The Southern AIDS
Coalition (SAC) is a sustained and united HIV/AIDS/STD advocacy voice for the South.
We believe that by mobilizing our communities and developing a broad-based
coalition of consumers, advocates, elected and appointed officials, community
and government agencies, and industry partners, we will develop and implement a
solid plan of action for the South.
Everyone who is HIV+ or at risk of HIV disease, without regard to gender,
sexual orientation, geographic location, economic condition, race, or social
status, has a right to access a range of healthcare and necessary support
services to achieve and maintain optimal health.
The southern region of the United States is in a state of emergency, HIV/AIDS
and other sexually transmitted diseases are devastating the South. We have
become ground zero in the AIDS epidemic in the United States. Rising infection
rates coupled with inadequate funding and resources
will affect a significant proportion of young adults aged 20-45 during
their most productive years. Our AIDS epidemic is also growing
among our senior population. The time to act with one united voice is now.
It is urgent that leaders in federal, state and local governments and leaders in
local communities recognize the disparate impact of HIV/AIDS and STDs in the
South and commit to immediate action that will ensure improved health outcomes
for southern citizens
News
and Upcoming Events:
The Southern AIDS
Coalition Board of Directors and Community Partners has been released -
please see link below to download the entire document. Also please feel free
to review the presentations from the SAC conference in July.
If you would like to
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July 2008: Southern Access Summit
Best Practices
in Action July 21-23, 2008, in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Southern
Access Summit was a tremendous success - click here to download a copy of
the
THE SOUTHERN STATES
MANIFESTO: UPDATE 2008
MSM Southern Presentation
Alabama
Epidemiological Presentation
Get Real - Get Tested Initiative
(North Carolina) Presentation
Politics of ADAP
HIV and STD Handout
New Era of Advocacy
Contact
Your Representatives
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here to get more information about SAC
