Advocates Advance HIV/AIDS Housing Recommendations for National AIDS Strategy
On December 17, 2009, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) convened a consultation on the role of housing in HIV prevention and health care. Over 70 stakeholders considered presentations by issue experts and then worked together on recommendations to inform the development of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). In opening remarks, ONAP Director Jeff Crowley noted that housing had been a central theme of the fourteen community meetings held across the United States to gather input on the National AIDS Strategy, with housing repeatedly cited as a critical unmet need. He charged those present to provide concrete guidance on how housing should be reflected in the NHAS to order to advance its three primary goals: reducing HIV incidence; increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes; and reducing HIV-related health disparities.
Participants in the December consultation included federal and local government representatives, academic researchers, HIV/AIDS housing and services experts, private philanthropy, and organizations representing the broader low-income housing and health communities. Three issue specific breakout sessions Housing as HIV Prevention and Care, Bringing Successful Strategies to Scale, and the Role of Housing in Systems of HIV Care provided the opportunity for in-depth discussion and exchange of ideas from participants representing a range of interests. Draft findings and recommendations were summarized during a report-back period during the meeting, and then were further refined through a series of follow-up conference calls among participants.
To see the complete housing recommendations including key points and recommendations with respect to each of the three priorities for the National AIDS Strategy,
- reducing incidence
- increasing access to care; and
- reducing healthcare disparities as well as the list of participants,
as well as the list of participants,Click here.
