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Obama AdministrationSix Months Into New Admin, Fed HIV Prevention Officials Speak More Freely of Science, Marginalized Groups, Need for Funding
by Julie Davids
Wed, 08/26/2009 - 2:39pm Economic recession threatens to relegate bolder talk to merely good intentions as White House Embarks on Development of a National HIV/AIDS Strategy By Julie Davids and David Ernesto Munar ATLANTA (Aug 25)—Speaking at the Obama Administration’s first national HIV summit, top public health leaders and community activists agree that a paradigm shift in HIV prevention approaches is needed to make progress reducing HIV transmission in the U.S. According to advocates and other experts, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must work with partners to develop and implement a strategic scale-up of comprehensive, combination HIV prevention strategies in order to achieve population-level decreases in HIV transmission. The aims of a new approach must focus on averting as many HIV infections as possible. And it must expand successful interventions, invest in research and evaluation, and address social drivers such as lack of housing, mass imprisonment, poverty and marginalization. There were tantalizing hints at this week’s conference that CDC may be ready to seek significant changes in federal prevention policy and programs, a shift that would require strong leadership to inspire political buy-in and increased resources. Meanwhile, the new leadership at CDC faces steep challenges contending with an unprecedented economic crisis and competing national priorities that could jeopardize progress to slow the spread of HIV in the U.S. read more » Latest from the HIV PJA: Federal Policy Statements
by Julie Davids
Mon, 08/24/2009 - 1:26pm Today at the National HIV Prevention Conference, the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance released two new position statements:
Current Conditions Challenge Anti-HIV Efforts, Threatening Potential Prevention Progress
A Call for CDC Action on HIV Prevention Justice The HIV PJA recognizes and insists on the need for full-government investment and involvement in HIV prevention. However, we come to the 2009 NHPC to issue a strong and distinct call for CDC leadership as the cornerstone agency of science-based public and preventive health in our nation. Simply put, CDC must build the demand for HIV prevention across all communities and sectors needed in this fight against HIV/AIDS. |
About the HIV PJAThe HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) is a network of organizations advocating for effective and just HIV prevention policies for the United States. We grew out of the successful 2007 Prevention Justice Mobilization, which united hundreds of groups across the country at the intersection of HIV/AIDS, human rights, and struggles for social, racial, gender, and economic justice. The HIV PJA is coordinated by Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP) in collaboration with AIDS Foundation of Chicago, and SisterLove.
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