Our Mission

Our mission is to conduct impactful science with integrity and rigor that improves care for and promotes health equity among children, young adults, women, and families affected by HIV. We commit to promoting social and racial justice in our network and through our research.

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Watch PHACS Film Series

Click to see community members share their stories in our PHACS Film Series.

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Our Research

Children born with HIV or born exposed to HIV face unique challenges during childhood and as they reach adolescence and young adulthood. Our research focuses on ensuring that ART is the best it can be and that those who receive the treatment remain healthy.

COVID-19 and PHACS

Click for resources on COVID-19 and HIV, as well as PHACS' response to the pandemic.

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New Website Content

Our website has been updated!

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HIV/AIDS News

HIV Criminalization and EHE

To end the HIV epidemic, public health, criminal justice, and legislative systems must work together to ensure that laws protect the community, are evidence-based and just, and support public health efforts.

Dear Colleague: Reflections on 40 Years of HIV

June 5, 2021 marks 40 years since the first official reporting, in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), of five cases describing what later became known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and what is now HIV Stage III. On this 40th anniversary, we remember the more than 32 million people who have died from HIV worldwide since the start of the global epidemic, and the 38 million people currently living with HIV.

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Events & Announcements

NEW WEBSITE CONTENT

Explore our new website!

The PHACS website has brand new content reflecting our new structure and work together - take a look around!

PHACS MEETINGS

The PHACS Spring Meeting was held virtually on May 5, 6, and 7, 2021. The presentations can be found in the Network Meeting documents folder. The audio and video recordings will be made available at a later date.

SAVE THE DATES:

The PHACS Fall Leadership Meeting is scheduled to take place virtually on October 26-27, 2021. Virtual retreats for the Study Coordinators, CAB and PUG will be scheduled separately. Additional information will be made available in late summer.

SPRING 2022

We hope to hold our larger network meeting in Spring 2022 and are currently working to secure meeting space for our group with dates in April or May 2022. Stay tuned to this space for updates. We expect to include in-person retreats for the Study Coordinators, CAB and PUG.

LOOKING UP EMAIL GROUP MEMBERSHIP

With your Frontier Science (FSTRF) login, you can view the membership of these groups on FSTRF's website:

Log into FSTRF Portal (https://www.frontierscience.org)
Under Site Support > “Email Address Lookup”
Key in the list serv (ie. “phacs.slc”) in the search bar
Under “Key to Find”, click on “Members” which will tabulate the membership of the group