SILVER SPRINGS, MD—On April 25th, malaria activists observed World Malaria Day, a day marked to recognize the global efforts underway to provide effective control of malaria.

WASHINGTON—Despite declines in HIV incidence among injection drug users (IDU), the practice of HIV risk behaviors remains high among this population, according to a study published in the April 9 issue of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

WASHINGTON—Health is a readiness issue for militaries around the world and HIV is one of the many health issues that militaries must address. In FY 2001, Congress appropriated $10 million to establish the Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP).

WASHINGTOn—Enrollment in state and territorial AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) which provide drugs to HIV/AIDS patients with limited or no prescription drug coverage continues to grow, according to a report released last month by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD).

WASHINGTON—The White House, Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month announced a new $45 million, five-year national communication campaign aimed at combating complacency about the HIV/AIDS crisis in the United States.

WASHINGTON—Thomas Frieden, M.D., commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was named the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 15.

WASHINGTON—Mental illnesses and addiction disorders are chronic illnesses with significant burden, disability and mortality, according to officials who spoke at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 20th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control held in February.

WASHINGTON—Understanding the link between environment and public health is critical in moving the public health agenda forward. “More and more we need to learn—as people who care about promoting health—to think about energy and transportation and land use because those are issues that are very pertinent to health,” said Howard Frumkin, M.D., director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health.

WASHINGTON—Representatives from Indian Country asked Congress last month for more resources to deal with the staggering number of youth suicides that occur on Indian reservations.

WASHINGTON— How can cognitive health be maintained and protected as we age?