Women of color are disproportionately affected by HIV and STDs
Women of color are disproportionately affected by HIV and STDs Download Source CDC Surveillance Report, 2012; KFF, Statehealthfacts.
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Women of color are disproportionately affected by HIV and STDs Download Source CDC Surveillance Report, 2012; KFF, Statehealthfacts.
Most New Cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections Occur in Youth and Young Adults Download Source CDC, STD Trends in the United States: 2011 National Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis, 2012.
Reported HIV Testing Rates Relatively Flat, Including Among Young Adults Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation surveys…
After 2011 Uptick, Reported Level Of Personal Concern About HIV Returns To Earlier Levels Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation surveys.
At 9:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 28, the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a town hall-style forum with Ambassador Eric Goosby, the newly named head of the State Department's new Office of Global Health Diplomacy as well as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, to explore the goals and objectives of the new office. The office is intended to guide diplomatic efforts to advance the United States' global health mission to improve and save lives and foster sustainability. The hour-long session will be moderated by Jen Kates, a Foundation Vice President and Director of Global Health and HIV Policy.
We recently wrote about the different ways in which the Affordable Care Act (ACA) changes pathways to health insurance coverage for people with HIV, and chronicled these specifics, as well as several outstanding questions, in a policy brief.
This brief explores key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for people with HIV, and the opportunities and challenges for using the law to improve HIV care, particularly in light of the Supreme Court's 2012 ruling on the law.
There are multiple sources of insurance coverage and care for people with HIV in the United States. These include public programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare, and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, as well as private coverage through an employer or in the individual market.
This fact sheet examines the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington, D.C., one of the areas hardest hit by HIV in the United States. Fact Sheet: July 2012 (.
This report examines the United States' response to HIV over the last 30 years compared to that of other high-income countries. The report compares the U.S. to seven other similarly situated nations – Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom – noting patterns and themes that have emerged from their experiences.
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