Upcoming MidAtlantic AETC Events

The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) has plenty of training and education opportunities coming up for new public health staff and those who could use a refresher. Many important trainings related to HIV prevention and Ryan White are scheduled in May and June; don’t miss the chance to get the “facts and fundamentals” skills under your belt! Some crucial opportunities include:
Find the full offering of in-person training programs and online on-demand opportunities available on the MidAtlantic AETC website.
Ryan White Launches New Webpages
The Ryan White team launched new webpages this month, replacing their previous pages. The pages no longer refer to HIV Care Services, using the unit program names instead.
You will find the pages located differently on our website navigation. Some of the old pages no longer exist. We suggest familiarizing yourself with the new pages and where information is located on the pages. Bookmark any new pages that you may need to use frequently.
Thank you to the staff who worked hard on this project! We appreciate you meeting with staff and community members to get feedback on how best to rework these web pages.
Hepatitis Awareness Month: Thank You!
Hepatitis Awareness Month comes to a close this weekend. Thank you to all our partners who have been busy in the field doing testing, outreach, and other services to communities in need. One testing event put on by the Health Betterment Initiative and the Mongolian Nurses Association was highlighted by the agency.
A huge thank you to those who shared personal stories with us for our social media campaign this month. We had four amazing people share what going through hepatitis C treatment was like. Check their stories out on our website or our Facebook.
You all accomplish life-saving work every day. This Hepatitis Awareness Month, the importance of your work was seen by many. Thank you again for all that you do every day.
Learning Opportunity: SNS Webinar
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is offering webinars for Social Network Strategy (SNS). SNS is an evidence-based intervention that harnesses the power of trusted peers to increase HIV testing uptake among communities most at risk. SNS is designed for health departments and community-based organizations.
VDH-funded partners should talk with their contract administrator before registering for the webinars, especially if they plan to implement SNS for the first time.
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- Webinar for agencies new to SNS:
- Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 3 p.m. ET
- Webinar for agencies new to SNS:
May 2026 QMAC Meeting Overview
The Virginia Ryan White Cross-Parts Collaborative Quality Management Advisory Committee (QMAC) held its first quarterly meeting of grant year (GY) 2026 on May 13, 2026, bringing together QMAC members, VDH staff, Cross-Parts Collaborative partners, consumers, and subcommittee participants to support and strengthen statewide quality improvement efforts. The meeting featured program updates, quarterly performance measure data reviews, subcommittee workplan development, and stakeholder engagement activities focused on practical strategies to enhance HIV care services across Virginia.
Highlights included updates from recipients of other Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded Parts in Virginia through the Cross-Parts Collaborative, as well as VDH presentations on funded service category performance measures and Unified Eligibility data. Participants also received a “You Said, We Did” presentation demonstrating how clinical quality management (CQM) feedback has informed improvements in training, technical assistance, onboarding, communication, and data support.
In addition, members participated in a virtual Red Ribbon Activity as part of the integrated planning process, providing feedback on priorities for Virginia’s 2027–2031 Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Services Plan. Input gathered during the activity will help inform the continued development of the plan’s goals and objectives.
Overall, 55 participants actively attended the meeting, reinforcing QMAC’s role as a key component of the CQM infrastructure and as a collaborative forum for data-informed planning, consumer and provider engagement, and continuous quality improvement across Virginia’s Ryan White system of care.
For questions about the Virginia Ryan White QMAC, please contact either Camellia Espinal at camellia.espinal@vdh.virginia.gov, or Lynea Hogan at lynea.hogan@vdh.virginia.gov.
VCU CIRCAA Program
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) secured funding for three full scholarships for their VCU CIRCAA program. CIRCAA stands for Creating Interprofessional Readiness for Complex & Aging Adults (CIRCAA).
The program focuses on HIV and Aging for the next academic year. This will be the third cohort to go through the program. Thus far, agencies that have participated in the program include staff from:
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- VCU
- 三河健康區
- Fredericksburg Area HIV/AIDS Support Services
- 艾滋病反應工作
- 弗吉尼亞州健康選項
- 社區服務委員會
The program is a 9-month, post-BACC certificate program. It’s open to prescribers, nurses, and case managers. The scholarship applications are due June 22, 2026. Full Ryan White-specific details and the application can be found via REDCap survey.
人事公告
歡迎
HIV and Hepatitis Surveillance (HHS) welcomes Dzhuliyana Handarova (pronounced Juliana) to DDP! Many of you may recognize her name, as she was previously a Syphilis Reactor Desk Coordinator in DDP from 2019-2021. Most recently, she was with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) as a public health research analyst and has also worked in research at Thomas Jefferson University and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dzhuliyana has her Master of Public Health from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Commonwealth University. She will be working as an HIV Prevention Analyst and will be working closely with the CHR, SNSN, and PrEP teams. In her free time, she loves to be outside, especially riding her bike and spending time with her cat Meatball. She can be reached at dzhuliyana.handarova@vdh.virginia.gov. Welcome back to the team Dzhuliyana!

Resource Connections 的新網站已經啟用!隨著重新上市,我們也重新命名,簡稱為「The RC」。隨您怎麼說,我們都知道您的意思!
疾病控制和預防中心(CDC)宣布加強衛生部門性病預防和控制 (STD PCHD) 撥款再次延長 12 個月。延期將涵蓋 3 月1,2026, 至 2 月28,2027 。



Mpox 病例仍然主要發生在男性身上。Mpox 也不成比例地影響有色人種社區。全部五個州衛生地區都發生了水花病個案,最多個病例來自 Virginia 北部和中部衛生規劃地區(82%)。
9 月30,2025, DDP 收到了一份令人驚訝的 HIV 醫療監測項目 (MMP) 授標通知 (NoA)。MMP 先前的撥款已於 5 月31,2025 結束,我們被告知不會再續撥。因此,DDP 結束了該計劃,MMP 員工也不幸被解雇。由於這項新獎項的意外性質、項目期間追溯至6/1/25 ,以及目前聯邦政府的關閉,第一年的餘下時間,也就是撥款年度1 ,將用於招募員工和重新建立該計畫。DDP 正在等待 CDC 的進一步指導,這將在聯邦政府關閉解決後發生。
DIS (疾病介入專家) 表彰日是 10 月3 週五。每年全國都會慶祝這個特別的日子,以推廣我們的 DIS 在社區內所做的特別工作。STD 董事、VDH 和 DDP 全國聯盟為此次舉辦了博客貼文,並在社交媒體上宣傳或分享帖子和圖形。
Resource Connections 網站以全新的面貌和新的名稱 -The RC: Resource Connections- 在 Connect211 平台上重新推出!隨著設計的更新,網站也將採用新的標誌和 URL。
Virginia 社區愛滋病規劃小組(CHPG)需要新成員。衞生防護中心與 DDP 合作制定和監察 Virginia 的綜合艾滋病毒服務計劃。他們的主要目標是終止 HIV 的流行並改善 HIV 感染者的健康。該計劃將指導 DDP 未來五年的工作。
批量安全套訂單目前暫停,而通用服務部與全球保護局談判,以續訂與 Commonwealth of Virginia 的合同。這種情況已超出最初的預期,導致多種品牌的產品暫時短缺,包括非乳膠安全套選項、潤滑劑和特洛伊 Magnum 安全套。

DDP 與信息學和信息系統部(DIIS)合作,為 Ryan White 服務發布了一個新的交互式儀表板。儀表板是整個聯邦服務提供者的地圖。它允許用戶按區域或服務類型(部分 A,B,C 或 D)過濾提供商。地圖上提供彈出式地圖,以提供提供商密度較高的區域的詳細視圖。您可以在瑞安·懷特