AIDS

What Does Our Past Tell Us About Our Future? The Essential Role of Psychologists in Fighting HIV

(L-R) Dr. Rich Wolitski (HHS/OHAIDP); Dr. Fayth Parks (Georgia Southern University) APA Ad Hoc Committee on Psychology & AIDS (COPA)...

“We Are One Tribe”: Fighting Forward Toward an AIDS-Free Generation

By Tiffany Grimes (Public Interest Policy Scholar, APA) As we transition into a new Congress and presidential administration, it seems...

Latinxs: Take Action to Stop HIV

By Karen Nieves-Lugo, PhD, MPH (Postdoctoral Fellow at George Washington University) October 15th is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day,...

Why Did the FDA Prevent Gay and Bisexual Men from Donating Blood in the Aftermath of Orlando?

By Leo Rennie (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) Understanding the...

Why HIV Providers Should Care About the Orlando Shooting

By David J. Martin, PhD, ABPP (Senior Director, APA Office on AIDS) In the aftermath of the mass shooting of LGBT people in an Orlando...

PrEP: One Essential Tool in the HIV Prevention Toolkit

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that all patients seen in healthcare...

Health and Healthcare Injustice: Why We Really Should Care About HIV Disparities

By Alyssa Arentoft, PhD (California State University, Northridge) & Monica Rivera Mindt, PhD (Fordham University & Icahn School of...

No Progress, No Change: HIV Funding Stagnant for Third Year in a Row

By Sarah J. Javier, MS (PhD Candidate in Health Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University) On February 9, President Obama released...

Why Does HIV Impact African American Women Harder Than Everyone Else and What Can You Do to Help?

By Leo Rennie, MPA (Senior Legislative & Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest) February 7th marked the annual observance of...