Posts Tagged ‘health policy’

A Strategy To Prevent AIDS For Everyone

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

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