Editor’s note: This is the final in our series of blog posts sharing highlights from the National Minority AIDS Council’s 2012 U.S. Conference on AIDS. HIV and aging was the issue in the spotlight at the third day of the annual U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA). Thanks to effective treatment, the population of people living…
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day: Recognizing the Challenges of Growing Older with HIV/AIDS
September 18, 2012 • 0 comments • By Grant Colfax, MD, Director, Office of National AIDS Policy
Cross-posted from The White House Office of National AIDS Policy Blog
Cross-posted from The White House Office of National AIDS Policy Blog
Today marks the fifth observance of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. It is a day where we recognize that while the progress made in reducing HIV mortality and morbidity is remarkable, people aging with HIV face multiple, unique challenges. By 2015 over half of all people living with HIV in the US will be…
NIH Research on HIV and Aging
September 18, 2012 • 0 comments • By Paolo Miotti, M.D., Medical Officer, Office of AIDS Research, NIH, and Executive Secretary, OAR Working Group on HIV and Aging
As a result of the global response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, particularly the successful use and scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART), the spectrum of HIV disease has dramatically changed in the last several years. With good adherence to ART, many HIV-infected persons can expect to live to an older age. The CDC estimates that by…
National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day Webinar
September 18, 2012 will mark the fifth annual observance of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAAD). This year’s theme is “Aging is a part of life: HIV doesn’t have to be!” The lead organization for the day is The AIDS Institute . With this observance, The AIDS Institute and its partners nationwide work to…
Register Now: The Graying of HIV/AIDS Webinar
The Administration on Aging (AoA) will host a free webinar “The Graying of HIV/AIDS: Community Resources for the Aging Services Network” on Wednesday January 25th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Register here. This session will explore community programs and resources associated with positive aging and HIV prevention, including the new AoA Older Adults…
4th National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
Written by Kathy Greenlee, Assistant Secretary, HHS Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
When Americans think about HIV, the face they imagine isn’t that of a person who has lived over half a century and beyond. Yet, in 2009, people aged 50 and older accounted for 17% of new HIV diagnoses in 40 states with long-term confidential name-based…
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day: A Perspective from the National Institutes of Health
September 16, 2011 • 4 comments • By Paolo Miotti, M.D., Medical Officer, Office of AIDS Research, NIH, and Executive Secretary, OAR Working Group on HIV and Aging
Cross-posted from The White House Office of National AIDS Policy Blog
Cross-posted from The White House Office of National AIDS Policy Blog
Co-authored by Scott Proestel, M.D., Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
On September 18, 2011, we mark the fourth observance of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. The remarkable success of antiretroviral therapies in prolonging the lives of HIV-infected individuals who have access to and can tolerate these drugs has…