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04.10.09
Act Against AIDS
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Every 9½ minutes a person in the United States becomes infected with HIV
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March 20, 2009
01.26.08
- The IHS HIV/AIDS Administrative Work Plan (Strategic Plan) has been released
This is a culmination of work from multiple stakeholders, professionals, many community members and advocates both internal and external to IHS. This is an IHS document, which will remain fluid and may be adjusted as new initiatives arise. That said, it represents a good blueprint of activities and truly represents the principles of the program enumerated within the document
Podcasts
IHS HIV/AIDS Program Podcast at AIDS.gov
The following podcast was done in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (OHAP). As we attempt to implement our strategic plans, one of the goals continues to be program integration and collaboration with partners external to the Agency.
This is just one example of how we can partner with other government stakeholders to raise awareness, augment our resources (and technology) and open discussion about HIV/AIDS in support of our mission for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
This podcast, along with others about HIV/AIDS, can be accessed at the AIDS.gov website
Main Topics In This Site
The IHS HIV/AIDS “Program” is
cultivated from a myriad of services, projects, facilities, funding sources and
field expertise. Interagency and community input are gathered for gap analysis,
needs assessment and for further strengthening of the program across multiple
levels of influence. Given current epidemiological trends and known vulnerabilities
to HIV/AIDS in the AI/AN population, it is critical we consider the larger preventive
public health and population approaches for effective response. The Program
is implemented and executed via an integrative and comprehensive approach through
collaborations across multi-health sectors, both internal and external to the
agency. It attempts to encompass all types of service delivery ‘systems’ including
IHS, Tribal and Urban facilities.
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The IHS receives a portion of funds for HIV/AIDS activities
from the HHS Office of HIV/AIDS Program and Policy (OHAPP). This is in the form
of funds from the Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI), which responds to the epidemic’s
impact on minority/ethnic populations, including American Indian/Alaska Native
(AI/AN). IHS receives its allocation from the HHS Secretary’s MAI Fund,
however it is based on multi-agency proposals. These funds are somewhat ‘discretionary’ as
opposed to the larger sum of MAI base funding that goes directly to other HHS
agencies. The IHS MAI dollars fund initiatives that are linked through MAI to
the President’s Initiative on HIV/AIDS.
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The
HIV Center of Excellence (HIVCOE) is a clinically based center for HIV care,
treatment, research, and intervention. The center is an Indian Health Service
program at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center serving the tribal and IHS facilities
in the Area. The goal is to provide the highest quality culturally competent
HIV services including clinically based intervention and medically appropriate
care and treatment. The mission is to provide a culturally competent, comprehensive
model HIV health care delivery system in the context of the existing continuum
of services for native people.
The numbers of HIV and AIDS diagnoses for American Indians
and Alaska Natives represent less than 1% of the total number of HIV/AIDS cases
reported to the HIV/AIDS Reporting System. However, when population size is taken
into account, this population in 2004 was ranked 3rd in rates of AIDS diagnoses,
after African Americans and Hispanics [1]. The rate of AIDS diagnoses for this
group has been higher than that for whites since 1995.
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