U.S. HIV Prevention Policy Analysis

Dr. Kevin Fenton's Blog on HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (Regularly Updated)
Kevin Fenton, M.D., Ph.D., is the director of the U.S. National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In U.S., Few With HIV Have Optimal Care (November 30, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cuts to U.S. Military's HIV Research Program Threaten HIV Vaccine Progress (October 7, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
What's Your Game Plan? More Musings From Paul Kawata (August 30, 2011)
From National Minority AIDS Council
Advocates Question Shift in CDC HIV Prevention Funding (August 16, 2011)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
Models Should Guide Decision-Making for HIV Prevention Strategies (August 2, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
30-Year AIDS Report Card: Which Presidents Make the Grade (June 2, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
Ryan Budget Spells Disaster for Americans Living With HIV/AIDS (April 14, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
New State of AIDS in Black America Report Recommends Full Implementation and Scale Up of Health Care Reform and National HIV/AIDS Strategy (February 7, 2011)
Report highlights major HIV-related developments in 2010.
From Black AIDS Institute
Editorial: Toward More Positive Prevention (Winter 2010/2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Is Obama Willing to Fight AIDS? (January 14, 2011)
"When we called on him to honor his campaign promises on AIDS, Obama chastised us," writes AIDS advocate Gregg Gonsalves. "That's the kind of president I want to see: resolute, uncompromising, telling it like it is. Unfortunately, the president is dead wrong on HIV/AIDS and global health."
In Washington Post
AIDS Is "Forgotten Epidemic," Koop Says (November 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CQ HealthBeat Examines HIV Prevention Research Funding (October 7, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The "Gender Problem" in HIV Policy Making: No Women at the Table (September 29, 2010)
An interview with E. Tyler Crone of ATHENA.
From The Body
Obama Administration Needs to Boost HIV/AIDS Funding, Says Global AIDS Alliance Chief (September 27, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Would Your Mom Approve? Women's Groups Give National Strategy a C+ (September 14, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Obama Should Fully Fund Global Fund and Ask Congress to Trim Other Foreign Aid Spending (September 14, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Obama Administration Waffles on Data Behind AIDS Strategy Goals (September 9, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
The Coalition for a National AIDS Strategy Talks About the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and the Future: A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (August 23, 2010)
From The Body
International AIDS Conference Day 4: Dr. Koh Speaks With PACHA Members Helene Gayle and Phill Wilson -- A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (July 21, 2010)
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body
A Personal Perspective on New York City's White House ONAP Meeting (December 23, 2009)
From The Body
What Drives the African-American HIV Epidemic? (October 8, 2009)
The reasons go deeper than blanket assumptions such as risky behavior or the mistaken belief that black men are "secretly" having sex with men while in relationships with women, according to a senior U.S. health official.
In The Pittsburg Courier
Human Rights: When Officials Get Serious About HIV Prevention, This is Where They'll Start : A Blog Entry by Catherine Hanssens, Esq. (August 31, 2009)
From The Body
NASTAD, Kaiser Family Foundation Report Provides "Inventory" of HIV Prevention Efforts in the U.S. (July 31, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. HIV/AIDS Activists React to "Act Against AIDS" Campaign Announcement (April 20, 2009)
Although many in the HIV community are thrilled with the new plan, others are more cautious with their praise.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Efforts to Curb HIV "Insufficient," "Drastic Action" Needed, Fauci Says in Opinion Piece (April 16, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Testing Policy: A Joint Position Paper of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American College of Physicians (April 15, 2009)
It's time for a major overhaul of the way the U.S. approaches nearly every aspect of the fight against HIV, according to two powerful medical groups. Among other things, they call for Medicare and private insurance companies to start covering the costs of routine HIV screening.
From HIV Medicine Association
Obama Drug Policy to Do More to Ease Health Risks (March 19, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lost in the Shuffle: Women’s Right to Choose, Not Just Refuse, HIV Testing (March 4, 2009)
From The Center for HIV Law and Policy
HIV Combination Prevention Programs Should Be Evidence-Based, Lancet Opinion Piece Says (February 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Including HIV, STI Prevention Funding in Stimulus Will Contribute "Directly, Quickly" to Economy, Opinion Piece Says (February 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Delegation to U.N. Drug Policy Summit Should Support Harm-Reduction Efforts, Editorial Says (February 2, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Creating a National AIDS Strategy With Impact (January 2009)
This editorial brainstorms suggestions for how to ensure that a U.S. national HIV strategy meets its responsibilities to people living with HIV.
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In HHS Watch, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Taking Action (January 2009)
CHAMP has worked with Obama's transition team and put together a list of recommended actions for the new presidential administration.
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In HHS Watch, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Word on the Street: Advocates Urge Obama to Address HIV in the U.S.
After the 2007 election, TheBody.com asked some of the top U.S. HIV advocates: What three things would you advise Barack Obama to do that would make a difference in HIV prevention and treatment in the United States?
