News & Updates
Continuing Education Credits
We thank you for supporting the His Health project over the past few years. As of October 4, 2019, continuing education credits will no longer be offered on His Health. However, you can enroll and complete trainings as a guest. If you have any questions, please contact Milanes Morejon at mmorejon [at] NASTAD.org.
His Health Blog on HIV.gov
The His Health course inventory is "free, competitive, and important." We could not agree more with HIV.gov on the timeliness and relevancy of our courses and models of care as we work to end the HIV epidemics among the Black MSM and transgender patient population. Read their blog by clicking this link and enroll in our courses today!
America's Hidden HIV Epidemic
Jermerious Buckley, an HIV-positive man in Jackson, Miss.
The New York Times reports that the increasing rates of HIV constitutes a public health crisis that is most acute in Southern states, which accounted for 54 percent of all new diagnoses in 2014. More specifically, it is home to 21 of the 25 metropolitan areas with the highest HIV prevalence among gay and bisexual men. A large number of these men are unaware of their HIV status and have not been linked to care. Terrance Moore explains that these are "the same individuals that are dealing with structural barriers around lack of employment, lack of education and opportunities, transportation and, of course, very, very overt institutional racism."
Read the article here.
His Health Feature on Mother Jones
NASTAD's Deputy Executive Director, Terrance Moore, has a frank and honest conversation about the health and well-being of Black MSM with Mother Jones. The article delves into the myriad factors that contribute to the high life-time risk of HIV acquisition among Black MSM patients. This population is more likely to not be aware of their HIV status, face racial bias in health care settings and lack access to healthcare insurance. These problems compounded with pervasive homophobia in our society, make Black MSM more vulnerable to HIV. “There’s still a lot of stigma,” Moore says to Mother Jones, “We still have a lot of work to do.”