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  1. BESAFE Cultural Competency Model for HIV/AIDS Patients

    March 22, 2018
    From the Target Center, Tools for the Ryan White Community, BESAFE is a framework that uses culturally pluralistic content and perspectives based on these six core elements: Barriers to Care, Ethics, Sensitivity of the Provider, Assessment, Facts, and Encounters. The BESAFE series includes guides and promising practices that address cultural...

  2. PHAT Life: Effective HIV Intervention for Youth in the Criminal Justice System

    March 21, 2018
    Annually, over 1 million youth are involved in the American juvenile justice system. They experience more mental illness, substance abuse, and sexually transmitted infections than their non-adjudicated peers. However, few evidence-based interventions exist to address these problems. Led by Geri Donenberg, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), a randomized trial called PHAT...

  3. Resources for National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2018 (March 20)

    March 20, 2018
    National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD) is a national mobilization effort designed to encourage Natives (American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians) across the United States and Territorial Areas to get educated, get tested, get involved in prevention and get treated for HIV and AIDS. HIV awareness and consistent, widespread access...

  4. 2018 County Health Rankings

    March 19, 2018
    The 2018 County Health Rankings are now available on the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps (CHR&R) website. See how healthy your community is, and check out the new data, tools, and resources to help you improve health and equity in your community. Ver medidas de salud de la comunidad en español....

  6. Community-Based Health Literacy Interventions

    March 15, 2018
    In its landmark report, Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, the Institute of Medicine noted that there are 90 million adults in the United States with limited health literacy who cannot fully benefit from what the health and health care systems have to offer. Since the release of that...

  7. La’au Lapa’au: Preserving Ancient Hawaiian Healing Practices

    March 6, 2018
    Laʻau lapaʻau is a traditional medical practice, as defined by the World Health Organization: “Traditional Medicine is the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the...

  8. Collaboration of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health: Advancing New and Proven Models

    March 5, 2018
    While important strides have been made to prevent people with behavioral health disorders from entering the criminal justice system, the number continues to be excessive and, too often, unnecessary. The State of Maryland is among many jurisdictions struggling to find and implement alternatives to incarceration. The State struggles to reduce...

  9. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb 26 – Mar 4, 2018)

    March 2, 2018
    The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. NEDA supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care. In the United States, 20 million women...

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