Other News In 1998
1998
Minority Leaders Work to Address AIDS
In the mid-1990s, the prevalence of AIDS rose to alarming levels in some minority communities.
- In 1998, HIV/AIDS was the third leading cause of death among Black* women and the second leading cause of death among Black men ages 25 to 44.1
- The AIDS rate among adults and adolescents (i.e., the number of people living with AIDS per 100,000 population) was 84.7 among Blacks and 37.8 among Hispanics, compared to just 9.9 among Whites.1
In March 1998, African-American leaders were briefed on the highly disproportionate impact of the disease in their communities. They developed a Call to Action requesting that the President and Surgeon General declare HIV/AIDS a “State of Emergency” in the African-American community. These leaders also testified before the Congressional Black Caucus, urging action.
In October 1998, in response to these efforts, President Clinton declared HIV/AIDS a “severe and ongoing health care crisis” affecting racial and ethnic minorities. At the same time, he announced the creation of the Congressional Black Caucus Initiative, which later became the Minority AIDS Initiative.
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Toward Passage - 1986
HRSA Debuts First
AIDS Program - 1987
AZT Reimbursement
Program Launches - 1988
Pediatric AIDS
Grants Begins - 1989
HRSA Funds Move
Outside Epicenters - 1990
CARE Act Is Adopted,
Named for Indiana Teen -
The Early Years - 1991
HRSA Awards First
CARE Act Grants - 1992
Training Creates Access
to Expert Care - 1993
Largest Epicenters
Now Number 25 - 1994
AZT Is Found to Protect
Newborns From HIV - 1995
The Age of Combination
Therapy Arrives -
Adapting to Change - 1996
CARE Act
Reauthorized - 1997
Programs Unite
Under One Umbrella - 1998
Administration Addresses
Epidemic in Minorities - 1999
Minority AIDS Initiative
is Launched - 2000
Reauthorization Focuses
on People Not in Care -
A New Millennium - 2001
HRSA Publishes Treatment
Guide for Women - 2002
CARE Act Expertise
Goes Global - 2003
Global HIV/AIDS
Program Begins - 2004
HRSA Addresses
Severity of Need - 2005
New Treatment
for Addiction -
New Approaches - 2006
The CARE Act
Makeover - 2007
New Policies—
Waves of Change - 2008
Continuing Work
on Re-entry Programs - 2009
Improving
Performance Data - 2010
20 Years and
a Legacy of Care -
The Road Ahead - 2011
30 Years of AIDS:
Honoring the Past,
Looking Toward the Future - 2012
Care is Prevention