Dear Colleague: CDC Observes National Transgender HIV Testing Day 2018
4-18-2018Please join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tomorrow as we observe National Transgender HIV Testing Day, sponsored by the Center of Excelle…
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Two Weeks Remain for Call for Abstracts for 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
4-18-2018The April 30th deadline for submitting abstracts for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau’s (HAB) 2018 National…
Feel the Thunder! How Federal Agencies use Thunderclaps for Awareness Days
4-17-2018The HIV.gov team gets lots of questions about effective social media use. A frequent question from our federal and community partners is “What’s the…
HHS National Minority Health Month Observance Livestream April 17
4-16-2018Dr. Matthew Lin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and Director, Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), cor…
Be Bold: Ask Your Social Media Questions. We’re Ready with Answers.
4-13-2018With the ever changing nature of social media and other digital communications, organizations that are addressing the HIV epidemic must continually stay update …
Highlights from 2018 Agents of Change Summit
4-12-2018It’s no secret that the HIV.gov team is dedicated to discovering, testing, and sharing new ways to use digital tools to drive behavior change. We learned …
Dr. Hank Tomlinson Named New Director for CDC’s Division of Global HIV & TB
4-11-2018CDC’s Division of Global HIV & TB in the Center for Global Health stands at the forefront of the global response to HIV and TB, the world’s two …
Twitter Fast Forward: Increasing Reach Potential
4-10-2018Twitter was born in 2006. By 2007, 400,000 tweets posted per quarter. By February 2008, 100 million tweets posted per quarter. By June 2010, about 65 million tw…
CDC Releases Dear Colleague Letter Acknowledging National Youth HIV& AIDS Awareness Day
4-10-2018National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) is April 10. This annual health observance recognizes the impact of HIV on the health of young people. This…
A Message from CDC Leadership on World TB Day
3-23-2018On World Tuberculosis Day 2018, we find ourselves at a critical moment in the global fight against this curable and preventable infectious disease. We can find,…
Viral Suppression Among Youth and People Who Inject Drugs Is Improving, But Results Are Still Below the National Average
3-16-2018Recently we took a close look at the improvement that has been made in the overall percentage of people diagnosed with HIV who have achieved viral suppression i…
CEU Credits for Healthcare Providers - HIV/HCV Co-infection Curriculum Supports Hepatitis C Cure & Elimination of Common HIV Co-infection
3-14-2018A free, online curriculum about HIV/hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection for healthcare providers and healthcare staff educators now offers free continuing medical an…
NIH’s Dr. Gina Brown on Highlights of Research on Women & HIV from CROI 2018
3-9-2018As we prepare to observe National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) on March 10, we wanted to share this video of our recent conversation with NI…
Final HIV Research Highlights from CROI 2018 (2 Videos)
3-8-2018Our coverage from the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston wrapped up yesterday with two interviews with Federal HIV le…
More HIV Research Highlights from CROI 2018 (Videos)
3-7-2018Our coverage from the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston continued yesterday with three interviews with Federal HIV l…
HIV Prevention Pill not Reaching Most Americans Who Could Benefit – Especially People of Color
3-6-2018A new CDC analysis suggests that only a small percentage of Americans who could benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill for HIV prevention, h…
HIV Research Highlights from First Day of CROI 2018 (Video)
3-6-2018Advances in HIV research are being shared this week at the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston, and HIV.gov is here sh…
One-Month Tuberculosis Prophylaxis as Effective as Nine-Month Regimen for People Living with HIV
3-5-2018Cross-posted from NIAID NewsroomA one-month antibiotic regimen to prevent active tuberculosis (TB) disease was at least as safe and effective as the standard ni…
Two Weeks Remain for Call for Abstracts for 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
4-18-2018The April 30th deadline for submitting abstracts for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau’s (HAB) 2018 National…
Dr. Hank Tomlinson Named New Director for CDC’s Division of Global HIV & TB
4-11-2018CDC’s Division of Global HIV & TB in the Center for Global Health stands at the forefront of the global response to HIV and TB, the world’s two …
NIH Launches HEAL Initiative, Doubles Funding to Accelerate Scientific Solutions to Stem National Opioid Epidemic
4-4-2018Cross-posted from NIH.govToday, at the 2018 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., an…
ICYMI: HIV Research Round-Up from CROI 2018
3-28-2018Earlier this month, we partnered with Federal colleagues from NIH, CDC, and HRSA to share highlights of and perspectives on HIV research coming out of the 2018 …
Making Customer Satisfaction Data Actionable at the Peace Corps
3-27-2018For the past couple of years, the Peace Corps has used online-based intercept surveys on peacecorps.gov to measure user satisfaction. The data captured over tim…
A Message from CDC Leadership on World TB Day
3-23-2018On World Tuberculosis Day 2018, we find ourselves at a critical moment in the global fight against this curable and preventable infectious disease. We can find,…
HRSA Calling for Abstracts for 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
3-21-2018The call for abstracts is now open for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau’s (HAB) 2018 National Ryan White Co…
Ryan White and Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
3-20-2018HIV rates among American Indians/Alaska Natives are lower than rates reported among most racial/ethnic groups but higher than rates among Asians and whites, acc…
Viral Suppression Among Youth and People Who Inject Drugs Is Improving, But Results Are Still Below the National Average
3-16-2018Recently we took a close look at the improvement that has been made in the overall percentage of people diagnosed with HIV who have achieved viral suppression i…
Feel the Thunder! How Federal Agencies use Thunderclaps for Awareness Days
4-17-2018The HIV.gov team gets lots of questions about effective social media use. A frequent question from our federal and community partners is “What’s the…
Be Bold: Ask Your Social Media Questions. We’re Ready with Answers.
