09-09-2021Archbishop Carl Bean, founder of the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, passed away after a long illness on September 7, 2021, at...
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HIV Community Mourns the Passing of Archbishop Carl Bean Demonstration Projects Focus on Improving HIV Care and Treatment Coordination for Black Women 06-14-2021In my role as HRSA s Associate Administrator for the HIV/AIDS Bureau, I have seen firsthand how important it is to tailor progr...Non-inclusive No More: Trans Experience Community and National Transgender HIV Testing Day 04-15-2021Knowing our HIV status is particularly important for women of trans experience, something we are reminded of annually when we obs...Now Available: EHE Quarterly Stakeholder Webinar Presentation & Recording 02-18-2021Presentation & Recording from the January 27th EHE Quarterly Stakeholder Webinar Now AvailableNational Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Puts Focus on Need to Address Equity and Drivers of HIV Disparities in U.S. 02-04-2021This year s National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) observance comes amidst a national dialogue on systemic racism and c...In Memoriam: Ron Simmons 06-03-2020In the midst of so many recent losses, we note with regret the passing of Dr. Ron Simmons, a scholar, community activist, and lon...New HRSA Funding Opportunities 04-28-2020HRSA s HIV/AIDS Bureau recently announced five Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for initiatives on HIV stigma reduction,...Remembering Barbara Joseph 03-31-2020In a period of so many losses, we are now mourning the passing of long-time HIV advocate Barbara Joseph, a Texas native who fough...Dear Colleague: We’re in This Together 02-07-2020The 2020National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) theme, We’re in This Together, emphasizes the importance of support from friends, family, col...Ending the HIV Epidemic Together on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 02-07-2020HIV and AIDS have had a disproportionate impact on African Americans from the beginning of the epidemic. In 1981, when the CDC re...Black Communities: Facing HIV Together 02-06-2020For African Americans, HIV awareness is not about one day; it is about putting our health first and our willingness to address ha...How Mobile Devices and 5G Are Reshaping the Digital Divide 03-26-2019Three digital divide trends we’re watching: mobile devices, 5G networks, and screen-time limits for youth.New Factsheets: HIV’s Impact in the African American Community 02-22-2019In 2017, Blacks/African Americans accounted for 13% of the U.S. population but 43% of the 38,739 new HIV diagnoses in the United States and dependent areas.Get Smart! New Data Shows How Youth use Mobile Social Media - what this means for HIV prevention 07-17-2018Forty-five percent of teens now say they are online on a near-constant basis, up from 24% the last time that Pew surveyed teens on technology use in 2015.4 Popular Posts for the 4th 07-04-2018As we pause for the 4th of July holiday, we thought it was a good opportunity to look back at the posts that were of particular interest to our readers this yea…More HIV Research Highlights from CROI 2018 (Videos) 03-07-2018Our 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 03-06-2018A 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…A Personal Perspective: PrEP and NBHAAD 02-07-2018Every day, I wake up and take a little blue pill that empowers me. It s been nearly 3 years since I made the decision to start...Ryan White and National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 02-02-2018Individuals who get their HIV/AIDS care from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) have low incomes, little to no health coverage, but relatively high rates o…The Tools You Need to Make Your Organization Health Literate 10-03-2017October is Health Literacy Month, so now is a great time to start on the path to become a health literate organization - and the...