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| Today, over one million Americans are estimated to be living with HIV. Moreover, an estimated 250,000 of these individuals aren’t even aware of it. Unfortunately our system of HIV/AIDS care and community services is increasingly over-burdened and fragile. Indeed, with an erosion of federal funding for these programs, they have become little more than a patchwork. Over time, the nature of HIV disease has changed, but the programs have not. These programs were designed to care for people dying of AIDS. This remains a crucial objective, but at the same time, a growing number of people are able to live indefinitely with HIV. It is essential to serve them as well. Further, these programs were designed to care for people who are dying of AIDS, rather than to provide support for people HIV. Further, HIV/AIDS prevention education, clinical care and services are not included as part of an integrated public health system. Fact Sheets: (PDF Format) Get the Acrobat Reader for FREE
Links: National Organizations Responding to AIDS (NORA) member directory Research: AIDS research focuses on the study of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) itself and its effects on the immune system, as well as on potential treatments to fight HIV and the opportunistic infections that actually kill people whose immune systems are ravaged by the virus. Fact Sheets: (PDF Format) Get the Acrobat Reader for FREE Links: The National Institutes of Health Housing: Stable housing is critical to preventing the early onset of illness and maintaining the quality of life for individuals with HIV and their families. Without stable housing, many people with HIV/AIDS die prematurely, having had little or no access to care or promising new treatment protocols. It is virtually impossible for people who do not have a stable place to live to access life-sustaining health care services and treatments. Fact Sheets: (PDF Format) Get the Acrobat Reader for FREE Other Publications: Links:
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