viernes, 29 de junio de 2018

This week on HIV.gov

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this week on HIV.gov
FEDERAL RESPONSE BLOG POSTS
Important Messaging from National HIV Testing Day
June 27th was National HIV Testing Day, a day to encourage people to get tested for HIV, know their status, and get linked to care and treatment. Read on for details on national activity during this important awareness day...
CDC Adds New HIV and Social Determinants of Health Indicators to NCHHSTP’s AtlasPlus
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention's AtlasPlus has added 11 new indicators that increase access to information on HIV and, for the first time, social determinants of health. AtlasPlus gives you quick access to more than 15 years of CDC's surveillance data on HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis...
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DIGITAL TOOLS BLOG POSTS
Learn About the Updated IT Accessibility Standards
In January 2017, the U.S. Access Board published a final rule updating information technology accessibility requirements covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which includes IT that is developed, procured, maintained, or used by federal agencies. The Rehabilitation Act is a federal law which requires programs and activities funded by federal agencies to be accessible to people with disabilities, including federal employees and members of the public. Here's a recap of the changes...
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HIV/AIDS BASICS BLOG POSTS
ICYMI: 37th Anniversary of the First Reported Cases of AIDS in the United States
June 5 was an important anniversary in the history of HIV and AIDS in the United States. On this date in 1981 the CDC published a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, describing cases of a rare lung infection in five young, previously healthy, gay men in Los Angeles. This edition of the MMWR marked the first official reporting on what would later become known as AIDS...
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calendarUPCOMING EVENTS
Register for a webinar that provides the basics of HIV and AIDS, looking at modes of HIV transmission, biomedical prevention techniques including PrEP, and what ART is and how it works in the body.
ribbonAWARENESS DAYS
National HIV Testing Day was this week, but getting tested for HIV is important year round. Help your audience find testing sites by adding the HIV.gov Locator to your website!

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