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  • HIV Prevention for Injection Drug Users, Special Supplement to JAIDS

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    HIV Prevention for Injection Drug Users, Special Supplement to JAIDS This special supplement from the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology represents a compilation of selected presentations from the 1995 workshop sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Center of Substance Abuse Treatment, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse entitled "Sterile Needles and Syringes for Drug Users Who Continue Injecting". Other…

  • The Trump Administration’s HIV Initiative: What Will It Take to End the U.S. Epidemic?

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    During this year’s State of the Union address, President Trump announced a new effort “to eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years,” drawing national attention to the domestic epidemic and the promise of new prevention and treatment options that greatly reduce the risk of HIV transmission. The initiative includes a focus on 48 counties, seven states, Washington D.C. and San Juan, Puerto Rico – all places with high urban or rural…

  • Key Facts: Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States

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    Key Facts: Women and HIV/AIDS Key Facts: Women and HIV/AIDS provides comprehensive data on the impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic on women in the United States. Based on the most recent data and research on the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among women, the report includes an overview of the epidemic profile, a profile of women living with HIV/AIDS, data on access to and use of health services, and women’s perceptions of HIV/AIDS. Report (.pdf)

  • Addressing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic at Home and Abroad: Short-Term Policy Options Under Consideration by the New Administration and Congress

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    This past summer, the United States government’s global HIV/AIDS program was reauthorized and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data indicating that the epidemic at home was worse than previously thought. These events called significant attention to HIV/AIDS and together present the new Administration and Congress with an opportunity to address the epidemic at home and abroad. Several short-term HIV-specific policy options have already been proposed for consideration, or are…

  • Coverage of Preventive Services for Adults in Medicaid

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    This brief highlights data from a survey of coverage of 42 recommended preventive services for adults in Medicaid fee-for-service programs as of October 2010. Medicaid programs must cover preventive services for children as part of the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit, but generally are not required to cover such services for adults. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides states the opportunity to earn a one percentage point increase in their federal matching…

  • The National HIV Prevention Inventory: The State of HIV Prevention Across the U.S.

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    This report provides the first comprehensive inventory of how HIV prevention is delivered across the country, based on a survey of the 65 health departments receiving direct federal HIV prevention funding, including every state and territory, plus six cities. The report was authored by researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors. Report (.pdf)

  • It’s Your (Sex) Life: Your Guide to Safe and Responsible Sex

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    An informative booklet on preventing unintended pregnancies, HIV and AIDS and other STDs, this brochure was produced by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation as a project of the Foundation and MTV. It's Your (Sex) Life: Your Guide to Safe & Responsible Sex (.pdf)

  • Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS – Part Two: HIV Testing

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    These survey findings of Americans’ views on HIV testing are part of Kaiser’s national “Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS,” conducted in spring 2004. It explores such issues as how many adults report ever having been tested and talk to their doctor about HIV/AIDS, as well as misconceptions and stigma about HIV testing. The first part of the survey, on global HIV/AIDS, was released on June 2, 2004. The final portion of the survey will be…

  • Key Facts: African Americans and HIV/AIDS

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    provides comprehensive data on the impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic on African Americans. Based on the most recent data and research on the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among African Americans, the report includes an overview and epidemic profile, as well as data on major trends, access to and use of health services, and perceptions of HIV/AIDS. Chartbook (.pdf)