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  1. Via the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Public Health Reports, findings from a special supplement called “Innovations in Oral Health Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS” show that innovative program models can engage and reta...
    in people living with HIV/AIDS into oral health services.

    The articles in this special issue represent important additions to our body of knowledge about oral health care for people living with HIV/AIDS - check out this blog post to learn more.
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  2. Have you heard of a Twitter Townhall? Thinking about hosting one? StopBullying.Gov shares best practices from their first one held in March via the HHS Digital Strategy Blog.
  3. 15 de octubre: Día Nacional Latino para la Concientización del SIDA. Por ello el MMWR de los CDC publicó los resultados del nuevo estudio “Diferencias geográficas en la infección del VIH entre hispanos o latinos de 46 estados y Puerto Rico, 2010”. Este blog tiene más información.
  4. October 15 is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day!

    In observance of NLAAD, the CDC MMWR released results of a new study today, “Geographic Distribution of the Burden of HIV among Hispanics or Latinos in 46 States and Puerto Rico, 2010.”

    This blog post has more on the report and federal HIV programs reaching Latinos.
  5. A recent tuberculosis (TB) report from the CDC found that fewer people in the U.S. have TB than in years past. Yet TB is still a serious threat, especially for people living with HIV.

    In 2011, the percentage of people with TB who reported...
    being tested for HIV was 82%—an increase from 67% in 2010. 6% of TB patients reported HIV-positive test results. Learn more about these numbers and TB treatment for those with HIV in this blog post.
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  6. Dr. Grant Colfax from The White House Office of National AIDS Policy speaks at the second day of the U.S. Conference on AIDS (photo credit: Ben Carter/National Minority AIDS Council).

    Check out blog posts recapping cure research, the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and the Affordable Care Act during the second day (at http://go.usa.gov/Y2NQ and more at http://go.usa.gov/YDEG).
    Photo: Dr. Grant Colfax from The White House Office of National AIDS Policy speaks at the second day of the U.S. Conference on AIDS (photo credit: Ben Carter/National Minority AIDS Council).

Check out blog posts recapping cure research, the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and the Affordable Care Act during the second day (at http://go.usa.gov/Y2NQ and more at http://go.usa.gov/YDEG).
  7. Do you know your HIV status? It's not a debate. Find HIV testing sites & other services near you: http://go.usa.gov/YTUd
  8. A Facing AIDS photo from the U.S. Conference on AIDS: "I'm Facing AIDS to help end stigma."

    Thank you everyone who participated! You can see all the photos at http://facing.aids.gov/ (click on the gallery), and download the free Facing AIDS iPhone app to share your message from home.
    Photo: A Facing AIDS photo from the U.S. Conference on AIDS: "I'm Facing AIDS to help end stigma."

Thank you everyone who participated! You can see all the photos at http://facing.aids.gov (click on the gallery), and download the free Facing AIDS iPhone app to share your message from home.
  9. Thank you NMAC for Facing AIDS! Happy 25th Anniversary.
    Photo: Thank you NMAC for Facing AIDS! Happy 25th Anniversary.
  10. New Conversations with AIDS.gov audio podcasts are available on iTunes. New media in HIV prevention, infographics, distracted drivers and more. Tune in!
  11. Magic Johnson and Wendy Williams sit down during yesterday's U.S. Conference on AIDS plenary. Here are highlights from the first day: http://go.usa.gov/Ygpz

    (Photo credit: National Minority AIDS Council)
    Photo: Magic Johnson and Wendy Williams sit down during yesterday's U.S. Conference on AIDS plenary. Here are highlights from the first day: http://go.usa.gov/Ygpz

(Photo credit: National Minority AIDS Council)
  12. Share your commitment to new media.

    We call upon the HIV community to declare that new media and emerging technologies are critical in helping us connect, create, listen, learn, and engage as we move closer to an AIDS-free generation.
    Photo: Share your commitment to new media. 

We call upon the HIV community to declare that new media and emerging technologies are critical in helping us connect, create, listen, learn, and engage as we move closer to an AIDS-free generation.
  13. Dr. David Malebranche, yesterday's USCA plenary speaker, is Facing AIDS "because we are at a turning point in the epidemic!" If you're at USCA, stop by Booth 328 to take your Facing AIDS photo.

    Whether you're at the conference or at home, it's easy to download the new Facing AIDS mobile app, available now in the iTunes store.
    Photo: Dr. David Malebranche, yesterday's USCA plenary speaker, is Facing AIDS  "because we are at a turning point in the epidemic!" If you're at USCA, stop by Booth 328 to take your Facing AIDS photo.

Whether you're at the conference or at home, it's easy to download the new Facing AIDS mobile app, available now in the iTunes store.
  14. We're here at the United States Conference on AIDS! See how you can engage with us, whether attending in-person or following from home.
    The United States Conference on AIDS, planned by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), is taking place September 30 to October 4, 2012. The conference marks the 25th anniversary of its founding. The 2012 theme is “Ending the AIDS Epide...
  15. We are here at USCA! If you need something to before the conference, take some time to visit the AIDS Quilt on the Promenade Level.
    Photo: We are here at USCA!  If you need something to before the conference, take some time to visit the AIDS Quilt on the Promenade Level.
  16. Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia have been awarded a total of $14.2 million in first-year funding under a new, innovative, three-year cross-HHS demonstration project aligned with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS).