As part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached three settlements addressing HIV discrimination by medical providers over the past three weeks. Each of the settlements was reached under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities—including persons with HIV disease—in public…
Justice Department Settles Three HIV Discrimination Cases
February 14, 2013 • 0 comments • By David W. Knight, J.D., Trial Attorney, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Chatting on Twitter for NBHAAD
February 4, 2013 • 1 comment • By Wayne Duffus, Associate Director for Health Equity, CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with its partners, will be hosting a Twitter event tomorrow, Tuesday, February 5, at 2pm ET, to commemorate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which takes place annually on February 7. Twitter events give us an opportunity to connect with people across the country and in…
HIV Among Youth in the U.S.: Protecting a Generation
November 27, 2012 • 1 comment • By Kevin Fenton, M.D., Ph.D., FFPH, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, @CDC_DrFenton
In the latest edition of Vital Signs, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today, we reported that one in four new HIV infections in the United States were among young people between the ages of 13 and 24. That is about 12,000 youth, or about 1,000 per month, were infected with HIV…
Justice Department: Fighting Discrimination against People Living with HIV
November 26, 2012 • 5 comments • By David W. Knight, J.D., Trial Attorney, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
and Anne E. Langford, J.D., Trial Attorney, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
[Editor’s note: As we approach World AIDS Day, we reflect on the fact that many things have happened this year that affect people living with HIV/AIDS and those who care for them, including the release of important new documents and Federal resources. We wanted to call your attention to two recent announcements from the U.S....
Great American Smokeout: An Opportunity for Smokers Living with HIV to Improve their Health
November 14, 2012 • 1 comment • By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Across the country, many people are preparing to take an important step to improve their health tomorrow (11/15/2012); they are planning to quit smoking. Why tomorrow? It’s the 37th Great American Smokeout . Organized annually by the American Cancer Society , the observance encourages smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit,…
New Resource Highlights Innovations in Oral Health Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS
October 17, 2012 • 1 comment • By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
I would like to call your attention to an excellent new resource that can help advance our efforts to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV: “Innovations in Oral Health Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS ,” a special supplement to Public Health Reports (the official journal of the U.S. Public Health Service). This…