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10-05-2023The HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy is pleased to announce the awarding of $450,000 to the Cherokee Nation th...
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OIDP Awards $450,000 to Cherokee Nation to Implement Hepatitis C Linkage to Care Program - Blog
PACHA Meeting Spotlights HIV Response in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities 08-09-2023Panelists Stephanie Paz, We R Native Youth, and Kelly Vallo, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, (at left) discuss addressing HIV in... - Blog
Watch PACHA: American Indian/Alaska Native HIV Issues & HIV in AZ 07-05-2023HIV.gov hosted a series of live conversations with participants in the 77th Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AI... - Blog
PACHA to Meet in Phoenix June 28-29: Join Live or Online 06-14-2023The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will convene for its 77th full council meeting on Wednesday, June 28, and... - Blog
“It was a Journey” to Achieve Viral Suppression. The Right Provider Helped. 10-28-2022These days, Matthew likes to celebrate life doing the typical things with family and friends. We like to get together and watch UFC [Ultimate Fighting... - Blog
IHS Awards New Cooperative Agreements for Ending the HIV and HCV Epidemics in Indian Country 09-29-2022Cross-posted from IHS Newsroom, originally published 9/27/22 Today, the Indian Health Service is announcing $1.2 million in three... - Blog
Pre-conference Highlights from the International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2022) 07-29-2022Yesterday, the day before the 24th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2022) officially opened; several important pre-conference... - Blog
A Pathway to Success on HCV Treatment and Elimination 05-25-2021Hepatitis C virus (HCV) continues to cause high mortality, with the rate of HCV-related deaths among American Indian and Alaska N... - Blog
Working Together, We Can Make Progress 03-19-2021National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD) offers an opportunity to reflect on our ongoing challenges, chart a course for a... - Blog
Ending the HIV Epidemic in Indigenous Communities through Unity, Strength, and Diversity 03-18-2021The National Native HIV Network (NNHN) is an Indigenous-led initiative that mobilizes American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native... - Blog
Supporting Increased HIV Prevention, Testing, Training, and Data Infrastructure with Tribal Partners and Communities 11-25-2020With FY 2020 funding from the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) through the Indian Health Service (IHS), the Oklahoma Area Tribal Epidemiology Center has engaged in… - Blog
The National Native HIV Network Hosts Activities to Support Community Engagement, Adapt to COVID-19 11-18-2020The National Native HIV Network (NNHN) was established in 2016 by the grassroots efforts of several Native individuals in the pub... - Blog
IHS Adds HIV Prevention & STI Services in an ER to Help End the HIV Epidemic in Phoenix 11-11-2020Ending the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030 is a goal of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its opera... - Blog
Understanding Stigma Experiences among Alaska Native/American Indian People with HIV 10-26-2020Alaska Native/American Indian (AN/AI) people living with HIV in Alaska are often diagnosed at a later stage of HIV infection than... - Blog
Ending the HIV Epidemic: Culturally Attuned Educational Materials for American Indians/Alaska Natives 10-19-2020As one of several Indian Health Service activities supported by the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) in Fiscal Year 2020, the Urban... - Blog
"Talking is Power Campaign" Supports Parents in Educating Native American Youth about HIV 10-07-2020To help American Indian and Alaska Native parents and caring adults initiate difficult conversations about sexual health topics w... - Blog
IHS and Cherokee Nation Launch New HIV Pilot Project 06-27-2019On National HIV Testing Day, IHS announced funding for a project with the Cherokee Nation Health Services,part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative. - Blog
Tribal Public Health Stakeholders Share Input on National Strategies for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and STIs 06-21-2019American Indian and Alaska Native stakeholders shared input on the next HIV and viral hepatitis strategies and the new STIs plan. - Blog
Addressing Hepatitis C and HIV in Indian Country 03-20-2019March 20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This year the Indian Health Service is highlightingEliminating Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS. - Blog
Recognition and Response: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2019 03-20-2019Please join us in recognizing the impact of HIV on Native communities, and in communicating about the importance of knowing one’s HIV status.