From The Body
Obama Picks Daschle as No. 1 Health Official; Where Does He Stand on HIV? (November 21, 2008)
Daschle has demonstrated his commitment to issues such as universal health care, syringe exchange and the global fight against HIV.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
The Epidemic at Home: A Conspiracy of Neglect (Fall 2008)
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
A Call to Action: The U.S. Is Past Due for a National AIDS Strategy (September 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Abstinence-Only Programs Are Ineffective, Inaccurate and Sexist, Editorial Argues (Summer 2008)
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Perspectives: HIV Prevention is a Failure (December 26, 2007)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Beyond Condoms: HIV Prevention (Summer 2007)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Bush & Friends: "The Abstinence Gluttons" (May 31, 2007)
In this in-depth editorial, Michael Reynolds accuses the U.S. federal government of bolstering faith-based organizations and their unproven abstinence-only programs, while lining the pockets of the organizations' leaders with U.S. taxpayer money.
In The Nation
An Interview With Harold Jaffe, M.D. (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
An Interview With Julie Davids (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
New York Times Chimes in on Ryan White CARE Act Debate (September 1, 2006)
An editorial in the New York Times puts in stark terms the reasons that the Ryan White CARE Act has become such a heated issue in the United States.
In The New York Times
N.Y. Health Officials Urge More Aggressive HIV Testing, Notification in U.S. (December 1, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Squat Close to the Load," and Other Safety Tips (September/October 2005)
[Archived Article]
Attendees at a U.S. government-run HIV prevention conference received a free safety manual with all sorts of useful advice, but nary a condom or lube packet was in sight.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Cost-Effective Allocation of Government Funds to Prevent HIV Infection (July/August 2005)
RAND researchers examine nine cost-effective methods to maximize HIV prevention strategies in the United States.
In Health Affairs
Number of Americans Living With HIV Exceeds 1 Million, Illustrating Failure of Federal Government to Implement Prevention Plan (June 13, 2005)
A press release from an AIDS advocacy organization.
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
When Marriage Kills: The Danger of Not Pushing Condom Use in Africa (March 30, 2005)
In The New York Times
Cruising With Lazarus: The Fourth Annual "Just Shut Up" Awards (January/February 2005)
A closer look at the public figures who didn't exactly make friends with the AIDS community in 2004.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
GMHC Statement on the Re-Election of George W. Bush as President of the United States (November 3, 2004)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
Shifting Focus: The New U.S. HIV Prevention Guidelines (November/December 2004)
HIV prevention worker Justin Patrick Jones supports the U.S. government's new focus on HIV prevention for HIV-positive people.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
The Politics of Homophobia and Hatred (November/December 2004)
Eric L. Watts talks about Georgia's same-sex marriage law and blasts criticism of homosexual marriage.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
How Needle Exchange Programs Fight the AIDS Epidemic (October 25, 2004)
"The debate in America has been driven not by science or public health concerns but by an ideology that sees syrnige exchange programs as inherently 'evil,'" writes editorial observer Brent Staples.
In The New York Times
Illinois Congressional, State Legislative Candidates Surveyed on AIDS Policies (PDF) (October 11, 2004)
From AIDS Foundation of Chicago
AIDS Action Sends Letters to Vice Presidential Candidates Critiquing Their Comments on the Domestic HIV Epidemic (October 8, 2004)
From AIDS Action Council
Prescriptions for Reform: A Comparison of the Bush and Kerry Health Care Access Proposals and Their Impact on People With HIV/AIDS (PDF) (September 2004)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
Ronald Reagan and AIDS (September/October 2004)
David Salyer recaps some of the highlights of the Gipper's life and presidency -- and laments how he never used his formidable political skills to do something about AIDS during the epidemic's first years.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Does This Election Really Matter? (September/October 2004)
[Archived Article]
For HIV-positive Georgians, and for HIVers throughout the United States, apathy is not an option this Nov. 2, Jeff Graham writes.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Abstinence-Only vs. Comprehensive Sex (July/August 2004)
AIDS advocate David Salyer takes a swipe at abstinence-only education, and analyzes some of the abstinence programs on which Americans' tax money has been spent.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
President Bush on AIDS: More Questions Than Answers (June 30, 2004)
AIDS advocate John S. James offers a point-by-point critique of President Bush's June 23 speech on AIDS in Philadelphia.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Abstinence, Abstinence-Only, Faith-Based, and the Psychology of Stigma (June 30, 2004)
An analysis of abstinence-only sex education and the link between religion and AIDS stigma.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
National Policy Agenda, 2002-2004 (2004)
Eight top priorities for HIV/AIDS policy as expressed by the advocacy group AIDS Action.
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS Action Council
2004: 68 Million Reasons to Remember Them With Your Vote (January/February 2004)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Rewriting the Script on Reagan: Why the President Ignored AIDS (November 14, 2003)
Dartmouth College instructor Michael Bronski offers a thoughtful analysis of Ronald Reagan's decision to pay so little attention to the growing AIDS epidemic during his tenure as president.
