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In 2009, the Obama Administration introduced a plan called the Act Against AIDS which allocated $45 million towards treating AIDS but does not address prevention. <ref>http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/14/obama-s-new-effort-to-curb-the-spread-of-hiv-aids.html</ref> | In 2009, the Obama Administration introduced a plan called the Act Against AIDS which allocated $45 million towards treating AIDS but does not address prevention. <ref>http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/14/obama-s-new-effort-to-curb-the-spread-of-hiv-aids.html</ref> | ||
− | NHAS | + | President Obama tasked the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) to develop a national strategy for addressing HIV/AIDS. <ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/NHAS.pdf</ref> To prepare for developing a comprehensive plan, ONAP hosted HIV/Community discussions across the U.S., met with science and health experts, and convened a panel of Federal officials across government to review public recommendations and assess scientific evidence.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/07/13/announcing-national-hivaids-strategy</ref> |
== Qualitative Goals NHAS == | == Qualitative Goals NHAS == |
Latest revision as of 12:54, 15 July 2010
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (also called NHAS) for the United States was introduced in July 2010 with the primary goals of: (1) reducing HIV incidence; (2) increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes; and (3) reducing HIV-related health disparities.[1]
NHAS is the first national, comprehensive implementation and development plan to address HIV and AIDS in the United States.
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Overview
In his bid for election, President Barack Obama promised to create a comprehension plan to research and address HIV and AIDS in the United States.[2]
In 2009, the Obama Administration introduced a plan called the Act Against AIDS which allocated $45 million towards treating AIDS but does not address prevention. [3]
President Obama tasked the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) to develop a national strategy for addressing HIV/AIDS. [4] To prepare for developing a comprehensive plan, ONAP hosted HIV/Community discussions across the U.S., met with science and health experts, and convened a panel of Federal officials across government to review public recommendations and assess scientific evidence.[5]
Qualitative Goals NHAS
Qualitative Goals of NHAS include[6]:
- intensifying HIV prevention efforts in communities where HIV is most heavily concentrated
- expanding targeted efforts to prevent HIV infection using evidence-based approaches
- education all Americans about HIV threat and prevention
- establishing continuous and coordinated care for those infected with HIV
- increasing number and diversity of clinical care providers for people living with HIV
- supporting individuals living with HIV with co-occurring health conditions and those with other needs
- reducing HIV mortality in communities in high risk of HIV infections
- adopting community-level approaches to reducing HIV infection in high-risk communities
- reducing stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV
- increasing coordination of HIV programs across Federal government and between federal agencies and state, territorial, tribal, and local governments
- developing improved mechanisms to monitor and report progress
Quantitative Goals of NHAS to Achieve by 2015
Quantitative Goals of NHAS to Achieve in the next 5 years, by 2015 include[7]:
- reduce new HIV infections by 25% in the next 5 years;
- reduce HIV transmission rate in relation to individuals living with AIDS by 30%;
- increase the percentage of people who know their serostatus from 79% to 90%;
- increase proportion of newly diagnosed patients linked to clinical care within 3 months of HIV diagnosis from 65% to 85%;
- increase proportion of Ryan White HIV/AIDS program clients who are in continuous care from 73% to 80%;
- increase percentage of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clients with permanent housing from 82% to 86%;
- increase proportion of HIV diagnosed gay and bisexual men with undetectable viral load by 20%;
- increase proportion of HIV diagnosed Blacks with undetectable viral load by 20%;
- increase proportion of HIV diagnosed Latinos with undetectable viral load by 20%;
Funding of NHAS
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that $30 million of the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention Fund will be dedicated to the implementation of the NHAS.[8]
References
- ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/onap/nhas]
- ↑ http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-13/obama-aids-plan-aims-to-cut-infections-by-25-.html
- ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/14/obama-s-new-effort-to-curb-the-spread-of-hiv-aids.html
- ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/NHAS.pdf
- ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/07/13/announcing-national-hivaids-strategy
- ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/NHAS.pdf
- ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/NHAS.pdf
- ↑ http://blog.aids.gov/2010/07/announcing-the-national-hivaids-strategy.html
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