4-13-2018With the ever changing nature of social media and other digital communications, organizations that are addressing the HIV epidemic must continually stay update …
Highlights from 2018 Agents of Change Summit
4-12-2018It’s no secret that the HIV.gov team is dedicated to discovering, testing, and sharing new ways to use digital tools to drive behavior change. We learned …
Twitter Fast Forward: Increasing Reach Potential
4-10-2018Twitter was born in 2006. By 2007, 400,000 tweets posted per quarter. By February 2008, 100 million tweets posted per quarter. By June 2010, about 65 million tw…
Social Media Use Tips from Conference Coordinators
4-3-2018In our effort to bring readers tips on effective digital communication, we asked organizers of the SYNChronicity and Connected Health conferences about the role…
Making Customer Satisfaction Data Actionable at the Peace Corps
3-27-2018For the past couple of years, the Peace Corps has used online-based intercept surveys on peacecorps.gov to measure user satisfaction. The data captured over tim…
Who Is on Facebook? Snapchat? Who Is Smartphone Dependent?
3-21-2018
Social media data can inform our communication activities. Yesterday, we spoke with Lee Rainie, director of the internet and technology research at the Pew Re…
Why Your Team Needs Its Own Style Guide and Where to Start
3-20-2018My team at the Federal Reserve is about to launch our first style guide and now that we have gone through the process and created this valuable resource, I can&…
How Does the Indian Health Service Use Social Media Platforms to Reach Its Diverse Communities?
3-13-2018One of HIV.gov’s key focuses is on how social media can be used to communicate with populations most affected by HIV. In the coming months we’ll be …
Dear Colleague: CDC Observes National Transgender HIV Testing Day 2018
4-18-2018Please join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tomorrow as we observe National Transgender HIV Testing Day, sponsored by the Center of Excelle…
Two Weeks Remain for Call for Abstracts for 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
4-18-2018The April 30th deadline for submitting abstracts for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau’s (HAB) 2018 National…
Feel the Thunder! How Federal Agencies use Thunderclaps for Awareness Days
4-17-2018The HIV.gov team gets lots of questions about effective social media use. A frequent question from our federal and community partners is “What’s the…
Be Bold: Ask Your Social Media Questions. We’re Ready with Answers.
4-13-2018With the ever changing nature of social media and other digital communications, organizations that are addressing the HIV epidemic must continually stay update …
Twitter Fast Forward: Increasing Reach Potential
4-10-2018Twitter was born in 2006. By 2007, 400,000 tweets posted per quarter. By February 2008, 100 million tweets posted per quarter. By June 2010, about 65 million tw…
CDC Releases Dear Colleague Letter Acknowledging National Youth HIV& AIDS Awareness Day
4-10-2018National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) is April 10. This annual health observance recognizes the impact of HIV on the health of young people. This…
Ryan White and National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
4-9-2018Twenty-two percent of new HIV cases in 2015 in the United States occurred among young people (ages 13-24), according to the U.S. Centers for Dise…
Social Media Use Tips from Conference Coordinators
4-3-2018In our effort to bring readers tips on effective digital communication, we asked organizers of the SYNChronicity and Connected Health conferences about the role…
IHS Publishes Public Health Reports Article on HIV in Native Communities
3-22-2018Staff at the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborated on a study, Assessing New Diagnoses of HIV Among …