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August 31, 2010
HIV Prevention: Pay Now, Save Later
by David Evans
Get Out and Do Something
When asked what the average person living with HIV (or friends, family and other supporters) can do to advocate for more prevention resources, Munar says, “First and foremost, exercise your right to vote. Your power at the ballot box is one of the most important ways you can advance sound policy on health and a whole host of important issues.”
Munar also says you can’t just vote: You’ve got to be vocal. “Tell your local and federal officials you support HIV prevention and they should too,” Munar says.
Beyond local officials, there are also city, county, regional and state HIV planning councils. Munar recommends attending meetings and volunteering for such groups if you’ve got the time and energy.
Lastly, Munar recommends learning from and getting involved with local and federal advocacy and policy organizations. These resources will get you started:
AIDS Action
www.aidsaction.org
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
www.aidschicago.org
Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)
www.champnetwork.org
Housing Works
www.housingworks.org
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
www.nastad.org
Local AIDS Service Organizations (see ASO Finder)
http://directory.poz.com/
Advocacy Hub on POZ.com
http://www.poz.com/advocacy/
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Frederick Wright, Tampa, 2010-09-07 10:03:17
Spending more federal money is going to be hard to find at this time for the money is not their, for schools need funds, Hspital needs funds and working families need jobs. The solution is not in more money from the Feds where a lot of hands are in the pot. The solution is in the community to fund condoms and less conferences and less staff that sucks the money from Costly Universities, and Non Profits, How about the Excutive Directors of AIDS INC giving back a few bucks to a condom fund.
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