2 results for month: 03/2015


Action Alert: Support Community Healthcare!

Ending AIDS requires maintaining government support for community health care. Congress enacted the 340B drug-pricing law to enable covered entities, including federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to “stretch scarce Federal resources as far as possible.” The Governor’s budget currently includes proposals that would eliminate 340B revenue. These changes would undercut resources for Ryan White providers and FQHCs, which serve many of the same at-risk populations that are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. That would mean diminished health-care access for our most marginalized citizens, and ultimately it undermines the Ending ...

Where are we in the fight against HIV/AIDS?

PublicHealth.org is dedicated to connecting patients, students and professionals to the latest and most useful healthcare information and resources available. The site offers a comprehensive look into the expanding field of public health, the latest in health policy updates and recommendations and information on launching a career in public health. Recently, the site published a summary of the fight against HIV/AIDS. This resource revisits the AIDS crisis to give readers and update of where we’re at with this public health issue that seems to have faded into the background in recent years. For more information, look at their new online resourc...