HIV/AIDS Prevention in Australia: Lessons the US Can Learn from a National Policy Approach

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Sullivan, Jennifer
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2003
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The Australian National Strategy First National Strategy, 1989 Current strategy, National HIV/AIDS Strategy 1999- 2000 to 2003-2004: Changes and Challenges Seven areas of concentration: • Importance of a national policy •Creation of an ‘enabling environment’ •Partnerships •Harm reduction •Non-partisan political support •Involving affected communities •Linking strategies Role of the national HIV/AIDS strategies: •Align local, state and national response to the virus •Incorporate HIV/AIDS policies into other health and social strategies in a sustainable way •Incorporate medical advances in HIV/AIDS treatment and care •Name priority groups and allocate funding accordingly •Support non-governmental organizations involved in the prevention, treatment and care of HIV/AIDS
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