PleasePrEPMe.org recently announced PleasePrEPMe — the expanded online service that assists Californians with understanding and finding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) services. While this online tool was developed to connect Californians with services, it’s being expanded to…
April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This week’s post highlights the impact of syphilis on women and newborns, and strategies of local health departments to address syphilis among these…
The National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH), in collaboration with leading Hispanic organizations, including California Latinas for Reproductive Justice and the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), has issued a call-to-action to increase…
April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This week’s post highlights the impact of syphilis on gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). As noted…
West Virginia is in the midst of an unprecedented heroin and opioid epidemic that is disrupting the lives of not only individuals and families, but also entire communities and regions. A recent white paper developed by the…
April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This theme was chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB…
The Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) and the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) have produced several new fact sheets related to access to health care in the Deep South. State-specific fact sheets are now available on the…
Baltimore City’s Health Department is using storytelling to address medical mistrust when it comes to HIV prevention and treatment in their community. Last year, they started two programs: Baltimore in Conversation and Project Presence, to…
As the U.S. health care landscape potentially changes, leading HIV/AIDS policy experts say renewed investment in the federally-funded Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) is critical for continued progress in improving the health of people with HIV, preventing…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for the Targeted Capacity Expansion-HIV Program: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High Risk for HIV/AIDS totaling up to $142.9…