Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Quarterly Stakeholder Webinar | HIV.gov

Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Quarterly Stakeholder Webinar | HIV.gov

Federal Response Blog Posts Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Quarterly Stakeholder Webinar On October 29, 2020, the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy will host a stakeholder webinar on efforts to implement the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE) initiative. The EHE Stakeholder webinar will be held from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (ET). Click here to register. LEARN MORE   Protect Yourself from the Flu: Important Info for People with HIV Getting a flu vaccine during 2020-2021 is more important than ever because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. When you get vaccinated, you reduce your risk of getting sick with flu and possibly being hospitalized or dying from flu. This season, getting a flu vaccine has the added benefit of reducing the overall burden on the health care system and saving medical resources for care of COVID-19 patients. LEARN MORE   "Talking is Power Campaign" Supports Parents in Educating Native American Youth about HIV To help American Indian and Alaska Native parents and caring adults initiate difficult conversations about sexual health topics with their teens and young adults, in Spring 2020 the Healthy Native Youth collaborative launched the Talking is Power campaign. The new campaign is one of several Indian Health Service activities supported by the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund in Fiscal Year 2020. LEARN MORE   OIDP Congratulates 2020 Nobel Laureates Who Discovered Hepatitis C Virus Three scientists, including an NIH medical researcher, were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work identifying the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Their discovery of the virus allowed development of diagnostic tests to identify the virus in blood and safe and effective treatments that can cure hepatitis C in one course of treatment. LEARN MORE

Events Blog Posts Join October 13th Town Hall in Spanish on Ending the HIV Epidemic In honor of National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, the Prevention through Active Community Engagement Program (PACE) Region 9 is hosting an interactive Spanish discussion on Ending the HIV Epidemic. The discussion will include presenters from Health Resources and Services Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gilead Sciences Inc., San Ysidro Health, Christie’s Place, Vista Community Clinic, The San Diego LGBTQ Center’s Latinx Services, UCSD – Mother, Child & Adolescent Program, and Family Health Center of San Diego. The discussion will take place on Tuesday, October 13th from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (ET). LEARN MORE