In this weekly blog digest series, we provide quick highlights from last week's blogs. You can find the full text at HIV.gov/blog.
- On May 1, 2023, from 1:00-2:30 PM EDT, the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
's Office of HIV/AIDS Housing (OHH) is sponsoring the next webinar in its series exploring the theme of combating social isolation and loneliness for individuals aging with HIV. Register here.
- Presenters will explore effective strategies to prevent and address loneliness through peer support, community-building activities, and case management.
- Discussion topics include the physical, mental, and psychological effects of loneliness and the relationship between loneliness and depression.
- The
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
featured Dr. Ada D. Stewart, MD, FAAFP, a former pharmacist, current family physician and member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) to celebrate Women’s History Month in March.
- Growing up in the housing projects in Cleveland, OH, Dr. Stewart was unaware that a career in medicine was possible until her teacher introduced her to an African-American pharmacist who worked in the community. This inspired her to pursue pharmacy school.
- After suffering the losses of several family members to preventable health diseases, she decided to enter medical school and complete her medical degree at the Medical College of Ohio and later finished her family medicine residency training at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina.
- Dr. Stewart was the first African American woman to serve as both board chair and president of the American Academy of Family Physicians and serves as lead provider and HIV specialist at Cooperative Health in Columbia, SC.
- She shared an inspiring message about service and community that we encourage you to share now or during National Women’s Health Week observed May 14–20 by watching the video available online.
- The
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
is offering up to $10 million in awards of up to $300,000 annually for up to five years to support substance use and HIV prevention services for racial and ethnic minority populations at high-risk for substance use disorders (SUDs) and HIV infection in the?57 jurisdictions?prioritized in the?Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.?initiative. Application info here.
- This program prioritizes services for men who have sex with men, as well as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning or intersex persons not in stable housing.
- Award recipients are expected to provide evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions; outreach services using social media; HIV, viral hepatitis, and STI testing; referrals for persons with SUDs and HIV; provider education on substance use and HIV care/treatment services plus pre/post-exposure prophylaxis.
- Applications are due June 20th, 2023. Find more info on SAMHSA's website.
These blog summaries were written by AI and revised by humans.
