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HIV and AIDS written in chalk
Give Young People the Sex Education They Deserve
National Youth HIV AIDS Awareness day
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day 2020
FDA Approves Truvada as PrEP for Adolescents at Risk for HIV
Iris House’s “Simply Glow’d” campaign promotes HIV, STI and hepatitis C testing among youth and young adults.

#BeGlowdAF: Young People Encourage Peers to Get Tested for HIV and Hepatitis C

A new Iris House campaign promotes HIV, hep C and STI testing and emphasizes the importance of mental health among young people.

Gilead Sciences Awards $10M in 20 Grants for Racial Equity

Building on the drugmaker’s HIV grants, this new funding is part of Gilead’s Racial Equity Community Impact Fund.
Deondre Moore promotes peer and community HIV education and prevention.

Ensuring Young, Black Communities Know the Transformative Message of U=U

AIDS United speaks with Deondre Moore about promoting U=U among African Americans via the “Owning HIV” campaign.
HPV vaccine

HPV Vaccine Prompts Good Immune Response in Youths With HIV

A recent study analyzed immune responses to the HPV vaccine among HIV-positive youths 7 to 20 years old.
Megen Vo, MD and Geoff Hart-Cooper, MD, of the virtual PrEP program for youth at Stanford Children’s Health

Youth in California Can Virtually Access PrEP to Prevent HIV

A new PrEP telehealth system at Stanford Children’s Health offers HIV prevention to youth and adults 25 and younger.
Yonce Jones of Harlem United will participate in the virtual panel discussion “HIV in Young, Black America.”

How Well Do Black Young Adults Understand HIV and U=U?

Survey findings from the “Owning HIV” campaign show the need for proactive education.

HIV Clinical Trials Network Is Restructured to Boost Efficiency

Here are the researchers who will lead the four networks of HIV trials and what each network will focus on.
Bob Leahy

Two Major Assets We Overlook in Our Quest to End AIDS

Intergenerational learning is vital. Here are six ideas I hope to convey during an upcoming youth HIV leadership conference.
The virtual lobby of USCHA

The U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS Is Happening Right Now!

Virtually, of course. So take a look around.
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD

Educate, Test and Navigate to Prevent HIV

A program to reduce HIV risk among Black and Latino youth

“Healthy Choices” Intervention for Youths With HIV Worked Better in Clinic Setting

The intervention was associated with a higher rate of viral suppression and lower alcohol use when given in a clinic rather than at home.

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Quarterly HIV Testing for High-Risk Young Gay and Bi Men Is Cost Effective

Researchers used mathematical modeling to analyze the projected benefits of more frequent HIV testing in this population.
One Heartland

Serving Youth

The nonprofit organization One Heartland shares how COVID-19 threatens the survival of the summer camp it created in response to AIDS.

Visibility Matters: HIV Community Experts on the Presence of Trans and Cis Women at AIDS 2020

We asked participants and presenters at the #AIDS2020Virtual what was compelling to them about the gathering. Here are their responses.

New Way to Prevent HIV and Substance Misuse Among Minority Youth?

A federal grant for a Latino adolescent center in the South Bronx will help evaluate a new peer-based approach.
Youth from One Heartland

Help Young People Stop HIV Stigma

COVID-19 threatens the survival of a summer camp created in response to AIDS.
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