HIV Among Communities of Color

4-25-2019The Active & Healthy Challenge is designed to promote the newly released Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and the Move Your Way campaign.

4-23-2019The Minority HIV/AIDS Fund is transforming HIV prevention, care, and treatment for communities of color by: bringing federal, state, and community organizations…

3-26-2019Three digital divide trends we’re watching: mobile devices, 5G networks, and screen-time limits for youth.

3-25-2019Speakers took aim at stigma during the closing session of the 2019 National HIV Prevention Conference, at why it exists and how to combat it.

3-22-2019The Minority HIV/AIDS Fund has worked to develop and implement game-changing approaches to improving the health of people of color living with or at risk for HI…

3-20-2019March 20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This year the Indian Health Service is highlighting Eliminating Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS. 

3-20-2019Please join us in recognizing the impact of HIV on Native communities, and in communicating about the importance of knowing one’s HIV status.

3-12-2019Communicators can build content for National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day messages with this collection from HIV.gov.

3-11-2019HHS to launch initial activities under new Ending the "HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America" with $29M in resources from the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund&n…

3-6-2019SAMHSA has issued a funding opportunity announcement to support substance use treatment service delivery to racial/ethnic minority individuals at risk for or li…

3-2-2019In 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a meeting to brief service providers and community leaders on public health surveillance data…

2-22-2019In 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.

2-20-2019Special issue of Public Health Reports features 11 articles on innovative strategies supported by SMAIF to improve HIV prevention and care for racial/ethnic min…

1-25-2019The HIV.gov team extends our heartfelt thanks to Phill Wilson, founder of the Black AIDS Institute, for his longstanding service in the response to HIV and AIDS…

12-17-2018Dr. Cheever highlighted why we’ve been hearing so much about hepatitis C lately – for both promising and concerning reasons – and how this imp…

11-15-2018One month ago we observed National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day. As we look forward to 2019, we encourage you to revisit a blog post by Admiral Bret…

11-13-2018At HIV.gov, we’re focused on the future of mobile and health communication - are you?

11-7-2018As we mark the 20th anniversary of the Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) this fall, I am pleased to announce the FY 2018 “Promoting Innovation to Eliminate H…

10-15-2018Fifteen years ago, the nation observed the first annual National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). Since then, we’ve seen significant progress in the nat…

10-10-2018As the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund marks its 20th anniversary, several recently funded projects were featured in a pair of workshops at the …

10-2-2018The Latino Commission on AIDS coordinates the observance of National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day every year on October 15. This opportunity to increase awareness …

9-19-2018A new toolkit for HRSA-funded health centers on how to integrate HIV care, treatment, and/or prevention services into their primary care services shares the les…

8-29-2018The Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund and viral hepatitis are two topics that will be in the spotlight next week at the 2018 U.S. Conference on AI…

7-17-2018Forty-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.

7-4-2018As 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…