This resource provides information on next steps individuals who participate in injection drug use should take to protect themselves from getting HIV. Topics covered highlights how drug use increases risk for HIV and how individuals can prevent it. 

This resource provides information on steps individuals can take to lower their risk of developing HIV. Topics covered inlcude who is at risk of getting HIV through sex, how to lower the risk of getting HIV through sex, and how individuals can engage in conversations about preventing HIV and other STDs.

The webinar, “Low-Barrier Care as Part of Differentiated Service Delivery for People with HIV”, was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Dr. Julie Dombrowski, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Deputy Director of the Public Health for Seattle & King County’s (PHSKC) HIV/STD Program, gave this talk. The webinar explored low-barrier HIV care, its purpose and design, and discuss how PHSKC has implemented this model. This webinar was co-sponsored by RAISE and NASTAD. 

On June 23, 2023, NASTAD held a webinar, “HIV Data Privacy, Criminalization, and the Role of Health Departments.” This webinar provided an overview of NASTAD’s newly updated resource “U.S. HIV Data Protection Landscape,” including trends and findings from a comprehensive 53-jurisdiction review of HIV data privacy laws and regulations, followed by a discussion with two guest speakers about the role of health departments and legal counsel in upholding and strengthening HIV data protections. 

This resource provides an overview of stimulants and aims to educate individuals and organizations that provide services to people who use methamphetamine and other stimulants. This resource offers education on the reasons people take stimulants, including the potential positive aspects to use and potential risks of use; how to minimize harm, reduce stigma around stimulants, and support peoples’ positive experiences. It discusses the intersection of stimulant use and sexual safety; tips

This report makes clear that there is a path to end AIDS. Taking that path will help ensure preparedness to address other pandemic challenges, and advance progress across the Sustainable Development Goals. The data and real-world examples in the report make it very clear what that path is. It is not a mystery. It is a choice. Some leaders are already following the path—and succeeding.

Powerful HIV prevention and treatment tools can keep people healthy and help end the HIV epidemic. Combining these tools in a status neutral approach can help people maintain their best health possible, while also improving outcomes in HIV prevention, diagnosis, care, and treatment. A status neutral approach to HIV-related service delivery aims to deliver high-quality, culturally affirming health care and services at every engagement which supports optimal health for people with and without HIV.