Category Archives: Advocacy
April 24, 2013: Mississippi Bureau Director for HIV/AIDS Care promises that its suspended HOPWA program will be up and running soon
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), which grants funds to cities and states for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), suspended Mississippi’s program in August 2012 for noncompliance with federal regulations. The suspension abruptly cut off … Continue reading
SASI at AIDS Watch
February 25, 2013: SASI (Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative) was well-represented at AIDS Watch 2013! We had delegates from all of the Deep South states except Mississippi. Our advocacy is important in light of the fact that the South has 46% … Continue reading
Sequestration’s Impact on PLWHA in the South
“While sequestration will have an impact on all ADAPs…it will have a significant impact on individuals living in the South. As of June 2012, southern states accounted for 33 percent of all ADAP clients served; through sequestration, up to half … Continue reading
New SASI Report analyzes HOPWA funding formula and concludes that the South Receives Disproportionately Lower HOPWA Funding Than Other Regions
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) is a HUD program that provides States and cities with approximately $330 million in funding for the housing needs of persons with AIDS (~$300,000,000 for entitlement grants and ~$30,000,000 for competitive grants). HUD … Continue reading
“Everyone has role to play in ending HIV epidemic in America.”
February 22, 2012: Today, a few members of SASI, including SASI Director Carolyn McAllaster, attended the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) Implementation Assessment meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At this meeting, Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of the Office of National AIDS … Continue reading
Blacks Disproportionately Affected by HIV/AIDS in the South
February 7, 2013: Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) and this year’s theme is “I am my Brother/Sister’s Keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS.” NBHAAD is focused on getting people educated, tested, involved and treated. In the South, African Americans are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. In Alabama, … Continue reading
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Tagged African American, AIDS, Black, Health, HIV, NBHAAD, South
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Judge Orders Alabama to Stop Segregation of HIV Positive Prisoners
Judge Orders Alabama to Stop Segregation of HIV Positive Prisoners, which paves the way for HIV+ prisoners to access services, classes, and training available to other prisoners. Read the ACLU’s Press Release, background about Henderson et al. v. Thomas et al., or Judge Thompson’s decision for … Continue reading
Funding for HIV Care: SASI’s Findings
SASI Update-The Continuing HIV Crisis in the US South, commissioned by SASI and compiled by the Duke Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, contained an in-depth analysis of HIV care and prevention funding to the South* and the 9 … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Funding, Research
Tagged ADAP, AIDS, CDC, HIV, Medicaid, Ryan White, SASI, South, Southeast, State of the South Task Force
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World AIDS Day 2012: SASI Releases New Report
The Southeastern United States continues to experience the highest rate of new HIV/AIDS infections in the country confirms a new report, SASI Update-The Continuing HIV Crisis in the US South. This report highlights 9 targeted southern states that have been … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS, HIV, SASI, South, Southeast, State of the South Task Force, WAD
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