Upcoming National HIV/AIDS Community Discussions Locations and Dates Announced

Upcoming National HIV/AIDS Community Discussions Locations and Dates Announced

The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) has announced the dates and locations of its National HIV/AIDS Community Discussions, a series of forums in various regions of the country with diverse communities impacted by HIV/AIDS, during which individual citizens are invited to provide White House staff and other policy makers with their recommendations for achieving the President’s three goals for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS):

Reducing HIV incidence
Increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes
Reducing HIV-related health disparities

Location Date

Minneapolis, MN October 2

Albuquerque, NM   October 9

Houston, TX October 10

San Francisco, CA October 16

Oakland, CA October 17

Los Angeles, CA October 18

Columbia, SC   October 26

San Juan, Puerto Rico November 6

US Virgin Islands November 9

Jackson, MS                             November 16

Fort Lauderdale, FL November 20

New York, NY December 4

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