| Federal Response Blog Posts | |
| New OMH Funding Opportunity - Prioritized Health Issues Include HIV | |
| The HHS Office of Minority Health has issued a new funding opportunity announcement for demonstration projects that will evaluate if modifications to existing evidence-informed interventions for selected health issues will significantly improve health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority and disadvantaged populations. HIV is included in the list of prioritized health issues that these projects can address. | |
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| Watch Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America: A Conversation from AIDS 2020 | |
| During AIDS 2020, HIV.gov convened a satellite session, Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America: A Conversation. The session was a conversation between government and community leaders involved with implementing EHE, the government’s initiative working to lower the number of new HIV infections in the U.S. by 75% by 2025 and 90% by 2030. | |
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| AHEAD Dashboard and Stakeholders | |
| HHS is developing America’s HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard (AHEAD) as a resource for stakeholders. When the dashboard launches in mid-August, it will be the first iteration of several to come. By monitoring data for six HIV indicators, we will be able to measure progress toward reaching the goals of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative. Over the coming months, we will continue to enhance AHEAD through an iterative process based on stakeholder feedback and input. | |
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| HHS Awards Contract to TrialCard to Help Reduce New HIV Infections in America | |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will continue to expand access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV prevention medications at no cost to eligible individuals without prescription drug coverage through a $4 million contract with TrialCard for one year with four one-year option periods. | |
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| Live with Leadership at the 2020 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment | |
| During the 2020 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment, HIV.gov will host virtual opportunities for viewers to hear conversations with Dr. Laura Cheever, Associate Administrator for HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau, and other top leaders about the conference and activities to further the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America initiative. These events are free and open to all. No registration is required. | |
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| U.S. Attorney’s Office Settles ADA Claim with Plastic Surgeon over Alleged HIV Discrimination | |
| The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced [on July 28, 2020] that, as part of continued efforts to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act, it has reached a settlement with Midwest Plastic Surgery in Hinsdale to resolve claims of discrimination against a 47-year-old woman with HIV. | |
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| HRSA Launches PLOS Special Collection Highlighting Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Innovative Models of Care | |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration has launched a new Special Collection of manuscripts this week in PLOS (Public Library of Science), highlighting Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s innovative approaches for data utilization and engagement of people with HIV who are not in care and not virally suppressed, critical components of the Administration’s Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America initiative. | |
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| Advancing the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative with a $109 Million Investment in 57 Areas of the United States | |
| Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $109 million to 32 state and local health departments that represent the 57 jurisdictions across the United States prioritized in the federal initiative Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America. | |
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