HealthHIV

FY2012 HIV Funding

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:34:43 -0400

Information now available on how CDC's FY2012 HIV prevention budget was allocated.

HealthHIV Expands Workforce, Prevention and Capacity Building Expertise

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:40:51 -0400

WASHINGTON, DC - HealthHIV announces the addition of the following staff: Julio Fonseca as Workforce Training Manager; Shauna Cooper, MPH, as Capacity Building Manager; and Marissa Tonelli as Prevention and Policy Manager. The national HIV non-profit also announces the promotions of Michael Shankle, MPH, to Director of Prevention and Policy, and Nicholas Welch, MPH, to Director of Research and Evaluation.

HealthHIV Executive Director Testifies Before FDA Panel

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:51:46 -0400

On May 15th, HealthHIV Executive Director Brian Hujdich testified before an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recommend approval of OraSure Technologies Inc.'s at-home HIV test. In oral testimony Hujdich urged the panel to approve the OraQuick In-Home HIV test for market. The expert panel approved the In-Home HIV test unanimously. The OraQuick test must next be approved by FDA regulators. If approved the test kit, which would sell for less than $60, will be available in drug stores and other retailers. Click here....

HealthHIV Expands Workforce and Training Efforts

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:31:03 -0500

WASHINGTON, DC - HealthHIV has hired Richard C. Liu, MPH, as Senior Workforce and Training Manager. Liu will support HealthHIV's workforce capacity initiatives and viral hepatitis programs. An experienced viral hepatitis educator, Liu has worked with physicians in primary care, hepatology, and gastroenterology to improve the capacity of health care providers to address chronic viral hepatitis.

African-American Physicians Believe Stigma Remains Significant Barrier To Routine HIV Testing

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:10:00 -0500

Washington, DC - Social stigma remains a significant barrier to routine HIV testing by African-American physicians, according to data released from separate surveys conducted by HealthHIV and the National Medical Association (NMA). Newly released findings from the Second Annual HealthHIV State of HIV Primary Care survey show 63% of African American providers cite clients not wanting to be tested for HIV as the primary barrier to routine HIV testing, while 67% cited stigma as a major barrier to their patients accessing HIV care.

African-American Physicians Believe Stigma Remains Significant Barrier To Routine HIV Testing

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:36:13 -0500

The State of HIV Primary Care: A Shifting Landscape

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:26:20 -0500

HealthHIV Annual Survey Of HIV & Primary Care Providers Identifies Concern Over Increased Demand And Decreased Funding

HealthHIV Board Leadership Announced

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500

WASHINGTON, DC - HealthHIV announces the election of new leadership to its Board of Directors and the addition of three new board members.Â Michael Wong, MD, will serve as the non-profit's Board Chair and Donna Elaine Sweet, MD, MACP, AAHIVS, will serve as Vice-Chair.Â In addition, Robyn Watson, Ph.D., Director of the Public Health Division at the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation, will serve as Secretary, and Paul Moore, Budget Director of the Palm Beach County Health Department, as Treasurer.Â

HealthHIV Expands Clinical, Policy, Research Staff

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:30:00 -0500

WASHINGTON, DC â HealthHIV announces the hiring of four staff members as it continues expanding its education, training, capacity building, research, and advocacy capabilities. Joining HealthHIV are Stephen Perez, RN, ANP-BC, ACRN, AAHIVS, as HIV Clinical Specialist; K. Mona Moore, PA-C, AAHIVS, as HIV Program Specialist; James Sykes, MPH, as Advocacy Manager; and Andrea Johnson, MPH, as Research Associate.

Prior to joining HealthHIV, Perez worked as an HIV nurse practitioner with Inova Health System in Virginia and as case manager for the HIV Services Division of Catholic Charities. A registered nurse and HIV Specialist, Perez earned his nursing degree from the University of San Diego and Masters degree from the University of California, SaSan Francisco.

Moore, a family practice physician assistant and HIV Specialist, has over thirty years experience working in global HIV, safe motherhood, maternal and child health, and nutrition programs in more than 20 countries. For the past eight years, she has focused on integrating HIV and other health programs into primary care settings.

Sykes has been involved in HIV since 1994, and joins the non-profit from the AIDS Institute, where he served as Director of Global Policy. Previously he served as health educator and Director of Education with the Tampa AIDS Network. He earned his MPH in Community Health Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Johnson comes to HealthHIV from the Latin American Health Institute, following service in the Office on Women's Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She received her BA in psychology and social behavior from the University of California, Irvine, and her MPH in social behavioral sciences from the Boston University School of Public Health.

HealthHIV is a leading national, 501(c)(3) non-profit working with organizations, communities, and professional to advance effective prevention, care, and support for people living with, or at risk for, HIV through education and training, technical assistance and capacity building, advocacy, and health services research and evaluation. HealthHIV leads the AIDS Education and Training Centers National Center for HIV Care in Minority Communities.Â For more information, please visit www.HealthHIV.org or www.NCHCMC.org.

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Updated Fact Sheet: HIV and Viral Hepatitis

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:37:15 -0500

Persons with HIV infection are disproportionately affected by viral hepatitis; about one-third of HIV-infected persons are coinfected with hepatitis B or hepatitis C, which can cause long-term (chronic) illness and death. Viral hepatitis progresses faster among persons with HIV infection, and persons who are infected with both viruses experience greater liver-related health problems than those who do not have HIV infection.