NYS - On June 29, 2014, Governor Cuomo announced a three-point plan to end AIDS as an epidemic in New York State. The goal of the initiative is to decrease new HIV infections to the point where, by 2020, the number of persons living with HIV in New York State will be reduced for the first time. To accomplish this goal the NYSDOH AIDS Institute will engage in strategies that are necessary to reduce the number of new HIV infections to just 750 by 2020. I am writing to invite you to participate in an AIDS Institute Regional Listening Forum that will take place at various locations throughout the State. These forums are intended to advise the Governor’s Task Force for Ending the Epidemic and achieve the goals set out in the three-point plan. The Listening Forums are intended to achieve the following: 1. Provide a forum for input and recommendations regarding the Governor’s three-point plan for Ending the Epidemic by reducing new HIV infections and improving the health of all HIV-infected New Yorkers. 2. Advise the Governor’s Task Force Committees, charged with developing recommendations to: a. Identify persons with HIV who remain undiagnosed and link them to health care; b. Increase access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for high-risk persons to keep them HIV negative; c. Support access to care and treatment in order to maximize viral load suppression; d. Promote linkage and retention in care to achieve viral load suppression, decrease HIV transmission and promote the highest quality of life; and, e. Ensure person-centered, culturally and linguistically appropriate prevention and health care services are available. The Ending the Epidemic Task Force is comprised of key stakeholders representing government, private industry, consumers, and community leaders who are expert in the field of HIV and AIDS. The Task Force will meet on five occasions in 2014 and 2015 in Albany and New York City. The Task Force is supported by the Department’s AIDS Institute. The initial meeting was held October 14, 2014 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Troy, New York. The webcast of the first meeting is available at:health.ny.gov/events/webcasts/archive/. If you are willing to participate in this Listening Forum, please confirm your attendance by completing the RSVP form at this link:https://surveymonkey/s/ETE_Registration. If you are unable to access the link, please call (518) 474-5577 no later than three days prior to the session. We are also looking to you to share this invitation with community members in your region. You may forward this email invitation to others or upload to your website or social media platform so that they have the RSVP, Recommendation Form and Ending the Epidemic websitehealth.ny.gov/diseases/aids/ending_the_epidemic/index.htm. If you and/or your colleagues are unable to attend, please use the Recommendation Form link:https://surveymonkey/r/ETERecommendationForm to submit recommendations ahead of the meeting. If you are unable to access the link, please send a hard copy to: NYSDOH AIDS Institute, Office of Planning & Community Affairs, Attn. June Kearney, ESP, Corning Tower Room 485, Albany, NY 12237. Should you have any questions, please submit them [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you regarding how we can address this critically important initiative of Ending the Epidemic in New York State. June M Kearney NYSDOH AIDS Institute Room 478 (518) 474-5577 [email protected]
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:19:20 +0000
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