Interconnected Health Problems - Integrated Solutions: Opioid Crisis and Infectious Diseases | HIV.gov

Interconnected Health Problems - Integrated Solutions: Opioid Crisis and Infectious Diseases | HIV.gov

FEDERAL RESPONSE BLOG POSTS Interconnected Health Problems - Integrated Solutions: Opioid Crisis and Infectious Diseases The opioid crisis in the United States is devastating the lives of millions of Americans. Perhaps overshadowed by the alarming rise in overdoses and deaths is the accompanying numbers of injection-related infectious diseases. Opioid overdose deaths increased fivefold from 1999 to 2016, and new hepatitis C infections more than tripled from 2010 to 2016... LEARN MORE >> Free CME Courses Available Now! Did you know that CDC’s Act Against AIDS (AAA) campaigns offer free continuing medical education opportunities for clinicians? AAA is currently featuring three new web-based courses. If you’re interested in PrEP, improving care and prevention for your transgender patients, screening patients with HIV for mental health and substance use issues—or all three, AAA has a course for you... LEARN MORE >> HIV.gov at AIDS 2018 More than 15,000 people—scientists, public health experts, policy makers, and members of the HIV-affected community—are expected to participate in AIDS 2018, which opens on Monday, July 23 and continues through Friday, July 27, 2018. Make sure you stay up-to-date with the latest from the conference with HIV.gov! 5 Ways to Follow HIV.gov @ AIDS 2018 Schedule of Facebook Live Interviews from AIDS 2018 Starting Monday Tune in Next Week for Coverage of the 2018 International AIDS Conference Are Your Digital Communications Strategies Building Bridges or Obsolete?

DIGITAL TOOLS BLOG POSTS Get Smart! New Data shows How Youth use Mobile Social Media - what this means for HIV prevention In 2016, according to the CDC, youth aged 13 to 24 made up 21% of all new HIV diagnoses in the United States. This new study from Pew Research Center on Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018 could inform how to reach this population with HIV prevention... LEARN MORE >>

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