Southern Forum Addresses HIV among Gay and Bisexual Men of Color
12-28-2016HIV continues to take a heavy toll in the southern United States. Southern states represent 33 percent of the U.S. population, but accounted for an estimated 44…
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SAMHSA Announces Availability of $33M to Integrate HIV Services into Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment Programs for Women
3-21-2016Editor's Note: This announcement previously stated a funding amount of $11 million. It has been revised upon SAMHSA's corrected funding availability of $33 mill…
Advancing Awareness and Action Against Hepatitis C among African Americans
3-25-2015A recent forum convened by HHS focused on strengthening the response to hepatitis C in African American communities, gathering representatives of more than thre…
White House National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Event Highlights Two New Initiatives
2-6-2015Two new initiatives focused on addressing the disproportionate impact of HIV among African Americans were among the issues highlighted during a roundtable discu…
Fight HIV/AIDS: Get Covered, Get Tested, and Get Treated If Needed
2-6-2015Dr. Cara JamesMore than 1.2 million people are living with HIV or AIDS in the United States – and almost 1 in 7 of them don’t know their status. African Ame…
Ryan White and National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2-5-2015A significant proportion of African Americans living with HIV/AIDS receive care under HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. In 2012, 46.7% of Ryan White clien…
AIDS.gov Resources for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)
2-4-2015Saturday February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) - an annual observance to recognize and take action against the disproportionate impact of…
Black Voices: Going Social for #NBHAAD
2-3-2015Venton C. Jones Jr.February 7, 2015 marks the 15th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV testing and treatment com…
CDC Encourages African-American Women to #TakeChargeAndTest for #NHTD
6-27-2014In honor of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released an expanded suite of materials for Take Charge. T…
Learning More About your Audiences: Communities of Color on Twitter
2-4-2014Earlier this month we posted a blog report about African Americans and technology use. The data in the Pew report revealed that almost a quarter of African Amer…