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Since the beginning of the epidemic in Washington, DC, Whitman-Walker Health has used in-house and volunteer lawyers, working in partnership with medical, mental health, and addiction treatment providers, to help people living with HIV, and communities at heightened risk, access care and remain engaged in care.  Our medical-legal partnership has addressed barriers to care, and […]

Here in the US, there are newer options for HIV prevention but these tools will have limited impact on helping to end the epidemic without active community engagement and uptake. PrEP, one of these newer options, for those at highest risk – gay/MSM and women of color and transgender people – has the potential to […]

Washington, DC has a high rate of youth between the ages 13 and 17 who have been infected or are infected with an STD or HIV. The DC Department of Health conducted focus groups and found that DC youth are generally aware of safe sexual practices and abstinence for prevention of HIV/AIDS and STI transmission. […]

The Mt. Sinai Institute for Advanced Medicine HIV/HCV Center of Excellence (IAM-COE) serves a significant role in the health care landscape, building capacity of health care providers to diagnose and care for patients with HIV as well as to promote prevention for at-risk patients. Funded through the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute […]

Reducing the burden of STDs is important for HIV prevention and treatment. Like STDs, HIV is most commonly transmitted through sex, making individuals at risk for STDs also at risk for HIV. STD testing is a key opportunity for HIV testing, prevention messaging, and identifying people living with HIV and linking them to treatment and […]

Sit down with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) staff to discuss priorities for HIV/AIDS care programs, inter-agency collaboration, funding opportunities, and grantee issues. Breakout roundtables will focus on key topics of interest to participants. Learning Objectives At the end of this session participants will: • Understand pertinent issues related to legislative and program requirements […]

Learn about the HRSA Affordable Care Enrollment (ACE) TA Center’s practical strategies and easy-to-use tools for providers to use in helping clients enroll in health insurance, use their benefits, and maintain their coverage. Participants will also learn about new ACE resources developed specifically for clients, enrollment assisters, and program and data managers. Learning Objectives At […]

What is the future of HIV prevention in the U.S.? How can we reduce HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM), particularly young black MSM? Why are black women twenty times more likely then white women to get HIV? These are just some of the questions we’ve asked Dr. Eugene McCray to address. […]

This session will address the challenges and opportunities in ensuring competent sexual health services for BLMSM. In response to increased rates of STD and HIV infection among Men who have sex with Men, the National Coalition of STD Directors convened a meeting of MSM sexual health experts to discuss the importance of developing a standard […]

HRSA and CDC have developed integrated guidance for their respective planning processes to use in developing an Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan to improve health outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum and respond to the goals set forth in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The guidance is designed to meet comprehensive plan requirements for both […]