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H1N1 Influenza Virus Information
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| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued interim guidance on H1N1 influenza virus in HIV infected individuals. To summarize, patients with HIV are at higher risk for more severe influenza and should be treated as high risk individuals. There are no absolute contraindications for co-administration of oseltamivir or zanamivir, the two drugs recommended to be used for prevention and treatment of H1N1, with currently available antiretroviral medications. | |
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Act Against AIDS Campaign
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| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) has launched a new HIV/AIDS awareness campaign. Although HIV infection is preventable, every 9½ minutes, someone in the U.S. is infected with the virus. The Act Against AIDS campaign is designed to contribute to the goal of reducing HIV incidence in the United States. |  |
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Youth Issue Brief #2 - Reframing Youth as Assets
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This issue brief, the second in a three-part series, explores youth development as a prevention strategy for health departments aimed at improving the sexual health outcomes of young people having the greatest risk of HIV and STD infections. It outlines the premises of the youth development approach and provides a description of key elements demonstrated in effective youth development programs.
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Impact of State Budget Cuts on HIV/AIDS Programs
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NASTAD conducted a survey of state health department HIV/AIDS programs in February 2009 to determine how state budget cuts are affecting HIV care and treatment, prevention, surveillance and viral hepatitis programs. Thirty-seven (37) states responded to the survey and this summary details the impact that state HIV/AIDS programs are experiencing as a result of state fiscal crises.
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National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report 2009 - Full Report
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The 2009 National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, authorized under Part B of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in 58 U.S. state, territories, and associated jurisdictions. The report, the thirteenth in an annual series, was prepared by NASTAD and the Kaiser Family Foundation. It was released during a live webcast on April 7, 2009.
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Presentations from NASTAD's TA Meeting on Reaching Gay Men Using the Internet
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NASTAD held a technical assistance meeting, in conjunction with the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), focusing on reaching gay men using the internet. Twelve jurisdictions (California, Chicago, the District of Columbia, Florida, Houston, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York City, New York State, San Francisco and Texas) participated in the meeting, held in Alexandria, VA on March 29-31, 2009. NASTAD and NCSD will use information from this meeting to tailor technical assistance and support and to better advocate on behalf of health department and community programs committed to this very important topic. The meeting agenda and presentations from the meeting are available on the Resource Materials section of the HIV Prevention page on NASTAD's website.
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Presentations from NASTAD's 2009 Southeast Regional Forum on HIV/AIDS Among Black Women
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NASTAD hosted its third regional forum entitled Black Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis and Planning for Action, in conjunction with the Southern AIDS Coalition, in New Orleans, on March 23-25, 2009. It was part of NASTAD’s ongoing regional forum series to address racial and ethnic health disparities and the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on black women in the U.S. Health department representatives, national partners and community stakeholders came together to examine challenges and barriers to effective program development and implementation targeting black women. Strategies and lessons learned were shared among participants. Jurisdictions collaborated to develop on-going action plans and recommendations for technical assistance. The overall goal was to establish a renewed sense of commitment to address the impact of HIV/AIDS on black women. Participating jurisdictions included Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. There were several presentations in support of the overall meeting objectives that are available in the Resource Materials section of the Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities page on NASTAD's website.
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Expanded HIV Testing Report
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In September 2007 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded 23 jurisdictions through program annoucement PS07-768 Exapnded and Integrated Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing for Populations Disporortionately Affected by HIV Primarily African Americans, or the "Expanded Testing Initiative." CDC's stated goals of the program are to achieve 1.5 million tests and to identify 20,000 newly reported cases of HIV infection annually, with 80 percent of those tests taking place in clincial settings such as hospital emergency departments, community health centers and correctional health care systems. The funded jurisdictions,including two additional ones that received funding in 2008, are charged with developing innovative and creative programmatic approaches, including the use of rapid HIV tsting technologies to ensure that HIV-positive persons received their test results and establishing routine testing as standard across health care services.In addition to providing background on the expanded testing intiative, this report highlights the findings of a survey that NASTAD conducted with the funded jurisdictions in December 2008. It also highlights notable examples of implementation successes and challenges and offers recommendations for next steps.
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Youth Issue Brief #1 - HIV/AIDS among Young Black and Latino Gay Men
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This issue brief, the first in a three-part series, explores current epidemiological data on young Black and Latino gay men, social determinants of health, structural barriers related to power and privilege and environmental and policy factors. The issue brief also provides strategies for health departments and their community partners to use in their efforts to better understand and reach these populations.
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¡Adelante! Strengthening the Response to HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis in Latino Communities
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Building on NASTAD’s 2003 policy document entitled Addressing Latino HIV/AIDS: Latino Perspectives and Policy Recommendations, NASTAD released this Call to Action at the 2008 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) Congressional Briefing in Washington, DC. With this Call to Action, NASTAD reaffirms its commitment to providing a comprehensive approach to addressing health disparities among Latino communities and urges health departments, national organizations, federal partners, and key community-based organizations and leaders to scale up efforts to fight the HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis epidemics in Latino communities. The Call to Action provides a clear understanding of the complex factors that contribute to increased rates of HIV and viral hepatitis in Latino communities and recommends targeted and tailored efforts that respond to these critical challenges.
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A New Blueprint for the Future: Ending the Epidemic Through the Power of Prevention
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In April 2008, NASTAD released a revised version of A New Blueprint for the Nation: Ending the Epidemic Through the Power of Prevention, along with a companion policy agenda.
The Blueprint provides guideline for state and territorial health departments for ensuring they have the financial, political and programmatic resources necessary and in place to meaningfully scale up domestic HIV prevention efforts for the future.
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NASTAD Prevention Policy Agenda
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On November 29, 2007, NASTAD introduced a Prevention Policy Agenda to accompany its newly-released Blueprint, which includes recommendations for federal funding increases and expansion of core HIV/AIDS programs and services at the state and local levels.
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El Plan Para el Futuro (HIV Prevention Blueprint in Spanish)
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Los Estados Unidos esta en crisis. La nueva estimación de la incidencia del VIH de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) exige que los esfuerzos de prevención del VIH se unifiquen en torno a una estrategia común y sean ampliados para contrarrestar la situación de emergencia que nos enfrentamos. Como líderes de la nación en la lucha contra el VIH/SIDA, nosotros, los programas de prevención del VIH de los departamentos de salud, ofrecemos a la nación un nuevo Plan Para el Futuro. Al construir sobre los éxitos de los programas de prevención de la nación, estamos convencidos de que los Estados Unidos puede cambiar el rumbo de la epidemia del VIH/SIDA.
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