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Health Equity & Community Care
Advancing health equity through community-centered care, addressing disparities in access, and policy solutions for underserved populations.
A Call to Action: HIV Advocacy Must Affirm the Human Rights of Transgender People
CANN campaign promotes transgender leadership in HIV advocacy, affirming gender-affirming care as lifesaving.
Jen Laws
Mar 20, 20223 min read
Reducing Medication Abandonment; Improving Retention in Care
Medication abandonment disproportionately affects Black patients; PrEP users 41% more likely to abandon.
Jen Laws
Mar 6, 20223 min read
Jen's Half Cents: Supporting Patients by Supporting Families and Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse
Family support predicts treatment success; policy must address intimate partner violence and health outcomes.
Jen Laws
Feb 20, 20225 min read
Cabenuva Approved for 2 Month Injections; Insurers Remain a Barrier to Access
FDA extends Cabenuva to 2-month injections but insurance barriers continue to restrict patient access.
Jen Laws
Feb 13, 20224 min read
Congress Eyes Equipping Providers to Combat the Opioid Crisis; The MAT Act
MAT Act removes X-waiver requirements, expanding buprenorphine access especially in rural communities.
Jen Laws
Feb 6, 20222 min read
How One FQHC is Advancing Health Communication
Access Health Louisiana uses animated series and radio to educate communities on HIV, HCV, and public health.
Jen Laws
Jan 30, 20222 min read
Biden Drug Policy Agenda: NIH Invests in Harm Reduction
NIH issues RFAs for Harm Reduction Network; Biden agenda targets decriminalization and safe consumption.
Jen Laws
Jan 23, 20224 min read
2022: New Beginnings, New Changes
CANN announces 2022 organizational changes including rebranding and launching the 340B Action Center.
Community Access National Network
Jan 2, 20223 min read
FDA Move Aims to Diversify HCV Test Maker Market, Reduce Regulatory Burden
FDA reclassifies HCV testing to reduce regulatory burden and enable new test makers to enter market.
Jen Laws
Dec 5, 20212 min read
Jen's Half Cents: Stepping into the Shadow of a Giant
New CANN leadership reflects on mentorship and maintaining advocacy legacy following Bill Arnold's passing.
Jen Laws
Nov 28, 20214 min read
HIV & Covid-19: A Story of Concurrent Pandemics
Global Fund report shows COVID-19 reduced HIV/HCV program efficacy while South Africa tripled ART coverage.
Jen Laws
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Veterans Linkage to Care: Perspectives on HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Opioids & Mental Health
31,000 Veterans with HIV face unique barriers including comorbidities and HCV rates 3x the general population.
Jonathan J. Pena, MSW, LCSWA
Sep 19, 202113 min read
A Different Booster: HBV Vaccines among PLWHA
Analysis of hepatitis B vaccine efficacy and revaccination protocols for people living with HIV.
Jen Laws
Sep 5, 20213 min read
Amid HIV Outbreaks, Covid-19 Fractures Existing Public Health Efforts
COVID-19 strains public health efforts addressing HIV outbreaks, diverting resources from the domestic epidemic.
Jen Laws
Aug 29, 20213 min read
Post-PHE: Continuity in Care for Vulnerable Populations is Critical
Post-PHE planning for Medicaid redetermination: extended timelines and navigator support for safety net care.
Jen Laws
Aug 22, 20214 min read
Degrees of Separation: Social & Spatial Networks of HIV & HCV
Study explores social-spatial networks and HIV/HCV diagnosis rates among homeless and injection drug users.
Jen Laws
Aug 15, 20213 min read
Potentially Powerful Tools: A Vaccine in the Fight Against HCV
Nobel laureate's HCV vaccine development targeting 2029 offers hope alongside access equity challenges.
Jen Laws
Aug 8, 20213 min read
Jen's Half Cents: The Trauma of Advocacy
Explores the personal toll of patient advocacy, examining burnout and the need to support advocates.
Jen Laws
Aug 1, 20214 min read
WHO Hepatitis C Elimination Goal Slipping Away
WHO 2030 HCV elimination goal at risk; only 5 of 110 countries on track as COVID-19 disrupts progress.
Jen Laws
Jul 25, 20214 min read
Community Roundtable Emphasizes Impacts of Covid-19
CANN roundtable discusses pandemic's impacts on HIV, HCV, STI, and SUD programs and funding weaknesses.
Jen Laws
Jul 11, 20214 min read
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