A Personal Perspective: PrEP and NBHAAD
2-7-2018Every 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 pre-exposure prophylaxis, bette…
African Americans
Ryan White and National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2-2-2018Individuals 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
10-3-2017October is Health Literacy Month, so now is a great time to start on the path to become a health literate organization - and the In It Together Resource Guide a…
SMAIF in Action: Health Models Program Removes Barriers to Successful HIV Treatment
8-28-2017Teresa* is a young African American woman living in the New Orleans area. She was only in her 20s when she found out that she is HIV-positive. Her journey towar…
SMAIF in Action: The Louisiana Links Program Gets Young Mother Back Into HIV Medical Care So She Can Be There for Her Daughter
8-9-2017Nola* is a young African American mother in rural Louisiana who had stopped getting HIV care for years and was in danger of developing life-threatening illnesse…
30 Days Of HIV: Black, Digital, Community Campaign for National HIV Testing Day
6-2-2017Each year, National HIV Testing Day is an opportunity to reflect on my journey as a Black, gay man, living healthy with HIV. Simply because, getting that HIV t…
Less Talk, More Action: Southern Leaders Meet with CDC to Address HIV Disparities in the South
5-23-2017Why did it take us so long to focus our attention on the disparities experienced in the South? Was it that AIDS was first identified in big cities on the east a…
Highlights from First Day of CROI 2017
2-14-2017This week, we’re at the 2017 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle sharing news and information about some of the importa…
HIV Diagnoses Have Decreased In The African American Community; Prevention And Care Necessary To Continue The Decline
2-7-2017National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), held every year on February 7, has for 17 years been a time to encourage HIV prevention, testing, and access to …
Ready for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day? Digital Communication Resources
1-31-2017Tuesday, February 7, is the 18th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). The Strategic Leadership Council, a community-led group th…