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E-Newsletter • January 2024 |
Editor's E-Note
Communities Key to Eradicating AIDS
In recognition of World AIDs Day last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) tallied and honored the many ways communities have made a difference in the lives of people with AIDS. Celebrating their struggles and successes, WHO called for solidarity with these communities and pointed to the ongoing urgent need for continued funding for programs to ensure diagnoses and address prevention and treatment of HIV.
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WHO Celebrates the Role of Communities in Progress Against AIDS
For World AIDS Day, marked on December 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) joined international partners to acknowledge the resilience, dedication, and innovation exemplified by community leaders and organizations in the response to the HIV epidemic.
From fighting stigma and discrimination, to advocating for access to affordable interventions, and community led services that put people with lived experience at the center, communities have shaped the HIV response for decades.
“People living with or affected by HIV have left an indelible mark on the world with their activism,” says WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD. “The affected communities who fought for tools to prevent, test, and treat HIV enabled 30 million people to access antiretroviral therapy, and helped to avert an unknowable number of infections. We stand together with communities to help end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.”
Several decades of investments and learnings from the HIV epidemic have catalyzed broader advancements in global health and national health systems. The response to HIV strengthened health care systems and increased access to services beyond HIV testing and treatment. Investments and infrastructure from the HIV response enabled strong and swift responses to many diseases including COVID-19 and mpox.
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Impactful Policies to Reduce Poverty and Child Maltreatment
A scoping review to examine the effects of policy changes on child poverty rates points to the impact of policy change on child maltreatment.
Vivid Imagery and Addiction
New treatments for substance abuse are crucial since a majority of patients relapse. Eye movement desensitization reprocessing—which reduces vivid sensory imagery that maintains and increases cravings—is a promising modality, according to a pilot study from Florida Atlantic University.
Condemnation of Conversion Therapy
The Advocate reports that a coalition of 28 influential mental health and medical organizations have taken a stand against conversion therapy, a harmful practice used to attempt to alter individuals’ gender identity or sexual orientation.
Suicide Among Elderly Men
According to an article on CNN Health, a report from the CDC reveals that the suicide rate rose in 2021, with rates especially high among older men. In that year, firearms were involved in at least three-quarters of suicides in men aged 65 and older. |
New Book Explains Polyvagal Theory
From the creator of Polyvagal Theory, Stephen Porges, and his son, journalist and filmmaker Seth Porges, comes Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us, from Norton Books. The book presents how polyvagal theory can be understandable to all and demonstrates how its practical principles can be applied to anyone looking to live their safest, best, healthiest, and happiest life. Learn more »
Telehealth App Supports Caregivers
Brain CareNotes, a new app created by Regenstrief Institute scientists and Indiana University professors, is designed to relieve the burden on people who care for individuals with dementia. The app will help them better manage their own health and the physical and behavioral symptoms of the individuals for whom they provide care. Learn more » |
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