HIV and AIDS

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. 

This toolkit offers promotional materials for HIV advocacy. It includes best times to post, graphics and copy, and more.

NASTAD’s TelePrEP Online Learning Series features many valuable resources throughout the series’ modules. These resources have been compiled by topic area. Individuals can learn more by viewing the accompanied series module.

Achieving zero stigma is a goal of all HIV prevention and treatment services.  In response, this dashboard will visually represent stigma-related data for the communities most impacted by HIV and to demonstrate progress to mitigating stigmas across different geographic regions. 

This webpage discusses how Atlanta and its counties, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton, have been identified by the federal government as one of over 45 counties in the nation with the highest incidence of HIV infections.

This webpage discusses the HIV care continuum and how it is a public health model that outlines the stages of care that people living with HIV go through from diagnosis to achieving and maintaining viral suppression. Guiding an individual through the care continuum is key to helping them achieve viral suppression, which not only helps them experience better health outcomes but also reduces their risk of transmitting HIV to others.

This webpage discusses health equity as it pertains to HIV.