In Forward
Letter to President Bush on Domestic HIV/AIDS Policies (October 2003)
Three prominent members of the HIV advocacy/healthcare community call on the U.S. president to rethink many of his administration's HIV/AIDS policies.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
IAPAC Condemns Senate Votes on International and Domestic Spending for HIV/AIDS (September 10, 2003)
[Archived Article]
From International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Women's Advocacy Groups Give Bush Administration Failing Grade in "Reality" of HIV/AIDS Policies (August 29, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Muffling the Left (August 6-12, 2003)
The Bush Administration seeks to punish social service organizations that challenge the party line on health care for poor children and HIV prevention.
In The Village Voice
Bush Administration Uses "Misleading Statements" to Support Ideology, Report by House Committee Democrats Says (August 8, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Faith-Based and Community Response to HIV/AIDS (August 2003)
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From AIDS Action Council
Back to Basics: Making HIV Testing Routine (August 2003)
[Archived Article]
An analysis of U.S. HIV testing practices.
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Compassion vs. Conservatism (July/August 2003)
David Salyer critiques the Bush administration's impact on HIV/AIDS efforts in the United States.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Editorial: Bush WHACKED or How the Right Wing's Social Agenda Is Losing the War Against AIDS (May 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Reasons for Hope, from Search for a Cure
Why the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS Should Be Disbanded (March 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Our Biology Is Social (January/February 2003)
On the impact society can have on science, and what that means when it comes to fighting diseases like HIV.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Pickett Fences: Can You Feel What I Feel? (January/February 2003)
Jim Pickett makes a moving plea to vote and change Bush's abstinence-only prevention policy.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
AIDS Quilt May Return to Washington (November 26, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
We Have an AIDS Epidemic in Our Own Back Yard (October 3, 2002)
Excerpts from a recent Washington Times column on the need for a needle-exchange program in Washington, D.C.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cruising With Lazarus: The Sad State of the U.S. Office of National AIDS Policy (October 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
The Wall Street Journal Examines How Some Foundations, Including AIDS-Related Groups, Are Spending Now Instead of Sustaining Their Endowments (September 10, 2002)
A sign that they have decided taking action now to fight the epidemic is of paramount importance.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
When Does the Healing Begin? (September/October 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Forbidden Words (April 9, 2002)
[Archived Article]
Excerpts from a letter by the president of Advocates for Youth on abstinence-only education.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bush Administration HIV/AIDS Report Card (March 13, 2002)
A coalition of AIDS organizations takes a comprehensive look at government HIV/AIDS efforts.
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From Project Inform
Soft AIDS Policy Will Lose the War (March 12, 2002)
Excerpts from a column in Newsday by GMHC's Ana Oliveira.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cruising With Lazarus: George W. Bush Is Still Our Enemy (March 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
You Don't Own Me (February 2002)
The terrible consequences of patents -- not on drugs, but on HIV itself.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Speaking Out About AIDS: Ten People Who Did Not Make a Difference in 2001 (January 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Lambda Issues 2001 World AIDS Day Report Card (November 29, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From Lambda Legal
Advocating for Improved AIDS Vaccine Policies (November 2001)
[Archived Article]
In OUTReach, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Cruising With Lazarus: Son of a Bush (September 2001)
George W. doesn't have a clue about HIV/AIDS, says David Salyer.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Policy Facts: Abstinence Education and HIV/AIDS (August 2001)
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From AIDS Action Council
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior (July 9, 2001)
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
AIDSWatch 2001: I Am Why You Should Care About AIDS (July 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
New Presidential Administration Presents New Challenges (March 2001)
To read PDF, click here.
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Public Policy Roundup: Review of 2000 (March 2001)
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
What "To Do" About AIDS: Public Policy Priorities for Combating a Preventable Epidemic (February 12, 2001)
From Lambda Legal
John Ashcroft: AIDS Accelerator (January 26, 2001)
From AIDS Action Council
HIV/AIDS Policy Recommendations on Public Policy Issues of Concern to the HIV/AIDS Community (January 25, 2001)
Letter to George W. Bush.
From San Francisco AIDS Foundation
HIV/AIDS Public Policy Roundup for 2000 (January 2001)
In Hotline Memos, from Project Inform
Candidates' Response to IAPAC Questionnaire Shows HIV/AIDS Is "Invisible Issue" in Presidential Campaign (October 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Bush and Gore in Their Own Words (October 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Clinton Underfunds Prevention in 2001 Budget (January 18, 2000)
From AIDS Action Council
Racial Shift Spotlights Need for Better Prevention and Care (January 13, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
Testing, AIDS Drugs, and Health Care (2000)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS Action Council
Election 2000 Presidential Candidate Report (August 1999)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
Clinton's Prevention Funding Flattens Just as New AIDS Crisis Emerges (February 1, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council

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