About Us

Every 9 minutes someone in the US becomes newly infected with HIV. 1.2 million Americans are living with the disease. More than half a million people with HIV/AIDS in the US have died since the epidemic began in 1981.

This major, persistent health challenge needs a plan to guarantee that we are working effectively across all levels of the public and private sectors. It may be hard to believe, but over a quarter-century into this epidemic, we have never had a coordinated, national response to reduce HIV rates, increase access to care, or to close the racial/ethnic gaps in this costly and entirely preventable epidemic.

That's why in September 2007 founding members of the Coalition for a National AIDS Strategy issued a call to action to HIV/AIDS organizations and supportive individuals nationwide to rally around a coordinated, outcomes-based and community-informed national strategy to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Now 500+ organizations and 2,400+ individuals strong, we have succeeded in committing the current administration to adopt and fully implement a National HIV/AIDS Strategy,  Led by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), the government's plan was released on July 13, 2010.

The Coalition for a National AIDS Strategy will continue to organize and inform this process. Join the Coalition now, sign up for email and RSS feeds, follow us on Twitter, explore this site for resources and updates, and involve your family and friends. With continued action, we will ensure the national strategy to combat HIV/AIDS is fully implemented.

Coalition for a National AIDS Strategy Coordinating Committee:

Judith Auerbach
Sean Cahill
Chris Collins
Julie Davids
Robert Greenwald
Naina Khanna
David Ernesto Munar
Pernessa Seele
Walt Senterfit
Dan Van Gorder
Dephne Walker-Thoth
Andrea Weddle
Janet Weinberg
Phill Wilson
A Toni Young