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Improving HIV Prevention and Health Outcomes for Women and Girls as We Work to End the HIV Epidemic
B. Kaye Hayes, MPA
Improving HIV Prevention and Health Outcomes for Women and Girls as We Work to End the HIV Epidemic
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HHS COVID-19 YouTube Channel: Check out the latest COVID-19 video from HHSSecretary Azar explains Operation Warp Speed
May 27,2020
Surgeon General Adams COVID-19 – Donate Blood Plasma and Help Save Lives
July 30,2020
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How Women Ages 15-44 Can Take Simple and Inexpensive Steps to Reduce Blood Pressure
With pre-pregnancy hypertension rates rising, the Office on Women’s Health remains committed to improving blood pressure control among reproductive-age women.
HHS Expands Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is announcing it will publish Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder*, to expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) by exempting physicians from certain certification requirements needed to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment.
HHS Releases National Strategic Plan to Address Viral Hepatitis
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a national plan to address the serious, preventable public health threat caused by viral hepatitis in the United States.
HHS Continues Community Based Testing Sites for COVID-19
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the extension of the Community Based Testing Site program for COVID-19 testing
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States causing nearly 36,000 cases of cancer in men and women each year.
USDA and HHS Just Released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025
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Today, USDA and HHS released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025.
Statement: U.S. Surgeon General Calls for COVID-19 Survivors to Donate Plasma
Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adams is calling on Americans who have recovered from COVID-19 to consider donating COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma (CCP).
HHS Releases First National Strategic Plan to Address Sexually Transmitted Infections
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing the first-ever national plan to address the public health crisis caused by alarming increases in rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States over the past six years.
HHS Continues COVID-19 Testing Support to States, Territories, and High-Risk Groups
Point-of-Care Tests to be Added to GSA Schedule to Ensure Ongoing Supply to State Agencies, as well as Vulnerable Nursing Homes, Other At-risk Congregate Settings
Prizes went to best software and digital tools directly integrated with COVID-19 tests to automate and expedite data reporting.
