Data Provide Insight to Improve Adolescents' Health
11-5-2015Young adults face the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. Here are the eye-opening facts:Young adults aged 15 to 24 acco…
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Use of Social Media to Improve Engagement, Retention, and Health Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum
11-3-2015This SPNS initiative will implement and evaluate innovative social media methods to identify, link, and retain HIV positive underserved, underinsured, hard-to-r…
Youth, HIV and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
10-6-2015Throughout the 25 year history of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), there has been a concerted effort to focus attention and resources on youth affected …
PACHA Seeks Nominations
9-28-2015The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking nominations of qualified individuals to be considered for appointment as members of the Presid…
PACHA Shares NHAS Implementation Recommendations
9-18-2015
During the 57th meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) on September 15, 2015, the Council shared recommendations on the implem…
Black Voices: Youth Voices and Social Media Matter
6-4-2015Anthony Roberts, Jr.Last year, I attended the 16th Viiv Healthcare Community Summit on HIV and joined 29 others as a participant in their first Youth Summit in …
National Minority Health Month: Training the Public Health Work Force
4-29-2015For National Minority Health Month, I want to raise an issue that is vital to improve the health and health equity of our Nation: that is, the development of a …
Stop the Virus by Going Viral
4-17-2015Editor’s Note: Last week CDCNPIN (@CDCNPIN @YouthAIDSDay Dr. Stephanie Zaza, Director of CDC’s Division of Adolescent & School Health (@DrZazaCD…
Recognizing National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: A Focus on Evidence-Based Programming
4-15-2015William H. Bentley, Associate Commissioner of Family and Youth Services BureauIn April, National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) brings together you…
Update on Youth and Social Media Use
4-14-2015National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) commemorated on April 10 highlighted that 26% of new HIV cases in the U.S. are among people ages 13 to 24. This y…