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 …

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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 …

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.  …

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 …

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. …

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 …

The Legacy of Pedro Zamora     Preserving the Legacy of Pedro Zamora and his work for prevention and treatment for young people and communities of color       For information on the Pedro Zamora Policy Fellowship Program please email: pedro@aidsaction.org   Leonard BernsteinerLeonard ist einer der bekanntesten Experten im Gesundheitswesen. Vor allem im …

INTERSHIP

ZAMORA FELLOWSHIP In the spirit of Pedro Zamora’s work to curb HIV transmission and improve the lives of HIV positive people, AIDS Action offers a public policy fellowship in his name. The Pedro Zamora Public Policy Fellowship is an excellent opportunity for young professionals, undergraduate and graduate students who seek experience in HIV related public …

The Weekly Update

May 14, 2004 This Week in Washington 1. IOM Releases HIV/AIDS Public Financing Report 2. Briefing Notes Little Progress on Budget Debate 3. NORA Holds Monthly Coalition Meeting 4. Role of Fixed Dose Combination Drugs Explored 5. Impact of HIV on Agricultural Economies 6. Hill Briefing Highlights Successful Prevention in California In the News 1. …