Obama Launches National HIV/AIDS Community Discussions

August 21, 2009 by blackgirlgrown
Filed under health and wellness, hiv and aids

Some good news this Friday from the White House. President Obama announced the launch of the National HIV/AIDS Community Discussions, a series of events to be held across the country. These events are hosted by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) and will offer the public a chance to provide input as the White House works to fulfill the President’s pledge to develop a National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). The first event, the Atlanta HIV/AIDS Community Discussion, will be held on August 25th at the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference.

The three goals of President Obama’s NHAS:

Reduce HIV incidence
Increase access to care and optimize health outcomes
Reduce HIV-related health disparities

The Atlanta HIV/AIDS Community Discussion will be held on August 25th as part of the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference, which is being held in Atlanta from August 23-26. The Community Discussion is open to conference participants and 200 tickets have been set-aside for the local Atlanta community. ONAP is also meeting with local HIV services organizations while it is in Atlanta.

Stay tuned for more information and specific dates for community discussions in the following cities and areas: