in part by the widespread... - Blog
HHS Releases Guidance for Syringe Services Programs 03-29-2016The United States is experiencing a growing opioid epidemic, which has made many communities vulnerable to outbreaks of HIV and v...