America is diverse, so a strategy to prevent a national problem has to be just as varied.

• On Tuesday, President Barack Obama issued the first national AIDS plan, a strategy that is considered a milestone in the history of AIDS in America.
• In America, AIDS users are diverse and the causes of the disease vary according to geography and economic background. Therefore, one single method of prevention cannot be applied to everyone.
• Obama’s plan links nonprofits, organizations, businesses, and philanthropies with local governments to tailor specific prevention programs according to the surrounding demographic of AIDS users.

Facts & Figures

• 1 in 30 adults in Washington, D.C. are infected with HIV
• HIV is the leading cause of death among black women of childbearing age

Tags: AIDS, health policy, HIV, nonprofit, philanthropy, public health