NASTAD Press Release Regarding CDC's Revised HIV Incidence Estimates NASTAD issued a press release on August 2, 2008 in reaction to the release of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) revised HIV incidence estimates. Using new technologies to estimate HIV incidence, CDC now estimates that 56,300 new infections occurred in the U.S. in 2006, a number significantly higher than the previous estimate of 40,000 - a less precise count that had remained static for over a decade.  The original release is published in the August 6, 2008 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).  NASTAD's Prevention Policy Agenda and background document Prevention Blueprint (see links below) provide concrete recommendations for addressing the HIV epidemic in the U.S.   NASTAD Prevention Policy Agenda -- November 2007 On November 29, 2007, NASTAD introduced a Prevention Policy Agenda to accompany its newly-released Blueprint, which includes recommendations for federal funding increases and expansion of core HIV/AIDS programs and services at the state and local levels.   A New Blueprint for the Future: Ending the Epidemic Through the Power of Prevention -- November 2007 On November 29, 2007, NASTAD released A New Blueprint for the Nation: Ending the Epidemic Through the Power of Prevention, along with a companion policy agenda.  The Blueprint provides guideline for state and territorial health departments for ensuring they have the financial, political and programmatic resources necessary and in place to meaningfully scale up domestic HIV prevention efforts for the future.   Black MSM Issue Brief No. 3: Findings from Targeted Interviews on HIV Prevention Activities Directed Toward Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Black MSM Issue Brief No. 3 is the third in a series of issue briefs highlighting the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS among Black MSM in the U.S.  Issue Brief No. 3 details the findings from targeted interviews conducted with over 70 health department staff and community stakeholders from 14 jurisdictions across the country.  The interviews uncovered unprecedented insight into the lives of Black gay men and a greater detail into jurisdiction-level and community-level responses to the HIV crisis.  State and city health departments who participated in the targeted interviews include: California, Chicago, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Los Angeles, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York City, New York State, North Carolina, San Francisco and Texas.   Black Gay Men/MSM and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis and Planning for Action -- Meeting Summary On February 4-5, 2008 NASTAD conducted a Black Gay Men's Technical Assistance (TA) Meeting entitled, Black Gay Men and HIV/AIDS:  Confronting the Crisis and Planning for Action.  During this meeting, NASTAD released the findings from targeted interviews conducted with over 70 health department staff and community stakeholders from 14 jurisdictions across the country.  The interviews have uncovered unprecedented insight into the lives of Black gay men and a greater detail into jurisdiction-level and community-level responses to the HIV crisis.  This meeting enabled health departments to meet with a cross-section of external partners to share program information, priorities and resources, and identify the facilitators and barriers to effective programming targeting Black gay men.  State and city health departments invited to participate in the meeting include California, Chicago, Florida, Illinois, Los Angeles, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York City, New York State, North Carolina, San Francisco, Texas, and the District of Columbia.   African American Women's Issue Brief No. 1: The Landscape of HIV/AIDS Among African American Women in the United States African American Women’s Issue Brief No. 1 examines the impact of HIV/AIDS on African American women and provides an overview of key behavioral risk factors and psychosocial determinants that increases HIV vulnerability among this population in the U.S.  Additionally, the issue brief highlights primary, secondary and tertiary barriers to care and treatment services targeting African American women.   2008 National ADAP Technical Assistance Meeting Presentations Presentations from the National ADAP TA Meeting in Washington, DC on July 9-11, 2008 are available in the Resource Materials section of NASTAD's Care and Treatment website.   National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report 2008 - Summary The 2008 National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs).  ADAPs, authorized under Part B of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS.  ADAPs operate in 58 U.S. state, territories, and associated jurisdictions.  The report, the twelfth in an annual series, was prepared by NASTAD and the Kaiser Family Foundation.  It was released during a policy forum on April 8, 2008.

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