04-15-2024STI Awareness Week, observed April 14-20 this year, raises awareness about how sexually transmitted infections (...
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Resources for STI Awareness Week: April 14-20, 2024 DOJ and HHS Send Letter to Medicaid Programs on Hepatitis C and Substance Use Disorders 02-26-2024In January, the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services issued a joint letter (PDF, 149KB) to...New CDC HIV Prevention and Surveillance Funding Opportunity 02-09-2024Dear Colleague: Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the Notice of Funding Opp...Opportunity to Comment on Draft of HSV Addendum to STI Plan 02-06-2024The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is inviting stakeholders to provide written public commen...Syndemic Approach Needed to Address HIV Disparities among Transgender Women 01-29-2024A new Executive Perspective in Public Health Reports discusses the importance of using a syndemic lens in our ef...What Topics Interested HIV.gov’s Blog Readers Most in 2023? 12-28-2023As 2023 comes to an end, we looked back at the 100 most-viewed blog posts published this year to get a sense of...NIH Statement on Preliminary Efficacy Results of First-in-Class Gonorrhea Antibiotic Developed Through Public-Private Partnership 11-14-2023Scanning electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes gonorrhea. Captured by the Research...PACHA Examines HIV Response in Appalachia During September Meeting 11-08-2023The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) focused on the response to the HIV epidemic in Appalachia...Alabama Public Health Leaders, Community Focus on Holistic Approach to HIV Epidemic 10-23-2023Alabama is one of seven states with a substantial number of HIV diagnoses in rural areas that are a part of th...Southern Indian Health Council Addresses Syndemic in Rural California 09-05-2023Federal leaders recently visited the Southern Indian Health Council (SIHC) in Alpine, CA, to observe its efforts...The Inaugural Syndemic Solutions Summit 08-30-2023Recently, about 200 stakeholders gathered for the inaugural Syndemic Solutions Summit to share, discuss, and a...Putting Community First – OIDP Staff Reflects on NAESM Conference 08-24-2023This summer, staff from the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) attended the National Afri...SAMHSA Invites Comments on Draft Harm Reduction Framework by Aug. 14 08-02-2023Note: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy calls for integrated programs to address the syndemic of HIV, STIs, viral h...SAMHSA Funding Opportunity for Portable Clinical Care Services for Racial/Ethnic Minorities Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness 06-26-2023The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced a new funding opportunity t...HHS Releases First-Ever STI Federal Implementation Plan 06-13-2023Cross-posted from: HHS Newsroom [On June 8, 2023], the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rel...HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Releases Letter on Sexually Transmitted Infections, Including Mpox 06-07-2023As sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the recent mpox outbreak, continue to have a disproportiona...Still Reaching: The Syndemics that Complicate and Characterize How Drugs and HIV Intersect in People’s Lives 05-30-2023Nearly 42 years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)reporteda rare pneumonia in...HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Releases New Letter on Sexually Transmitted Infections, Including Mpox 05-17-2023As sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the recent mpox outbreak, continue to have a disproportiona...SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Substance Use and HIV Prevention Navigator Program for Racial/Ethnic Minorities 04-25-2023The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is seeking applications under a $10 milli...SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Substance Use Disorder Treatment and HIV Services for Medically Underserved Racial and Ethnic Minority Individuals 04-06-2023The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently published a nearly $21 million f...