The AIDS Institute and AIDS Alliance for Women, Infants, Children, Youth and Families produced a video addressing stigma for National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. Please visit here to access the video. In addition, TAI developed a new infographic with updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The AIDS Institute is pleased that both the House and Senate are beginning to provide additional funding in their FY2019 Labor HHS Appropriation bills to address the escalating increases in infectious diseases due to injection drug use associated with the opioid epidemic.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and questioning high schoolers are engaged in activities that could potentially place them at a higher risk for HIV compared to their heterosexual counterparts, according to data released today by the CDC. Read The AIDS Insitute's Press Release on the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
The 6th Annual Rural HIV Research and Training Conference is scheduled for September 21-22, 2018 at the Georgia Coastal Center, Savannah, Georgia. For more information, please visit: Rural HIV Conference
The Florida HIV/AIDS Advocacy Network (FHAAN) is a statewide effort comprised of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA’s), community advocates, HIV/AIDS and industry professionals, and anyone wanting to be involved to coordinate HIV advocacy efforts for all Floridians living with HIV and AIDS.
Mission: The AIDS Institute's Florida Consortium for HIV/AIDS Research (FCHAR) was created to bring more HIV research resources to Florida and advance the body of knowledge about all aspects of HIV prevention, care and treatment. The focus is on promoting and arranging inter-institutional and interdisciplinary collaboration on HIV research, including behavioral/epidemiologic studies, clinical trials and studies of basic science, virology and vaccine development. FCHAR researchers represent 7 universities, the Florida Department of Health and 11 other research entities across the state, including those from the private sector. Members account for more than 400 recent and ongoing HIV/AIDS research studies, as compiled in the group's Florida HIV/AIDS Research Inventory.
Today, the U.S. Senate passed the “Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018”, which includes the “Eliminating Opioid Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018”. The bill passed by a 99-1 vote.
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day is a national campaign highlighting the complex issues related to HIV prevention, care and treatment for aging populations in the United States.
The AIDS Institute, a national non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and protecting healthcare access for people living with HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, and other chronic and serious health conditions, today announces the promotion of Franklin Hood to Senior Policy Associate. He has primary responsibility over the organization’s viral hepatitis efforts.
The AIDS Institute is pleased that both the House and Senate are beginning to provide additional funding in their FY2019 Labor HHS Appropriation bills to address the escalating increases in infectious diseases due to injection drug use associated with the opioid epidemic.
In recognition of National HIV Testing Day on June 27th, The AIDS Institute encourages people to get tested for HIV to learn their status and make informed and empowered medical decisions.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and questioning high schoolers are engaged in activities that could potentially place them at a higher risk for HIV compared to their heterosexual counterparts, according to data released today by the CDC. Read The AIDS Insitute's Press Release on the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
The 6th Annual Rural HIV Research and Training Conference is scheduled for September 21-22, 2018 at the Georgia Coastal Center, Savannah, Georgia. For more information, please visit: Rural HIV Conference
