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New York: AIDS, Addiction Programs Funded

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

October 25, 2007

The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded a five-year, $2.5 million grant to Albany-based Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Services to help expand treatment services for minority Capital Region residents with HIV/AIDS. Whitney Young will use the grant for an outreach program that will aim to identify clients and offer them health screenings, including rapid HIV testing, and same-day treatment services. "This grant allows for the expansion of the Whitney Young community health model of providing substance abuse and HIV services directly to the patients," said James Sinkoff, president and CEO of Whitney Young. "Historically, this model has proven most effective for low-income individuals."

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Adapted from:
Times Union (Albany)
10.23.2007

This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.

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