H=H, the H is for Human The Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination

Stigma has a major impact on individuals, society and their health. To talk about this issues we have invited Dr. Andrew Spieldenner and Dr. Gregory Greenwood who have been working and published on this topic.

In this episode of H=H will feature the Evidence2Practice program that is aimed at promoting the interest of students of Historically Black Colleges and University Students and Minority Serving Institutions on HIV science. 

Episode 12 features an interview with Jim Pickett and his participaron in the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections CROI that took place in Seattle, Washington from February 19 – 22.  
Jim Pickett facilitates the Margarita Breakfast Club, a webinar style daily event prior to the commencement of the plenaries where scientist and researchers are invited to present their research to the community.  

Episode 11 features Dr. Stephaun Wallace, Director of External Relations for the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) who shares with H=H what the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) recommendation means for HIV vaccine research and the future of HIV prevention. 

This episode marks the one-year anniversary of the H=H, the H is for Human podcast. In this episode have an announcement from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director of the Division of AIDS on World AIDS Day and more news. 

This episode will be dedicated to the Hispanic and Latinx Heritage month that is celebrated annually and that acknowledges the contributions of these communities to the land that they have inhabited for more than five centuries. We will also observe October 15, the National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day to raise awareness of the impact that the HIV epidemic has in these communities