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Giuliani Alvarenga
Supporting Youth Leaders to Address HIV Among Latinos
PrEP Has an Uncertain Future Among Youth
FDA Approves Truvada as PrEP for Adolescents at Risk for HIV

World’s Largest Gay App Stops Signing Up New Users Over HIV Concerns

Underage users allegedly contracted the virus via dates set up on the Chinese app Blued.
HIV activist Joyce Mitchell

Blowing Up the HIV/AIDS Myth

It’s true that overall HIV rates are declining in our country, but progress has been uneven.

Concerns: Youth Diagnoses

HIV diagnoses in young gay and bi men increased Bbetween 2008 and 2016.

Faith-Based HIV Program Launches in Tennessee for Blacks and Latinos

The Cempa Talks initiative is based in Chattanooga, where more than 55 percent of people living with HIV are African American.
Henry Luyombya

MTV Staying Alive Foundation Marks 20 Years of Youth-Based HIV Work

A gala celebration honored international grantees, toasted advocates and raised AIDS funds.
From left: Michael Sestak, Capital City AIDS Fund Board Member, Keith Cromie, Co-owner Apothic Heart Tattoo Gallery, Joyce Mitchell, and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

An AIDS Fundraiser From the Heart and Tattooed on the Wrist! [VIDEOS]

Sacramento artists donate works to raise funds for college students living with HIV.

ECHO, a Council of Youth Activists With HIV, Launches on World AIDS Day

Founded by Advocates for Youth, the council aims to end HIV stigma and decriminalize HIV. [VIDEO]
Neil Willenson, Camp Heartland founder

California Wildfires Destroy Camp for Teens Living With HIV [VIDEO]

For 24 years, Camp Hollywood HEART, part of One Heartland, offered creative arts programs to the kids.

No, the HPV Vaccine Does Not Lead to Riskier Sexual Behaviors in Girls

Many parents of adolescent girls have resisted the human papillomavirus vaccine for fear it will have negative behavioral consequences.

Missed Opportunities for Hep C Testing as Opioid Crisis Grips Youths

Researchers analyzed data on more than a quarter of a million teens and young adults attending federally qualified health centers.

HIV Diagnoses in Young Gay & Bi Men Increased Between 2008 and 2016

During this period, diagnoses rose 3 percent annually among 13- to 29-year-old men who have sex with men, according to the CDC.

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The Love Lab at University of California, Davis

Why Students Should Stop by the Campus “Love Lab”

Like the “Bruin Love Station,” this UCD cart hands out condoms and prevention messages—thanks to Capital City AIDS Fund.

The Opioid Crisis Threatens a New Generation With Hepatitis C

Baby boomers still make up the largest bloc of those with the virus, but youths’ injection drug use is sending their infection rates upward.

Summer Camp for Kids Affected by HIV to Close After This Year

The reason is simple: Few children are born with the virus.
The cover of the free guidebook for historically black colleges and universities.

4 Ways to Confront HIV at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Courtesy of a new guidebook from HRC Foundation’s HIV & Health Equity Project

YTH Live: The Youth, Tech and Health Conference

YTH Live is premier conference for trailblazing technology that advances youth health and wellness.
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