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Black Gay Men and HIV/AIDS: Evaluating Our Progress to Reverse the Epidemic -- Meeting Summary
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On June 22-23, 2010 NASTAD convened its second technical assistance meeting focused on black gay men. This meeting allowed health departments to meet with a cross-section of external partners to share program information to begin refining prevention approaches targeting black gay men. Particpating state and city health departments included Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Minnesota, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
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National HIV/AIDS Strategy
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The Obama Administration released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy on July 14, 2010. NASTAD sent a letter to Jeff Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy at the White House, about the newly released strategy. In the letter, NASTAD congratulated Crowley and the Obama Administration for the successful launch of the strategy and stated, "As major implementing partners in this plan, NASTAD members are eager to engage in a meaningful, sustained and dynamic relationship that ensures the strategy maintains credibility, accountability and ultimately proves successful in meeting the goals of the Strategy."
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NASTAD and NCSD Statement of Urgency on Crisis Among Gay Men
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At its 2010 Annual Meeting, the NASTAD membership unanimously approved issuing a statement of urgency about the HIV and STD crisis among gay men. In conjunction with the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), NASTAD released this statement at a Congressional briefing on June 24, 2010. Read the statement of urgency and the commitment of NASTAD and NCSD members to address the crisis.
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HIV Testing in Hospital Emergency Departments
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On April 9, 2010, representatives from hospital emergency departments, health departments and federal partners met to discuss ways to strengthen HIV testing efforts in hospital emergency departments. The facilitated discussion was designed to clearly delineate the role of public health agencies in the implementation of HIV testing in emergency departments; identify the benefits of collaboration between hospitals and health departments in implementing HIV testing; identify challenges and facilitators to implementation; and suggest “best practices” associated with the development and implementation of emergency department-based HIV testing. Bernard Branson, M.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provided an outline for “The Future of ED Testing.” Each health department/emergency department team also presented a brief summary of their existing testing program and their strategies for moving forward. A report of the proceedings from the meeting was released in August 2010. This educational activity was supported by an independent educational grant from Tibotec Therapeutics.
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NASTAD Commends House Committee for Hearing on Viral Hepatitis; Increased Federal Response Urgently Needed
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NASTAD commends the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for holding the hearing entitled "Viral Hepatitis: The Secret Epidemic." Chairman Ed Towns (D-NY) and Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) convened this important hearing to question federal officials, public health experts and persons living with hepatitis about how the federal government is responding to an epidemic which impacts more than five million Americans.
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ADAP Drug Pricing and ADAP Crisis Task Force
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The ADAP Crisis Task Force negotiates with pharmaceutical companies for additional rebates and discounts and has achieved more than $1 billion in savings for ADAPs since its inception in 2003. This paper provides details of ADAP drug pricing and the ADAP Crisis Task Force agreements with companies.
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Webinar: Hepatitis - Attitudes, Beliefs and Misconceptions
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In partnership with the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR), NASTAD hosted a webinar featuring Cynthia Jorgensen, DrPH, Team Lead, Education and Training - Prevention Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The webinar included results from CDC formative research and message testing with four different audience segments. Attitudes, beliefs and misconceptions were discussed as well as implications for viral hepatitis education and prevention messaging.
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Black Women and HIV/AIDS: Findings from the Southeast Regional Consumer and Provider Focus Group Interviews
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Black Women’s Issue Brief No. 2 provides qualitative data from Southeast regional focus groups that occurred from April to August 2009. Particular attention is given to the voice of women living with and affected by HIV/AIDS to provide a clear and fresh perspective on issues and suggestions for health departments to consider when designing, targeting and implementing culturally relevant programs or interventions for black women.
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National HIV Prevention Inventory
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NASTAD and the Kaiser Family Foundation partnered to produce this report that offers a baseline picture of how HIV prevention is delivered across the country. The report is based on a survey of 65 health departments, including all state and territorial jurisdictions and six CDC directly funded U.S. cities and provides a comprehensive inventory of HIV prevention efforts at state and local levels.
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