FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, August 20, 2002 |
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HRSA
Press Office
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HHS
AWARDS $25.6 MILLION TO
TRAIN,
EDUCATE PROVIDERS CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS
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HHS
Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced 11 grants totaling
$25.6 million to support the training and education of health
care professionals treating people living with HIV/AIDS.
“These
grants will help us further the training and education of
those health care providers who treat people with HIV and
AIDS,” Secretary Thompson said. “In the fight against AIDS,
all Americans with this disease deserve the most current
prevention and treatment information from knowledgeable
providers.”
HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
awarded the grants under its AIDS Education and Training
Centers (AETCs) program, which provides education, training,
and consultation through a network of regional and national
training centers to health care professionals treating HIV-infected
patients. HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau manages the program.
In
addition to the 10 regional AETCs funded by today’s grants,
HRSA also funded one National Minority AETC to build capacity
for HIV/AIDS care among minority health care professionals,
with special emphasis on building capacity in Historically
Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions,
and Tribal Colleges.
The
grants are funded under Part F of the Ryan White CARE Act.
Through its CARE Act programs, HRSA helps an estimated 530,000
poor and uninsured individuals with HIV/AIDS obtain primary
health care, support services and life-sustaining medications
each year.
Since
the CARE Act was first funded in fiscal year 1991, nearly
$10 billion has been awarded in grants to provide needed
health care and associated services for people living with
HIV/AIDS. A list of the fiscal year 2002 AETC grant
awards follows:
FY 2002
AIDS Education and Training Centers Grants
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AETC
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Grantee
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City
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State
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Award
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Pacific
AETC
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University
of California at San Francisco
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San
Francisco
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Calif.
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$5,012,000
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Mountain
Plains AETC
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University
of Colorado Health Science Center
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Denver
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Colo.
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1,850,000
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National
Minority AETC
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Howard
University
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Washington
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D.C.
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2,300,000
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Florida-Puerto
Rico-Virgin Islands AETC
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University
of South Florida Louis de la Parte Mental Health Institute
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Tampa
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Fla.
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2,800,000
|
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Southeast
AETC
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Emory
University
|
Atlanta
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Ga.
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1,600,000
|
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Midwest
AETC
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University
of Illinois Board of Trustees
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Chicago
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Ill.
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2,150,000
|
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Delta
AETC
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Louisiana
State University Health Sciences Center
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Baton
Rouge
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La.
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1,250,000
|
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New
England AETC
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University
of Massachusetts Medical School
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Worcester
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Mass.
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1,550,000
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Pa.-Mid
Atlantic AETC
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University
of Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh
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Pa.
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3,550,000
|
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Texas-Oklahoma
AETC
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Dallas
County Hospital District
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Dallas
|
Texas
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1,300,000
|
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Northwest
AETC
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University
of Washington
|
Seattle
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Wash.
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2,200,000
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Total:
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$25,562,000
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