HIV and AIDS

On this podcast John Fangman, MD discusses opportunities for Medicaid program to cover health-related social needs, such as housing, nutrition and transportation with Katie Garfield, JD, Director of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School’s Whole Person Care initiative and Michelle Collins-Ogle, MD, Director Montefiore Adolescent & Youth Sexual-health Clinic and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

This fact sheet discusses HIV/AIDS and the workplace. More specifically, how to avoid contacting HIV in a workplace. 

This webinar slide set addresses client consent policies for public health data use and sharing. Speakers representing both provider and health department perspectives discuss different approaches to client consent as well as considerations to ensure that client consent for data sharing follows both legal and ethical public health requirements.

This webinar addresses client consent policies for public health data use and sharing. Speakers representing both provider and health department perspectives discuss different approaches to client consent as well as considerations to ensure that client consent for data sharing follows both legal and ethical public health requirements.

NASTAD, in partnership with the National Coalition to Liberate Methadone (NCLM) held the “Part 1: History of the Methadone System: How did we get here?” webinar on September 11 . Methadone is an essential tool for saving lives during an overdose crisis and reducing the risk of HIV and hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs. NCLM advocates for a more accessible and equitable methadone system that prioritizes patient health, promotes dignity, and is grounded in evidence.

NASTAD, in partnership with the National Coalition to Liberate Methadone (NCLM) held the “Part 1: History of the Methadone System: How did we get here?” webinar on September 11 . Methadone is an essential tool for saving lives during an overdose crisis and reducing the risk of HIV and hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs. NCLM advocates for a more accessible and equitable methadone system that prioritizes patient health, promotes dignity, and is grounded in evidence.

Completed with support from SAMHSA and the Opioid Response Network, this document presents first-hand narratives, research, and recommendations to understand and explore housing provision as a comprehensive health and overdose prevention strategy. The resource can be used as a series of topic-specific guidance documents or as an overview of person-centered approaches to housing, drug user health, and HIV care.

This guide discusses that by the year 2030, 70% of people living with HIV are projected to be over the age of 50, but the country’s social services and healthcare infrastructure are not prepared to address their needs. Discrimination, criminalization, and loss of autonomy are huge challenges that can be barriers preventing people living with HIV from aging with dignity.
 

This issue brief outlines a pharmacist's authority to initiate PrEP & PEP and participate in collaborative practice agreements.

RAISE and NASTAD’s webinar, “Practical Applications of Mixed Methods for Public Health Program Evaluations” took place on Monday, August 5th, 2024. The webinar features a didactic lecture on mixed methods by Dr. Arianna Means and three case studies presented by health department HIV & STI evaluators.