NASTAD's Comments on the National HIV/AIDS (NHAS) Strategy On February 3, NASTAD submitted the following comments to the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) on the development of the President's National HIV/AIDS (NHAS) Strategy which includes both NASTAD's Blueprint, Policy Agenda and an overview of NASTAD's Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (REHD) program.   Groundbreaking Analyses from CDC Reveal Astonishing Rates of HIV and STDs Among America’s Gay Men NASTAD and NCSD call on policy makers across the U.S. to provide leadership to stop the unnecessary spread of HIV and STDs by ensuring all gay men have access to preventive services, know their status and, when positive, are linked to quality care and treatment.   Black Women and HIV/AIDS: Findings from the Southeast Regional Consumer and Provider Focus Group Interviews Black Women’s Issue Brief No. 2 provides qualitative data from Southeast regional focus groups that occurred from April to August 2009. Particular attention is given to the voice of women living with and affected by HIV/AIDS to provide a clear and fresh perspective on issues and suggestions for health departments to consider when designing, targeting and implementing culturally relevant programs or interventions for black women.   NASTAD Applauds Release of Institute of Medicine Report on Viral Hepatitis The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the report “Hepatitis and Liver Cancer – A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C.” The report highlights a troubling lack of knowledge among health-care and social-service providers, at-risk populations, the general public and policy makers about the devastating impact of viral hepatitis. The report concludes that inadequate public funding for viral hepatitis prevention, control and surveillance programs is an apparent cause.   Webinar: Media 101 - How to Tell Your Story Effectively - and Enjoy Doing It In partnership with the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR), NASTAD hosted a webinar featuring Sally Squires, M.S., Director, Health and Wellness Communications, Weber Shandwick. The webinar included strategies for developing effective media messaging and working with the media.   2009 National HIV Prevention Conference - Remarks by Julie M. Scofield, NASTAD Executive Director Julie M. Scofield, NASTAD's Executive Director provided remarks during the closing plenary session of the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference.  Julie reminded the audience that "prevention works" and called on all conference attendees to "take action."   NASTAD Executive Director, Julie M. Scofield, Attends Signing of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act President Barak Obama signed into law the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009.  NASTAD worked with the AIDS community and Congress to ensure a smooth reauthorization of the lifesaving program.     2009 NASTAD State Budget Cuts Report The 2009 NASTAD State Budget Cuts Report is the summary results of NASTAD’s August 2009 budget cuts survey to HIV and viral hepatitis programs.  NASTAD intends to use the data contained in the summary in on-going advocacy for additional federal appropriations as well as contextualizing state fiscal crises regarding HIV and viral hepatitis services.   Health Department HIV Testing and Linkages to Care Examples NASTAD and the American Psychological Association (APA) convened a technical assistance call/webinar on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 entitled: "Expanding the Nation's Approach: Scaling-Up HIV Testing and Linkages to Care Among Blacks and Latinos." In conjunction with this webinar, NASTAD released three video profiles detailing health department HIV screening and linkages to care and treatment efforts: Florida, Mississippi and Texas.   Webinar: CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis Prevention Branch Update In partnership with the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR), NASTAD hosted a webinar featuring Geoff Beckett, PA-C, MPH, Chief of the Prevention Branch, CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis. The webinar included updates on the Program Operations, Training and Education and Research and Evaluation Teams of CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis.   National HIV Prevention Inventory NASTAD and the Kaiser Family Foundation partnered to produce this report that offers a baseline picture of how HIV prevention is delivered across the country. The report is based on a survey of 65 health departments, including all state and territorial jurisdictions and six CDC directly funded U.S. cities and provides a comprehensive inventory of HIV prevention efforts at state and local levels.   H1N1 Influenza Virus Information The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued interim guidance on H1N1 influenza virus in HIV infected individuals. To summarize, patients with HIV are at higher risk for more severe influenza and should be treated as high risk individuals. There are no absolute contraindications for co-administration of oseltamivir or zanamivir, the two drugs recommended to be used for prevention and treatment of H1N1, with currently available antiretroviral medications.   National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report 2009 The 2009 National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs).  The report, prepared by NASTAD and the Kaiser Family Foundation, was released during a live webcast on April 7, 2009.  See FULL REPORT, SUMMARY, ADAP FORMULARIES, and VIDEO.

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