White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) Community Discussion in Houston, Texas

The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) will be hosting an HIV/AIDS Community Discussion in Houston, Texas on Saturday, October 10, 2009. This event is an opportunity for the public to provide input as the White House develops the United States' first National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). Three goals for the NHAS are:

1. Reducing HIV incidence
2. Increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes
3. Reducing HIV-related health disparities

This is an exciting opportunity that will help in developing the direction of HIV/AIDS policy in the United States. This event is open to the press and public, but an RSVP is required. Individuals interested in attending the Community Discussion may RSVP online at: https://www.cmpinc.net/ONAP.

Each discussion attendee who wishes to do so will be allowed to give 1½ minutes of testimony. See below for information about trainings and instruction available on how to give appropriate testimony for the record, and please disseminate widely through your networks.

WHAT: Houston HIV/AIDS Community Discussion
WHO: Jeffrey S. Crowley, M.P.H., Director, White House Office of National AIDS Policy
WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. CST
WHERE: Texas Southern University, Granville M. Sawyer Auditorium
Web site: www.tsu.edu
3100 Cleburne Avenue, Houston, TX 77004
Phone: 713-313-7931

If you have any questions about the community discussion, please feel free to contact Beau J. Mitts at the phone numbers or e-mail address below.

Beau J. Mitts, M.P.H., Program Manager
Houston Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention
8000 N. Stadium Drive, 5th Floor
Houston, TX 77054-1823
713.794.9079 voice
713.798.0830 fax
713.775.1836 mobile
beau.mitts@cityofhouston.net
http://www.houstontx.gov/health/HIV-STD/

Speaker Training

Anyone in the Houston area wishing to provide testimony at the event is welcome and encouraged to participate in a two-hour training session which will help folks have a better understanding of what to expect and what ONAP is looking for.

The training will be at:

10 am, Saturday, October 3, 2009
Legacy Community Health Services
215 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, Texas 77006
Contact Person: Randall Ellis at: rellis@legacycommunityhealth.org