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AIDS
Action
Grades
Clinton
Administration,
Congress
an
"F"
in
Prevention
12/6/99
Coinciding with World AIDS
Day, December 1, the organization AIDS Action released its second annual
"Report Card," rating the federal government on its efforts in the fight
against AIDS. While giving the government an "A-" for research, a
"B" for care and treatment, and a "C" for the fight against global AIDS,
the feds received an "F" in HIV prevention. AIDS Action Executive
Director Daniel Zingale said, "President Clinton and Congress need to untie
the hands of public health forces trying to educate a new generation at
risk for HIV."
The 1999 Until It's Over
Report Card was certified by a panel of AIDS experts and advocates including
Mary Fisher, person living with HIV; Steve Gunderson, former member of
Congress (R-WI); Julia Ormond, actor; Kate Shindle, Miss America 1998;
Tavis Smiley, host, BET Tonight; Jeanne White, the mother of Ryan White,
and Zingale.
BET Tonight, with Tavis Smiley,
spent that evening discussing AIDS in minority communities. When
asked how prevention efforts could be improved, Hilary Shelton, Director
of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP and a guest on the show, focused
on implementation of needle exchange programs, a public health intervention
that we "know works."
The discussion did not touch
on the state level issue of the legality of needle exchange and pharmacy
distribution.
More information on AIDS
Action's "Report Card" can be found online at http://www.aidsaction.org.
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Issue #117, 12/6/99
Graves at Border Illustrate Consequences of Prohibition | Eisenhower Foundation Finds Drug War, Hard Line Criminal Justice Policies Not Working, Violence Remains High | Politicians, Scientists, Celebrities Criticize Medical Marijuana Research Guidelines | McCormick, McWilliams Denied Medical Marijuana Defense, Enter Pleas | Other Medical Marijuana News | Judge Judy Slammed in Australia and US for Needle Exchange Remarks | AIDS Action Grades Clinton Administration, Congress an F in Prevention | University Will Not Operate Safe-Injecting Room; Uniting Church Steps In | Calendar Update | Job and Internship Opportunities | On the Web: Corporate Watch Feature on the Prison Industry | COMMENTARY: Judge Judy Biased and Illogical on Needle Exchange Issue | Editorial: Mass Graves in Mexico
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