FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2002 |
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HHS Awards $1.5 Million to Help Providers Meet Health
Needs of
HIV-Infected Women, Youth and Families
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced four cooperative agreements
totaling $1.5 million to improve access to medical care and support
services for children, youth and women living with HIV and their affected
families.
“The AIDS epidemic in America impacts our most vulnerable families
more and more each year,” said HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson. “These
agreements will help HIV/AIDS health care providers do a better job
in getting services to the women and children who need them.”
The four recipients are:
- AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families, Washington, D.C.,
$850,000;
- National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center at Francois-Xavier
Bagnoud Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey,
Newark, N.J., $275,000;
- Parents’ Place of Maryland, Baltimore, $281,258; and
- University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla., $113,453.
Under the cooperative agreements from HHS’ Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), staff from HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau will guide
the projects. Funding recipients will undertake one or more of a variety
of activities to share information and knowledge on how to meet the
health care needs of HIV infected women, infants, children, youth and
their affected families with HRSA grantees, care providers, planning
bodies, and other constituents.
HHS’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that
850,000 to 950,000 Americans are now living with HIV and that at least
40,000 new infections occur each year. Trends in HIV diagnosis suggest
that young people ages 13-24, women, African Americans, Hispanics and
heterosexuals now face the highest rates of HIV infection.
HRSA, through Title IV of its Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources
Emergency Act (CARE) program, works to improve access to primary medical
care, research, and support services for HIV-infected children, youth
and women, and their affected family members. CARE Act programs help
an estimated 530,000 poor and uninsured individuals with HIV/AIDS obtain
primary health care, support services and life-sustaining medications
each year.
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