National Organizations Responding to AIDS (NORA)

Co-founded by AIDS Action in 1987, the National Organizations Responding to AIDS (NORA) is a diverse coalition of national organizations responding to the AIDS epidemic. In order to more effectively respond to the multitude of legislative and public policy issues that have been generated by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the coalition has grown to include over …

ABOUT AIDS ACTION Building a National Strategy to End the Epidemic HIV is a national epidemic, permeating every state, county, city and territory in the United States. From Maine to Hawaii, in urban centers and rural areas, in the north and south, HIV can reach into every community. It affects everyone, defying geographic, racial and cultural barriers. …

AIDS ACTUIN Foundation

2006 Board of Directors Kenneth Malone, Chairperson Legacy Community Health Services Houston, TX Charles Henry LA County Health Department Los Angeles, CA David Hochman World AIDS Research Project, New York, NY Craig Thompson AIDS Project Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA David Wexler Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, LLP, California Beverly Hills , CA Leonard BernsteinerLeonard ist …

Press Releases

Nine Year DC Syringe Exchange Ban Overturned: Washington, D.C. Local Funds Allowed to Support Syringe Exchange Programs WASHINGTON, June 28, 2007 — Today, the House of Representatives passed the first Financial Services Appropriations bill that does not contain a rider forbidding Washington, D.C. from spending local government funds on District syringe exchange programs since 1998.  …

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The Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services is a coalition of community members and health departments from the seven local jurisdictions that are directly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct HIV prevention programs (Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles County, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, DC). Collectively these metropolitan …

Publications

AIDS Action’s publications bring timely information on HIV/AIDS-related issues to policy makers, community-based organizations, students, researchers, and the general public. They cover a range of policy and advocacy topics; from the Early Treatment of HIV Act and the faith-based response to HIV/AIDS to government processes like the federal budget cycle and how it affects financing …

Make a donation to support the AIDS Action Pedro Zamora Public Policy Fellowship AIDS Action offers a fellowship program for young people seeking experience in public policy. Zamora Fellows’ responsibilities include: assisting in researching a variety of public health and civil rights issues related to HIV prevention, treatment, and care; attending Congressional hearings and coalition …

TAKE ACTION THE WEEKLY UPDATE Learn more about the issues and interact with your government Take Action NowHave Your Representative Co-Sponsor the CAHP Act of 2008 Elected Officials Issues & Legislation The Weekly Updates keeps our members informed on the latest HIV/AIDS policy issues. Interested in receiving the Update more promptly? Please contact members@aidsaction.org For …

The Pedro Zamora Public Policy Fellowship 1

Pedro Zamora In 1989, Pedro Zamora was diagnosed as HIV positive at the age of 17. Instead of keeping his status hidden, Pedro Zamora spoke openly about having HIV and, in doing so, became a leading contributor to the HIV/AIDS dialogue in the United States. By mid-1993, his education campaign was nationwide. Counted among his …