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ANAC Board Nominations open
ANAC is seeking visionary leaders to help shape the future of our organization through service on the Board of Directors. Two officer positions are open in 2025. We have updated our nominations process that includes a personal statement and personal responses; therefore, it is a self-nomination form.
The open positions in 2025 have very specific requirements. Please review them, and if applicable, consider nominating yourself or sharing with a colleague.
Current open positions:
- President-elect
- Treasurer
The deadline for nominations is June 18. Apply now.
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Federal lawsuit filed
ANAC joined with eight other organizations in filing a lawsuit in federal court to stop the deletion of vital public health and science data by the Trump Administration and Department of Health and Human Services. It would enforce federal law and require HHS agencies to restore deleted websites and stop any further removal of public health data, including HIV resources and guidelines.
Policy Coalition sign on-letters
ANAC works in coalition with other national and global organizations on shared health policy issues. Working in coalitions enhances the work of any one organization and amplifies messages. Coalition sign-on letters carry weight with key decision makers.
We have signed on to more than 15 coalition letters since January.
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Understanding the impact of cuts to Medicaid
Two of ANAC's weekly UNCENSORED series webinars in May focused on the impact of cuts to Medicaid. Tim Nanoff, VP Policy & Government Affairs at ANA and Maryanne Tomazic, attorney at Center for HIV Law and Policy at Harvard University provided insights to the critical role of Medicaid in our healthcare sysytem and the current threats to health care access in the U.S. UNCENSORED sessions are not recorded, but a short summary of similar information was published in JAMA this week.
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Upcoming webinar
Join ANAC members Jeffrey Kwong and Sarah Williams for a live webinar on June 4 at 2 p.m. ET to explore the role of nurses and allied health professionals in supporting individualized HIV treatment that takes account of patient factors and preferences. This activity is intended for nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, and allied healthcare professionals who provide care for people at risk of or living with HIV. This webinar is provided by Clinical Care Options (CCO) and jointly provided by ANAC. Register here.
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Call for papers
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC) has issued a call for papers for a special issue in January 2026: Ethical, Social, and Political Issues in HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment.
JANAC recognizes the importance of an explicit examination of ethical, political and social issues in HIV prevention, education, care and treatment, as well as the need to elicit the distinctive voices of nurses in collaboration with people living with HIV. We seek feature articles (including original research and systematic reviews), practice briefs, program briefs, commentaries, scholarly and philosophical papers, and case studies.
Learn more. Due date for submissions is June 1.
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ANAC2025 - Philadelphia
Our annual conference will be held in Philadelphia, November 5-8th at the Lowe’s hotel in the iconic PSFS building.
The theme is ANAC2025: Knowledge - Advocacy.
This theme reflects the core values of ANAC. There is a great line-up of speakers, content and events being developed. The gala will celebrate diversity - another ANAC core value. We want to showcase diversity in all it's beauty so get creative and represent your full self on the last night of conference (Nov. 8.)
Registration is open! Register now for early-bird pricing!
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RESCHEDULED: Upcoming chapter leader meeting on July 10
Calling all ANAC current and aspiring chapter Leaders!
Join us for an engaging and empowering ANAC chapter leader webinar series, designed to provide chapter leaders with the tools, insights, and inspiration they need to thrive in their roles. This dynamic series will focus on creative ideas to engage members, ANAC provided resources, leadership development, and actionable strategies to enhance your chapter operations and impact.
What to expect:
- Innovative ideas for chapter growth
- Leadership skill-building
- Peer-to-peer learning
- Tools, resources and templates
Register now!
Join the Chapter Committee!
The Chapter Committee supports each chapter by working to ensure they are complying with chapter guidelines and acting as a liaison between the national office and the chapters. The committee also works with and encourages new chapters-in-formation (CIFs) to become chartered chapters and by supporting members who wish to be part of special interest groups (SIGs). If you are interested in joining the committee please complete the committee application!
New committee alert: Membership Committee
The Membership Committee is charged with evaluating and shaping the future of ANAC’s membership structure in alignment with its mission and strategic goals. This committee will provide recommendations on topics including, but not limited to: member benefits, dues structure, engagement strategies, recruitment efforts, communication practices, and strategic partnerships. This committee meets by conference call at least quarterly and gathers in committee at the annual conference. Welcome our new committee members
Chair: Bill Mannion
Members: Christie Lyn Costanza, Ryan de Torres, John Guillot, Gabrielle LeFlore, Austin Nation, Lucy Nyirenda, Amanda Stafford, Sheryl Thomas
Board Liaison: Anthony Velasco
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ANAC member features
ANAC is proud to have a diverse group of people as members and we want to celebrate their contributions to the HIV/AIDS community. Each month, we celebrate various meaningful awareness days and heritage months by highlighting current members who work to end stigma, train future HIV/AIDS healthcare providers, pursuing research opportunities, advocating for people living with HIV and so much more.
In May, ANAC celebrated Nurse’s Week. Check out our recent member features featuring our ANAC Board from Nurses Week!
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5
ANAC also recognized HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18), Hepatitis Testing Day (May 19) and National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 19)!
Member survey – closed May 31!
We are grateful to all that replied. We will share the results in the coming months. Your feedback plays a vital role in shaping our programs, improving your member experience and guiding the future of our organization and it only takes a few minutes to complete. As a thank you, respondents have been entered a raffle to win a $20 gift card. Stay tuned!
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HIV Educator Distinguished Service Award and Dr. Patrick Kenny Certified Nurse of the Year Award
Noriel Calaguas, PhD, MSHA, RN, ACRN, received both the HIV Educator Distinguished Service Award and the Dr. Patrick Kenny Certified Nurse of the Year Award in 2024. Noriel, a Philippine leader in HIV/ AIDS nursing education and care, has a PhD in Nursing Education, a Master of Science in Health Services Administration and certification as an HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse (ACRN).
Dr. Calaguas has made substantial contributions to the integration of HIV/AIDS education into nursing curricula, particularly in family and community health nursing.
The HIV Educator Distinguished Service Award recognizes an outstanding ANAC member who, through HIV education, has impacted the lives of those they have instructed, whether it be patients, clients, families, students, health care providers, community groups or the general public.
The Dr. Patrick Kenny Certified Nurse of the Year Award recognizes an ACLPN, ACRN or AACRN who exemplifies excellence in HIV/AIDS nursing and advances the mission of the HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board. This award is voted upon by the HANCB board. View the 2024 award winners.
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