HHS regional offices have continued to support regional and local conversations about implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) in recent months. Meetings convened by Department of Health and Human Services’ regional offices are part of ongoing efforts to work toward the National HIV/AIDS Strategy’s (NHAS) goal of achieving a more coordinated national response to…
More Regional Summits on National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation
September 13, 2012 • 2 comments • By Timothy Harrison, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Regional HIV/AIDS Resource Coordinators, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Strategy in Action: Regional Summits on National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation
July 20, 2012 • 0 comments • By Timothy Harrison, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Regional HIV/AIDS Resource Coordinators, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
As part of ongoing efforts to work toward the National HIV/AIDS Strategy’s (NHAS) goal of achieving a more coordinated national response to the epidemic, over the past two months six of the 10 Department of Health and Human Services regional offices have convened NHAS Summits to discuss progress in implementing the Strategy and to identify…
Strategy in Action: HIV Testing Innovations Contribute to NHAS Goal
February 1, 2012 • 0 comments • 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
With an estimated 20 percent of people living with HIV in the United States unaware of their status, strengthening our HIV testing efforts will be key to achieving the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). Fortunately, many innovative HIV testing efforts are underway in communities across the country. HIV testing is integral to HIV…
AIDS Funders Release NHAS Toolkit for Philanthropic Sector
December 14, 2011 • 0 comments • 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
At a recent (12/5/11) summit of the philanthropic community, in Washington, DC, Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) launched the Funder’s Toolkit for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy . Throughout the development and implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), a strong emphasis has been placed on the need for the engagement and participation of all sectors…
Strategy in Action: Region II Convenes National HIV/AIDS Strategy Symposium
November 2, 2011 • 0 comments • By Michelle S. Davis, PhD, Regional Health Administrator, Region II, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
More than 200 in-person and over 180 webcast attendees participated in a recent symposium held in New York City at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Region II office. The meeting was convened by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of the Regional Health Administrator, Regional Resource Network…
Region VIII Federal Interagency Collaboration Continues
October 17, 2011 • 2 comments • By CAPT Zachary Taylor, M.D., M.S., Regional Health Administrator – Region VIII, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
As the seasons begin to change in the Mountain West, we paused recently to share our efforts to pursue the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) in the States in our region (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming). On September 29, we held a special meeting of the Region VIII NHAS…
South Florida Symposium on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
August 29, 2011 • 1 comment • By RADM Clara H. Cobb, MSN, RN, FNP, Regional Health Administrator, Region IV, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Demonstrating their interest to learn more about and eagerness to support the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, more than 100 stakeholders joined a symposium last month at Florida International University in Miami. Participants included representatives of local health departments, several Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grantees…
HHS Region VIII Agencies Convene to Discuss National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation
May 2, 2011 • 3 comments • By CAPT Zachary Taylor, M.D., M.S., Regional Health Administrator – Region VIII, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
With efforts to implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) unfolding across the country, we thought it would be valuable to gather our Federal colleagues in this region to identify ways to coordinate and collaborate in our HIV/AIDS-related activities. After all, the NHAS calls for a more coordinated national response to the epidemic. To realize the…