WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement highlighting the U.S. Department of Labor’s ongoing efforts in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day is Dec. 1. “On World AIDS Day, we reflect on friends and family members we have lost since the emergence of this pandemic more than…
Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on World AIDS Day
December 1, 2012 • 1 comment • By Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor
Cross-posted from http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/OPA20122374.htm#.ULpB-4VLmr9
Cross-posted from http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/OPA20122374.htm#.ULpB-4VLmr9
Forging Ahead on World AIDS Day
December 1, 2011 • 0 comments • By Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor
Cross-posted from The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor
Cross-posted from The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor
This year, on World AIDS Day, a new report from the United Nations shows we’ve achieved an encouraging 21 percent reduction in deaths of people living with HIV/AIDS across the globe. With so many people living longer, healthier lives, we must redouble our efforts to ensure that workplaces are free of discrimination on the basis…
Observing World AIDS Day
December 1, 2011 • 0 comments • By Miguel Gomez, Director, AIDS.gov, and Senior Communications Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Cross-posted from Disability.Blog
Cross-posted from Disability.Blog
Federal Leads Review Progress at One-Year Anniversary
July 27, 2011 • 1 comment • By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
On the eve of the first anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), representatives of the six federal agencies tasked by the President with lead responsibility for implementing NHAS gathered for one of our regular meetings and shared updates on implementation progress. Chairing the meeting, the Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh, praised the…
Agency Operational Plans and the President’s FY 2012 Budget Highlight Our Continued Efforts to Implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
February 15, 2011 • 3 comments • By Jeffrey S. Crowley, M.P.H., Director, Office of National AIDS Policy
Cross-posted from Office of National AIDS Policy Blog
Cross-posted from Office of National AIDS Policy Blog
One of the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy was to refocus existing efforts and deliver better results to the American people within current funding levels, as well as make the case for new investments. The Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) is excited to share some of the progress the Obama Administration has made…
HHS Meets with Lead Federal Departments about the NHAS
September 22, 2010 • 1 comment • By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) convened the first meeting of lead Federal departments to discuss the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). As stated in a Presidential Memorandum released on July 13, 2010, “The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, shall be responsible for convening interagency efforts to improve coordination of HIV/AIDS programs and…
HHS Plans National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation
August 19, 2010 • 1 comment • By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services convened the first meeting of its HHS National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Group. Comprised of representatives of 10 operational divisions and more than 13 staff offices from across HHS, the Implementation Group is tasked with preparing the agency’s operational plan for implementing the Strategy. Assistant Secretary for Health…