| August 23, 2002 |
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HRSA Press Office
301-443-3376 |
New Educational Web Site Offers Latest Resources
for Providing High-Quality HIV/AIDS Care
HRSA today launched a comprehensive web-based resource offering HIV/AIDS
providers the latest educational and technical assistance materials
to enhance the quality of HIV/AIDS care.
HRSA’s CARE Act Technical Information and Education site, also known
as CATIE (http://hab.hrsa.gov/CATIE/)
is a searchable library containing materials that will help Ryan White
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act grant recipients and other
providers plan and deliver high-quality HIV/AIDS services.
“The health care provided to people living with HIV/AIDS is changing
so rapidly,” said Deborah Parham, Ph.D., R.N., associate administrator
of HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau. “CATIE will help us offer the latest
service and treatment information to as many providers as possible,
which will lead to better patient care.”
The new site was launched during the 2002 Ryan White CARE Act Grantee
Conference in Washington, D.C. This biennial conference is the
largest gathering of HIV/AIDS health care providers in the country.
Together, CARE Act grantees provide HIV/AIDS primary care and support
services to more than 530,000 low-income uninsured and underinsured
individuals or family members every year.
The HIV/AIDS Bureau, which administers the Ryan White CARE Act, is
sponsoring the conference to improve systems of care for people living
with HIV/AIDS, facilitate grantee compliance with changes in the reauthorized
CARE Act, increase grantees’ knowledge of administrative requirements,
and enable them to share best practices.
The CARE Act funds primary care and support services for individuals
living with HIV disease who lack the health insurance and financial
resources for their care. While ambulatory health care and support
services are the primary focus of the program, training, technical assistance,
and demonstration projects are also funded. The federal investment
in CARE Act programs in fiscal year 2002 was $1.91 billion.
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