Prepare for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy's Release

The Friends of AIDS Foundation anticipates President Barack Obama will soon release a comprehensive, five-year plan of action to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.

Announcement of the Strategy will be historic. After nearly 30 years battling HIV/AIDS, the federal government will set a new, coordinated plan of action designed to achieve greater progress against the epidemic. President Obama made creation and implementation of the Strategy his flagship HIV/AIDS initiative; his Administration has been working on the Strategy since assuming power in 2009.

To help prepare community members for the announcement, the Coalition for a National AIDS Strategy has developed a document, which offers core concepts for communications about the Strategy and ideas on how to leverage its release to garner local and national attention to urgent issues in our communities. The document can be viewed at: http://www.friendsofaids.org/files/Preparing-for-Announcement-FINAL.pdf

Call-In Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA)

AIDS advocates are encouraged to listen in on the proceedings of the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) meeting being conducted via telephone conference call.

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 from 4 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. EST.

CONFERENCE CALL: Domestic: 888-455-2653. International: 1-210-839-8485. Access code: 158777.

The Friends of AIDS Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.


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