HIV/AIDS Administration Oversight Hearing
On Friday February 27th, The DC City Council Health Committee, chaired by David Catania, held on oversight hearing of the Department of Health which included an update on the HIV/AIDS Administration.
Dr. Pierre Vigilance provided opening remarks. He was followed by the head of the HIV/AIDS Administration, Dr. Shannon Hader who provided testimony. Dr. Hader also answered questions about the HIV/AIDS housing waiting list and Changes to the Ryan White Planning Council and HIV/AIDS Community Planning Group.
What was perhaps the most remarkable thing about this hearing was the lack of any major problems or controversies when it comes to HIV/AIDS. A great sign. Overall the presentations were encouraging. Dr. Hader, who has already distinguished herself from her predecessors simply by staying in the job for well over one year now, laid out clear, and focused agenda. It may be a while before we see the results of changes made at the HIV/AIDS Administration, but it seems we are definitely moving in the right direction.
Highlights from the hearing are shown below and available on the Fight HIV in DC YouTube Page.
Opening Remarks: Dr. Vigilance
Opening Remarks: Dr. Hader
Dr. Hader on Changes to the Planning Council and CPG
Dr. Hader on the HIV/AIDS Housing Waiting List
Adam Tenner, Metro Teen AIDS
Dr. Pierre Vigilance provided opening remarks. He was followed by the head of the HIV/AIDS Administration, Dr. Shannon Hader who provided testimony. Dr. Hader also answered questions about the HIV/AIDS housing waiting list and Changes to the Ryan White Planning Council and HIV/AIDS Community Planning Group.
What was perhaps the most remarkable thing about this hearing was the lack of any major problems or controversies when it comes to HIV/AIDS. A great sign. Overall the presentations were encouraging. Dr. Hader, who has already distinguished herself from her predecessors simply by staying in the job for well over one year now, laid out clear, and focused agenda. It may be a while before we see the results of changes made at the HIV/AIDS Administration, but it seems we are definitely moving in the right direction.
Highlights from the hearing are shown below and available on the Fight HIV in DC YouTube Page.
Opening Remarks: Dr. Vigilance
Opening Remarks: Dr. Hader
Dr. Hader on Changes to the Planning Council and CPG
Dr. Hader on the HIV/AIDS Housing Waiting List
Adam Tenner, Metro Teen AIDS
Labels: David Catania, Dr. Shannon Hader
1 Comments:
Congrats to Shannon Hader for her excellent presentation to the City Council re; the Updated HIV statistics in the District. BUT - we still have so much work to do! I am asking HAA to consider a proposal that will allow us to collect better incidence data on HIV and to develop a model for "Community Viral Load Indices" based on GIS mapping of collective viral load in specific geographical areas of the District. Such a measure would allow us to intervene with core networks living with high, medium and low viral loads and target our resources and prevention efforts more effectively. In the Annual HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports we have already mapped prevalence by wards but we need to go more local to get a grasp on our situation. Use of a well defined and regulated coding system and can permit us to respect individual privacy while mobilizing resources from the neighborhood/community level to better respond to our epidemic. I am keen to hear from FIght Back members on this approach.
Mary Dooley, MPH, RN
CUA School of Nursing
marydooley1@comcast.net
(Never mind the Pope - some of us believe in social justice)
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