<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Health Protection Perspectives</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives</link>
	<description>NCHHSTP Leadership Blog about HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:12:39 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Changing the Landscape of HIV Prevention: What a Difference a Year Makes</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2011/07/12/changing-the-landscape-of-hiv-prevention-what-a-difference-a-year-makes/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2011/07/12/changing-the-landscape-of-hiv-prevention-what-a-difference-a-year-makes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Fenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prevention]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/?p=480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kevin A. Fenton, M.D., Ph.D., F.F.P.H. Director, CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention On July 13, 2010, President Obama released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS).   The Strategy outlines bold new steps for responding to the domestic HIV epidemic at a critical time in the U.S. HIV incidence has been [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2011/07/12/changing-the-landscape-of-hiv-prevention-what-a-difference-a-year-makes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2011/02/07/national-black-hivaids-awareness-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2011/02/07/national-black-hivaids-awareness-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Fenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black AIDS Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/?p=460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to reflect on the lives touched by and lost to HIV/AIDS. In the United States, HIV continues to take its toll on African Americans, who have the highest rates of HIV infection of all races. Blacks make up just 14 percent of the U.S. population, yet [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2011/02/07/national-black-hivaids-awareness-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>World AIDS Day</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/11/30/world-aids-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/11/30/world-aids-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Fenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Act Against AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World AIDS Day]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/?p=448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year on December 1, we commemorate World AIDS Day to bring attention to the tremendous impact of the HIV epidemic in the United States and around the world. In observance of World AIDS Day, today CDC launched a special report, CDC Vital Signs on HIV Testing in the United States, in recognition of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/11/30/world-aids-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Reducing Inequities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs and Tuberculosis</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/11/02/reducing-inequities/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/11/02/reducing-inequities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuberculosis (TB)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viral Hepatitis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Determinants of Health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/?p=431</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Kathleen McDavid Harrison, Associate Director for Health Equity, NCHHSTP Last week, the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention hosted a Health Equity Symposium entitled, “Establishing a Holistic Framework to Reduce Inequities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs and Tuberculosis in the United States.” The event also marked the launch of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/11/02/reducing-inequities/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>National Latino AIDS Awareness Day</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/10/14/national-latino-aids-awareness-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/10/14/national-latino-aids-awareness-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Fenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Latino AIDS Awareness Day]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/?p=411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[October 15 is the eighth annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), a day to take action to stop the spread of HIV in Latino communities across the United States. Founded by the Latino Commission on AIDS, NLAAD focuses on how Latinos can work together to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in the community. This [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/10/14/national-latino-aids-awareness-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Making HIV Prevention the Priority</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/10/05/making-hiv-prevention-the-priority/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/10/05/making-hiv-prevention-the-priority/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Fenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/?p=387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On September 24th, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that CDC allocated $30 million of the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health Fund to expand HIV prevention efforts under the President’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). The funding includes nearly $22 million of grants for state and local health departments. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/10/05/making-hiv-prevention-the-priority/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>HIV in the City</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/09/23/hiv-in-the-city/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/09/23/hiv-in-the-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Fenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/?p=369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, CDC released a new study of HIV prevalence and unrecognized infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 21 major U.S. cities, based on an analysis of data from the 2008 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS). Overall, researchers found that approximately one in five (19 percent) MSM was infected with HIV [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/09/23/hiv-in-the-city/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Integrating Health Services</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/09/16/integrating-health-services/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/09/16/integrating-health-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Program Collaboration and Service Integration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/?p=341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Gustavo Aquino, MPH, Associate Director for Program Integration Over the next three years, CDC will award almost $6.2 million to health departments in six demonstration project areas to accelerate prevention through program collaboration and service integration (PCSI) for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB. PCSI is a critical strategic priority for CDC, and we [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/09/16/integrating-health-services/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Public Health and Homelessness</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/08/24/public-health-and-homelessness/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/08/24/public-health-and-homelessness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homelessness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viral Hepatitis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/?p=319</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Hazel Dean, NCHHSTP Deputy Director Homelessness is associated with disproportionate rates of various chronic and infectious diseases, poor mental health, substance abuse, and violence. These are real public health issues, and CDC is committed to addressing these issues in our public health work. Whether it’s providing epi-aid assistance for a TB outbreak in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/08/24/public-health-and-homelessness/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Meeting the Need</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/08/13/meeting-the-need/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/08/13/meeting-the-need/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Fenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National HIV/AIDS Strategy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, CDC awarded $42 million to community-based organizations (CBOs) in cities and communities across the nation to support HIV prevention efforts. This funding puts resources directly in the hands of those with cultural knowledge and local perspective—those who have the best chance to reach people who might otherwise not access HIV testing or other [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.cdc.gov/healthprotectionperspectives/2010/08/13/meeting-the-need/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
