Our new report for the Black AIDS Institute.
Despite last week's troubling news that the newly elected House Republican leadership was committed to slashing billions in federal spending—including HIV/AIDS funding—there was some good news. President Obama’s proposed FY 2012 budget drew some praise from AIDS advocates for its modest funding increases to federal AIDS programs during a time when the White House and Congress are under growing pressure to cut spending.
Included in the FY 2012 budget: The White House also released detailed operational plans to implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) , the nation's first dedicated road map to fighting the epidemic, released last July. High risk groups include those identified in the NHAS—such as Black Americans, Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender persons.
Included in the report are interviews with Cornelius Baker, a member of the Presidential Advisory Council HIV/AIDS (PACHA), White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes and Director, Office of National AIDS Policy Jeffrey S. Crowley.
Read the full report HERE.
Also: Black AIDS Institute CEO Phill Wilson makes sense of the ongoing federal budget battle and its impact on HIV/AIDS funding.
Last fall, you may recall that we wrote a four part series for the Institute on NHAS' potential impact on Black America. Read parts 1, 2 , 3 and 4 of our series.
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